Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

I spied a bomber of rogue’s dry hopped st. rogue red on the shelf last week at bevmo while on a staple beer run (i.e., grabbing as many bombers of stone 13th and lagunitas little sumpin’ extra I could get my mitts on), so I figured I’d give it a shot.
- the brew had a great rocky head that lasted for quite some time, along with a strong ruby color.
- however, it had a mild, grassy hop aroma and flavor and a mediocre malt backbone (although the pacman yeast kept the overall beer pretty clean).
- I have a strong hunch this beer had been sitting around for quite some time before I got my hands on it. I mean, a dry hopped beer with little hop aroma??
- I’ll have to try this guy again. it was on draft at their pub last time I was there…


Tags:13th anniversary, a little sumpin' extra, bevmo, dry hopped st. rogue red, lagunitas, pacman, rogue, stone, yeast
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

last night I cracked open a bottle of 2009 correction ale from lagunitas, an IPA that had been released in april but that I had been sitting on for months.
- after popping the top and taking a sip, I immediately regretted not doing this earlier so that I could have stocked up on more of this brew.
- this IPA has a huge hop aroma and bite (even after sitting for half a year!) without leaving any lingering bitterness on the tongue.
- it is also balanced and quite drinkable at 6.3%.
- although I regret not having this as a go-to beer of the summer, I can at least have a little solace after stocking up on some bombers of a little sumpin’ extra (review to come).


Tags:2009 correction ale, a little sumpin' extra, ipa, lagunitas
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