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Lagunitas: Maximus

This imperial IPA is/was brewed by Lagunitas in Petaluma, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 82.58%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 8.20%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

Date: 08/21/1998 Mode: Draft Source: Toronado, San Francisco hazy dark yellow, thin white head, thick alce, strong citrus hop aroma, big body, lots of hop flavor, slight sweetness, strong grapefruit essence, relativeitly light lingering bitterness, very simular to a rogue brutal bitter -------- /> Date: 09/03/2006 Mode: bottle Score: iiii to iii
Date: 08/21/1998 Mode: Draft Source: Toronado, San Francisco hazy dark yellow, thin white head, thick alce, strong citrus hop aroma, big body, lots of hop flavor, slight sweetness, strong grapefruit essence, relativeitly light lingering bitterness, very simular to a rogue brutal bitter -------- /> Date: 09/03/2006 Mode: bottle Score: iiii to iii
22 ounce bottle in pint glass. Bright copper with flat head and nice lace. Fresh hop aroma with malty undertones. Nicely balanced flavor with malty start and medium bitter finish. Medium-full body, medium carbo. Very slight alcohol. A tasty if not distinctive brew. Very good.
22 ounce bottle in pint glass. Bright copper with flat head and nice lace. Fresh hop aroma with malty undertones. Nicely balanced flavor with malty start and medium bitter finish. Medium-full body, medium carbo. Very slight alcohol. A tasty if not distinctive brew. Very good.
Bottle, pours a cloudy golden color, with a thin head. Nice and hoppy, maybe a touch of light malts, and some nice cream.Hops are mostly citrus with only small amounts of pine. A good IIPA but not a great one.
Bottle, pours a cloudy golden color, with a thin head. Nice and hoppy, maybe a touch of light malts, and some nice cream.Hops are mostly citrus with only small amounts of pine. A good IIPA but not a great one.

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Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
8th Jan 2016 at 8:35 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 8.20 dark to mid-golden with some cloudyness Taste: 96.47%
Head: 86.67%
Aroma: 84%
Ease: 84.44%
Clarity: 70%
 82.577% exceptional 628

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Other Beers (etc.) by Lagunitas

Apart from Maximus, Hop Horizons lists 20 others by Lagunitas. These are:
12th of Never Ale
A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale
A Little Sumpin' Wild Ale
Brown Shugga'
Day Time Ale
High West-ified Imperial Coffee Stout
Hop Stoopid Ale
India Pale Ale (5.7% version)
India Pale Ale (6.2% version)
Lucky 13
Mothers
Olde Gnarly Wine
Petaluma Fuzz
Pils (Czech Style Pilsner)
Scare City 4 - Imperial Wheat Wine
Sucks Brown Shugga' Substitute
The Censored Rich Copper Ale
The Waldos' Special Ale
Undercover Shutdown
Wilco Tango Foxtrot