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Lagunitas: Olde Gnarly Wine

This New World barley wine is/was brewed by Lagunitas in Petaluma, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 87.8%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 11.00%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

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

I tend to like Lagunitas. Find them "unsophisticated" very often and keep going back to see what it is that makes me think that. Guess they are near the target, but not on the mark for being a superior product. And I guess I would add that I'm inferior for not being able to note exactly what it is that I'm saying. This beer is a move in the right d
I tend to like Lagunitas. Find them "unsophisticated" very often and keep going back to see what it is that makes me think that. Guess they are near the target, but not on the mark for being a superior product. And I guess I would add that I'm inferior for not being able to note exactly what it is that I'm saying. This beer is a move in the right d
Aroma is mostly hops, ruby red/copper color, normal minimal head for a barleywine. Flavor is quite smooth, no harsh alcohols and nicely balanced malts and bitters. Mouthfeel is quite thick, coats my throat. Overall a very drinkable barleywine but nothing really jumps out at me to impress me. Just all around very smooth, finely brewed beer.
Aroma is mostly hops, ruby red/copper color, normal minimal head for a barleywine. Flavor is quite smooth, no harsh alcohols and nicely balanced malts and bitters. Mouthfeel is quite thick, coats my throat. Overall a very drinkable barleywine but nothing really jumps out at me to impress me. Just all around very smooth, finely brewed beer.
UPDATED: FEB 24, 2004 Pours a clear amber/red. Really clear for a barley wine. It smells of citrus hops and a little malt. There are a lot of hops in this one. But they go well with the malt. I cant wait to taste this batch next year.
UPDATED: FEB 24, 2004 Pours a clear amber/red. Really clear for a barley wine. It smells of citrus hops and a little malt. There are a lot of hops in this one. But they go well with the malt. I cant wait to taste this batch next year.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
17th Oct 2009 at 8:30 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 11.00 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 100%
Ease: 44.44%
Clarity: 100%
 87.798% outstanding 314

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Other Beers (etc.) by Lagunitas

Apart from Olde Gnarly Wine, 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
Maximus
Mothers
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

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