
First sip is vibrant. It's heavy wheat and barley, and I think it needs to calm down a bit right about now. I can tell you this is no sipping beer. The flavor is too bold and sharp for this kind of thing. I know I should probably write about the sip a little more, but I'm going straight to the gulp - come with me.
Tip-in is carbonation burn, light citrus, and heavy wheat. The middle comes with its stabbing wheat and barley surrounded by a cocoon of burning carbonation. There is bread making up the difference and trying to soften matters. It does a pretty good job, but it eventually finishes with a harsh wave of bitterness and grains. The trail-off is grassy bitterness, and it summarizes the beverage well.
Bottom Line: I like Lagunitas, but this one was pretty rough.
2.0/5