Lagunitas Lucky 13 was originally released two years ago, in honor of Lagunitas’ 13th anniversary and I had a chance to try it originally with Mike. I was told not to age the beer, as it would lose its big hoppiness. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this has been re-released, despite being past their 13 anniversary. If Lagunitas makes a bad beer, I haven’t seen it or tried it. They are batting 1000 in my opinion.

Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Large Red Ale. 22oz bottle 8.3% abv.

Appearance:
A dark ruby red with a 1/4 inch white head. Heavy lacing all the way down.

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Troegs Nugget Nectar Ale
7.5% abv

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a chilled pint glass.

Appearance
A burnt orange-amber color with good clarity and only the slightest hop haze. Nearly an inch of yellow-tined head that left a lot of lace.

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Rogue Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red Ale. 22 oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

Appearance:
Pours a dark red, 25% light gets through. A soap sudsy head that doesn’t retain.

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CBD Jon and I lined up for Lost Abbey Angel Share Release, and we brought our growlers to get the most bang for our buck for our 2 hour drive and overnight stay. I inquired ahead of time to see if they were filling this new Imperial Red, called Shark Attack. Sure enough, they were. I also got to trade in my clear glass growler for a dark brown one, at no extra charge. Got to chat with Sage, Beer Molly, and Tomme Arthur. All in all, a good day, which ended with my arms full of super scarce tasty beer.

Shark Attack - Imperial Red Ale at 10% abv poured from growler to Pizza Port Taster.

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Here in Southern California, Trader Joes (grocery store) gets a decent mix of craft brews from the region and far away. They always have Anderson Valley Brewing Company’s Hop Ottin’ and Boont Amber Ale. Back when I first had Boont, I enjoyed the flavor, but thought it was too heavy, compared to the [...]

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