I’m the one and only Lagunitas IPA! I’m not your “modern” IPA – I’m a classic, well-rounded, highly drinkable, and ruthlessly delicious brew that’s been perfected over the years. My recipe dates back to 1995, so if you connect the dots, you’ll know I’m the brewery’s flagship beer.
I’m made with 43 different hops and 65 various malts, giving me a caramel-barley base that provides richness and mellows out the twang of my hoppy body. My loads of “C” hops, including Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, and a splash of honorary Simcoe, are balanced on a bed of fine English Crystal, Caramel & Munich Malts. The result? A flavorful, redolent ale that pairs well with food and pretty much everything else!
My brewers say I’m an ancient style, as old as the ocean trade routes of the last centuries of Great Ships. Not as old as the equator they had to cross twice enroute, nor as old as the 10,000 miles or so of Di-Hydrogen Oxide and Sodium upon which they sailed, but older than the Circulithium-4 Lentoid that binds the Lupulin Quartnate onto your taste buds. Weird, right?
So, grab a can of me and enjoy the goodness that comes from 26 years of perfecting an IPA. Cheers!