The Brewery: Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, CA)
The Brew: Hairy Eyeball (American Strong Ale)
Availability: 22 oz. Bombers (seasonal)
ABV: 9.4% | IBU: 56.66
Rating: 9/10
Location: Home
Found: Fingerlakes Beverage Center
The Story? It's a Monday night, I've just gotten off work and I am determined to have a productive evening. I figure I'll throw up a batch of flyers around town, stop by The Enchanted Badger, and land at Ithaca Beer Co. for one of their 5-Barrel series I haven't had yet while dropping off a bit of paperwork. Nope. It's 5° F, snowing, and everything is closed. Well fine. I'll grab a bottle of Lagunita's perihelial release, The Hairy Eyeball Ale and make myself a big winter dinner.
I was a bit bummed to see this one only transition to bombers-only, having grown partial to the 6-Packs of yore, but 22 oz. is going to be PLENTY.
The Beer? Burly, malt aromas fume up from the glass with plentiful notes of raisin and red fruit, backed by a strong, roasted bouquet. To the eye, it's a dark, almost cola brown and transparent, crowned with a fluffy ivory head that sticks around.
Onto the palate, it wields a meaty, chewy mouthfeel. Red & tropical fruit notes are the first flavors to arrive making for a lovely, sweet and toasty first few sips. As remembered, this is godddamn good.
Strong and sweet, Eyeball grows with notes of grain and herbs emerging while revealing it's 9.4% gravity. Deftly complex, this is one hell of a tasty, drinkable, big meal beer.
I was a bit bummed to see this one only transition to bombers-only, having grown partial to the 6-Packs of yore, but 22 oz. is going to be PLENTY.
The Beer? Burly, malt aromas fume up from the glass with plentiful notes of raisin and red fruit, backed by a strong, roasted bouquet. To the eye, it's a dark, almost cola brown and transparent, crowned with a fluffy ivory head that sticks around.
Onto the palate, it wields a meaty, chewy mouthfeel. Red & tropical fruit notes are the first flavors to arrive making for a lovely, sweet and toasty first few sips. As remembered, this is godddamn good.
Strong and sweet, Eyeball grows with notes of grain and herbs emerging while revealing it's 9.4% gravity. Deftly complex, this is one hell of a tasty, drinkable, big meal beer.
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