Name – Lagunitas Brown Shugga
Country – United States
Type – American Strong Ale

Appearance – A very nice amber almost red color with a slightly tan head.  A little disappointed that the head subsided rather quickly.

Smell – Nice sweet smell of caramel or maple syrup.

Taste – Very nice combination of sweet malts and the hops.  Hints of brown sugar (go figure).  The spicy hops add a little bit of bitterness to it which mixes well.

I just randomly came across this one at the store and decided to give it a try.  I had no idea what style it was but was happy to read it was an American Strong Ale.  It was overall a really good beer.  Great mix of the malts and hops to a nice sweet and slightly hoppy taste.  The lack of a long lasting head was the only flaw and that is no where close to something to turn me off to it.  Great beer.

Overall Grade – A-