"We're all bozos on this bus!" exclaims the bottle in reference to the economic downturn that inspired this brew. How true, how true, preach it brothers of the alter of brewery in Petaluma, California. It's 2009, yes the country is in collective financial funk the likes we haven't seen since before disco was a new idea, yes we are fighting at least two wars with less money to fight them, yes we successfully pissed off most of the world over the last eight years, and yes the motorcycle I bought recently thinking I made a killer shrewd purchase won't actually move anymore. We all played apart in the above. Bozos indeed! But there is hope, Obama baby, plus NPR stories keep convincing me we as a people are still everybody's pal they just don't like our recent political decisions, (me neither and I like us a lot) lagunitas gave us 2009 correction ale to weather the rest of the storm, and we have sour cherry pie (at least I do thanks to our good friends over at Museumist.com).
This beer is conceptually a cure for the hangover from the gravy train party of economic irresponsibility that was the past decade. I'll give it high marks for the attempt. A working mans beer, this brew makes aims at truly lavish flavors or textures but still delivers a well thought out and enjoyable range of sensory stimulus. The color of this beer is a robust honey, slightly red, and high in clarity. That is worth noting since it is such a juxtaposition to the hops that are not just present but, brimming from the glass. I forgot to wash my glass and in the morning hops were growing out of it kind of hops. The hops are greatly present in taste and odor, but they also carry a very fresh flavor to them keeping the bitterness more complex then overpowering. As far as curing a hangover i always recommend a beer with a high hop it makes you feel cleaner, I don't know if it applies financial hangovers too, but I'll give these guys credit after two I felt much better about my portfolio.
Beyond the hops there is a subtle sweetness. The mild carbonation brings out the sweet flavors very subtle vanilla and melon flavors. They come together as a balance to the hops more than anything this beer is not in any way fruity nor is it for the sweet beer lover. But, if you like a hoppy beer and want some true high hop flavors but want to avoid the medicinal grapefruit rind flavor some true IPAs get 2009 is an excellent choice. Sold in the big bottle at 6.33 % booze it is a nice respectable amount of drunkability, but won't leave you questioning the name of the girl your talking to at the bar. And the blurb on the bottle about this beer is rather enjoyable. it also reminded me to buy toothpaste which is cool. all in all I don't think that it can bring on economic recovery for the world at large but, while waiting for the government bail out of part time beer bloggers I'll feel better with one in my hand. I'm not sure if Lagunitas is publicly traded or not but, I'm going to invest by simply buying a crate of their beer!
Never invest while drinking cheap beer,
Dan
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