Saturday, April 7, 2018

Lagunitas Seattle Taproom - Round 2

Lagunitas Seattle TapRoom
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: Mar. 24, 2018
Tag Team Partners: Ren Perry

(Blogger's Note: It's been a long few weeks at my day job.  I've been working lots of hours for multiple days in a row.  The next few posts will be subsequent, but were from 1-2 months ago.  I apologize for the delay, but sleep and bills need to happen/get paid.)

Round 2 came on a Saturday night after Ren and I attended a wedding in Issaquah.  The place was pretty packed, and made full use of the expanded Taproom.

I attempted to do "Round the World" but the bartender decided all that beer might be a little too much for me to handle.  She may be right, but I'm always down for a challenge.  This means there will be additional rounds for the Lagunitas Seattle TapRoom.


Click the link to read the original Lagunitas Seattle Taproom Review.

Click on the link for more information about Lagunitas.
Or click this one for more on their Seattle Taproom.


On my Tap for the Night was:

- Pils
Style: Pilsner - Czech
Brewery: Lagunitas
Untapped Rating: 3.25/5
Description: "Night light Pilsner, smooth."
Comments: Pretty good Pilsner to start off the next round.  This had a nice light taste, very smooth to drink, and is a nice go-to beer if you're looking for something relaxing and not something "Out-There".  Recommended.

Style: IPA
Brewery: Lagunitas
Untapped Rating: 3/5
Description: "Bitter, hoppy, citrusy IPA."
Comments: This one was another good IPA.  It was bitter, had hops, and a nice citrus flavor.  Not anything out of the ordinary, but a good beer.

Style: Pale Wheat Ale
Brewery: Lagunitas
Untapped Rating: 3.25/5
Description: "Light, hoppy, Pale Ale."
Comments: Decent Pale Ale.  It was light, it was hoppy, and enjoyable.  As the name suggests, it's something easy to sip on, and enjoy with friends.  Recommended.

Style: Sour Ale
Brewery: Lagunitas
Untapped Rating: 3/5
Description: "Very tart, dry beer.  Not bad for a sour, but very tart in flavor."
Comments: Sour Ales are hit or miss with me, and this one bites a little.  You have to expect the tart flavor or you'll take a surprising sip that may not be the beer you were looking for.  If sour is your thing, then by all means, try this one!  You'll love it.

***Bonus Beer***
Penny's Porter (Originally reviewed in Round 1)
- This is possibly my favorite Lagunita's beer.  I enjoyed it so much the first time, I had to get a 2nd one this time as well.
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Dirty Bucket Brewing

Dirty Bucket Brewery
Location: Woodinville, WA
Date: Mar. 21, 2018
Tag Team Partners: Ren Perry

(Blogger's Note: It's been a long few weeks at my day job.  I've been working lots of hours for multiple days in a row.  The next few posts will be subsequent, but were from 1-2 months ago.  I apologize for the delay, but sleep and bills need to happen/get paid.)


I was over in Woodinville one day looking for new Breweries, and I saw this place.  I passed by it on my way to try Triplehorn Brewery, and decided that I would have to make this a stop at some point.  I had always been telling Ren that I wanted to try it, but we never had a reason to go down that way.  Ren eventually wanted to try the burger place next door, and as a result, I saw it and made it happen.  (P.S. the burger place is a great place to fill up an empty stomach prior to Brewery Sampling).


From the outside, the first thought is the garage setting.  This is the classic brewery look and many carry this trend when designing their Breweries/Taphouses.  Nice atmosphere, I liked it.


 As soon as you go inside, there is a wall displaying various art work of Disney characters consuming Dirty Bucket Beer.  These are visually appealing, and really stand out as something neat and different.


 If you want to make a social activity of it, grab your beer, and grab a board game to have a night of fun out with friends.  This reminded me something of Mox Boarding House, or AFK Tavern but in a smaller, more intimate setting.


 Overall, a pretty solid brewery.  This one may tend to fly under the radar, but it's a nice small location right next to a good burger place.  If you combine the two, you'll have a very pleasant night with variety of beer, and food that is enjoyable.  Recommended.

Click on the link for more information on Dirty Bucket Brewing.


No hat for this one, instead rocked my lumberjack look.  If you notice behind me, they have "movie posters" of all their beers.  I thought this was really neat as it gave the feeling of looking forward to something visually much like see a poster for an upcoming movie at the Cinema.


On my Tap for the Evening was:


- Dirty Blonde Kolsch Ale
Style: Blonde/Kolsch Ale
Brewery: Dirty Bucket Brewing
Untapped Rating: 2.75/5
Description: "Smooth, light, almost lager taste."
Comments: This one tasted more like a light beer than a true blonde ale.  it may be some of the Kolsch that causes it to be that way, but it was just super light, and nothing that really stood out.  Good for some, it wasn't the Blonde for me.


- Naughty Autie ESB
Style: Extra Strong Bitter
Brewery: Dirty Bucket Brewing
Untapped Rating: 3.25/5
Description: "Nice, smooth, almost oily taste, light, malty, fruit flavor."
Comments: This one had an odd sensation to it.  It taste different when you drink it than most beers.  I felt like it had an oily taste to it.  It's like as it passed my mouth, I still felt it with my tongue.  It was light, and had a malty fruit flavor to it.  I liked it, just unique and interesting compared to what I've had at other places. Recommended.


- Bilge Rat
Style: Porter
Brewery: Dirty Bucket Brewing
Untapped Rating: 3.75/5
Description: "Thick taste, and super roasty coffee flavor.  Like drinking fermented coffee, but very well done.  More on the bitter side of Porter."
Comments: If you're looking for that sweet roasty porter, you've picked the wrong beer.  This one is pretty strong in taste, and is extra roasty.  Imagine drinking solid black coffee in beer form.  It's not bad, but just strong, and don't let the porter make you think this is something sweet.  It's a bitter porter.  Try if you like strong and bitter coffee.


- Dirty Confessions (4-Year Anniversary)
Style: Belgian Quad
Brewery: Dirty Bucket Brewing
Untapped Rating: 4/5
Description: "Very rich, smooth, creamy, strong, boozy, deep flavor."
Comments: This one will hit you.  It's very rich, has a nice cream flavor, with a boozy aroma and taste.  There are some deep flavors that resonate as you drink it, with a Belgian aftertaste that's different but good.  The beer has a nice feeling to it.  This was my favorite out of the flight.  Recommended, but strong in taste.


- Sicyne
Style: IPA
Brewery: Dirty Bucket Brewing
Untapped Rating: 3.25/5
Description: "Very bitter IPA, hoppy citrus aftertaste that lingers.  Good, fluid, smooth."
Comments: Hoppy bitter IPA.  This one hung around the tastebuds after the first sip.  It was very fluid, smooth, but the citrus flavor, and hoppy taste are most notable right off the bat.  Pretty good IPA.
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Lagunitas Seattle TapRoom

Lagunitas Seattle TapRoom
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: Feb. 28, 2018
Tag Team Partners: None

(Blogger's Note: It's been a long few weeks at my day job.  I've been working lots of hours for multiple days in a row.  The next few posts will be subsequent, but were from 1-2 months ago.  I apologize for the delay, but sleep and bills need to happen/get paid.)


I'm sure by now you're curious about the above post.  Why did I put it here in the blog?  It goes with the brewery.  But why this?  This post, brought me to this brewery.  I saw this post about 1,000 times, and told myself 1,000 times I would go in and try it.  Today, I made that happen.  #SocialMediaWorks  (Blogger's Note: Written Feb. 28, 2018):

I checked this place out the same day as the Gordon Biersch review.  It was very cool, and the inside is so much bigger than one would expect from a Brewery/Taproom (especially one that isn't the original location).  Lagunitas is pretty prominent out here, and the Taproom in Seattle was built to be a big thing.  I have been here on weekdays when it's not so busy, and you can relax and enjoy them, and I've been here at 8pm on a Saturday night when it is hopping!  Great place, Great Space.

They have a lounge room, a room with billiards and of course the tanks set up around the place.  I don't have the pictures for this round, but will have more in my next review of Lagunitas coming soon.

Overall, the beer was exceptionally good, and that's why you'll see some higher ratings.  I see how they have expanded into the Pacific Northwest.  Kudos to them, and I also heard they have some new people coming in to add their talents to the brewery team.  I cannot wait to see what great creations are coming in next!  Highly Recommended!

Click on the link for more information about Lagunitas.

Or click this one for more on their Seattle Taproom



On my Tap for the Day was:

550. Touch And Go
Style: Brown Ale
Brewery: Lagunitas
Untapped Rating: 4/5
Description: "Smooth, malty, honey, refreshing, sweet."
Comments: This was an exceptionally fine Brown Ale.  It was very smooth, malty, and had hints of sweet honey, and was refreshing.  Drink up!

551. A.M. Grind
Style: Pale Ale
Brewery: Lagunitas
Untapped Rating: 3.25/5
Description: "Wow...light coffee beer."
Comments: Picture light beer...but coffee flavored.  I was shocked to see this was coffee flavored given the color and the taste, but they both work better than expected.  You're in for a real treat especially if you like both wake up and knock out juice (though less knocked out, and more feeling good, Cheers!)



Style: Imperial Porter
Brewery: Lagunitas
Untapped Rating: 4.25/5
Description: "Very sweet vanilla porter, well worth the wait."
Comments: Here it is, the entire reason I came to the Taphouse.  This is the one they had advertised, and I now know why.  This porter is amazing.  It's very much on the sweet side, very strong in taste, and amazing rich porter flavor.  If you're looking for a porter to satisfy, drink this one first! (Or save it for last so that you go home happy!)

Style: Stout
Brewery: Lagunitas
Untapped Rating: 3/5
Description: "Strong Coffee Stout."
Comments: This certainly had the stout element to it, but it packs a punch, and felt a long stronger in coffee flavor.  If you're looking to go deep and dark in coffee flavor (vs. A.M. Grind) this is the one for you.

***BONUS TASTER***
Style: Strong Ale
Brewery: Lagunitas
Untapped Rating: 4/5
Description: "Smooth, malty, hoppy Ale."
Comments: This was another amazing beer.  It went down smooth, it had a malty taste all the way through, and the hops were perfectly blended in for a nice and refreshing ale.  Go undercover at Lagunitas.
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