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One of the formative beers of my beer drinking life was being so disappointed that a beloved seasonal Brown Shugga was not going to be on shelves. I was not the only one and in response, Lagunitas sent out Sucks. And I loved it. Since then, other IPAs have caught my fancy but I cannot think of a more appropriate time to be drinking one of these than now.
One of my favorite beers from last year was the Brown Shugga’ replacement from Lagunitas. And it is coming back! It will be released soon hopefully because as good as Daytime Fractional was, it only reminded me of how much Sucks didn’t.
Label is a bit on the ugly side but if it is the same recipe then I do not care. Thank goodness they have more tanks up in Petaluma.
The Brewery – Lagunitas
The Beer – Lagunitas Sucks Holiday Ale
The Details
“This sad holiday season we didn’t have the brewing capacity to make our favorite seasonal brew, the widely feard BrownShugga’ Ale. So this substitute beer is a ‘Cereal Medley’ of Barley, Rye, Wheat, and Oats…. Full of complexishness from the 4 grains, and weighing in at 7.6% abv, Then joyously dry-hopped for that big aroma and resinous hop flavor.”