Lagunitas Sucks Holiday Ale

[KPP]

Can't recall the story off the top of my head, but they didn't have the ingredients for whatever reason to make the regular Brown Shugga Holiday release this year...so the "sucks" holiday ale was created.

I must say.....i'm very happy it was.

Think Little Sumpin' Sumpin' meets Hop Stoopid...

Color me impressed. Any hop-lover should grab a six pack of this beer to try if you find it. I don't think you'll be upset you did. It will certainly give me another nice hoppy seasonal to mix in w/ the Sierra Nevada Celebration.

 

[Baldanders]

Picked up a six pack of this and I'm very happy with it.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Can't recall the story off the top of my head, but they didn't have the ingredients for whatever reason to make the regular Brown Shugga Holiday release this year...so the "sucks" holiday ale was created.

I must say.....i'm very happy it was.

Think Little Sumpin' Sumpin' meets Hop Stoopid...

Color me impressed. Any hop-lover should grab a six pack of this beer to try if you find it. I don't think you'll be upset you did. It will certainly give me another nice hoppy seasonal to mix in w/ the Sierra Nevada Celebration.

It's similar to what SweetWater did in their Dank Tank Series when they released "Ghoulash." For a beer with 14 different Hops in it it's like a party in your mouth!

I'm drinking a Lagunitas "Imperial Stout" now and in my opinion one of the best Imperial Stouts on the market! :thumbsup:

 

[Smoke_Eater]

Just had my first bottle of this last night. Wow! Damn good beer. Good job Lagunitas!

 

[boom]

This one is a goodie!!!!

 

[KPP]

Went back to the store to stock up on a few more 6 packs....as this has overtaken the Celebration IMO...which had been a longstanding Xmas favorite.

The only "sucks" part of this ale, is that this particular beer won't be back next year!

 

[terrantheman]

I p/u the very last 6'er at my local, thank God I got any, lol!

 

[Mikess]

Sucks there will be no Brown Shugga but this was pretty good.

 

[TreeFrog Frank]

I had the opportunity to drink this one on Sat. evening. I thought it was an incredible beer!

 

[dpricenator]

We just a couple of kegs of the Lagunitas IPA, this weekend, for the bar. The rep gave me a case of Sucks and of the CZEC lager, for an incentive to keep them around.

 

[veeref]

Thanks for tuning me onto this. It is one of the most balanced beers I've had in regards to hopiness and malty sweetness. Kinda hard to find in CO though. I finally found some in the bay area.

 

[cvm4]

It's so well loved that there is a petition for this to be a permanent holiday release :rofl:

 

[mthhurley]

Can't recall the story off the top of my head, but they didn't have the ingredients for whatever reason to make the regular Brown Shugga Holiday release this year..

Wasn't ingredients, they were short on brewing capacity. They've expanded quite a bit in the last year or so...so I found it odd they were short on capacity.

 

[cvm4]

Yup... The owner was saying he'd have to cut off his year 'round beers for a moment to brew this one and that the ingredients are so expensive for brown shugga that he was selling it at a loss :dunno: Kind of silly considering the expensive beers out there and how quickly they're snapped up. But, Lagunitas is considered a value craft beer in my book so a higher than normal price tag might not have been greeted with open arms.

 

[KPP]

If you see this stuff in the stores...buy it. Saw 3 cases at a store last weekend, and almost bought one...but said I'd come back next weekend as I still had a few 6 packs left. When I did go back today....all gone. Every market I've went to where I saw it in the past, has also been cleaned out.

Think folks are catching on to how good this is dammit!

 

[gibbleguts]

If you see this stuff in the stores...buy it. Saw 3 cases at a store last weekend, and almost bought one...but said I'd come back next weekend as I still had a few 6 packs left. When I did go back today....all gone. Every market I've went to where I saw it in the past, has also been cleaned out.

Think folks are catching on to how good this is dammit!

Picked up a case last night and they still have a few left. I was really suprised and happy to see this north of the border

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[Baldanders]

Loved this ale. Hope they make it again.

 

[BeerAdvocate]

I was able to only get 1 6pk and I am loving it. Oh and they will be making it again.

http://beernews.org/2011/12/no-lagunitas-hairy-eyeball-in-2012-but-you-will-get-lagunitas-sucks-holiday-leftovers-ale/

 

[Crypto Sailor]

Went back to the store to stock up on a few more 6 packs....as this has overtaken the Celebration IMO...which had been a longstanding Xmas favorite.

The only "sucks" part of this ale, is that this particular beer won't be back next year!

welp guess i need to squeeze a few 6'er into my fridge

 

[Greg]

Great beer, and I have been drinking a bunch of this stuff....hoping there is more in stock tomorrow.