Lagunitas Sucks:
Hello one and all and a hearty welcome back to my little attempt bring sanity to an insane beer world.  Today let’s look at what is probably the first substitute beer in the short history of this endeavor.  Today we look at Lagunitas Sucks.  This ale was brewed in 2011 as a capacity limited (due to construction) brewery and since the brewers at Lagunitas thought it would pale in comparison to Brown Shugga, they figured the beer would suck so, hence, the name. That’s the story I heard and I’m sticking to it (till told otherwise).  The beer pours nice clean golden color with a good light foamy head and a nose full of hops and citrus/pine  notes.  The beer’s initial taste is very similar to most pale ales with a building hop flavor that rolls into a spiced hop mid tongue and back end while the aftertaste is very similar to a rye based beer with a mix of bread, hops, and a creamy undertone.  A much more complex beer then the Brown Shugga in my opinion this beer is a great holiday beer with the hops keeping this beer fresh and new.  Honestly, I think I will side with this beer if ever asked to pick between the two beers.  Locate this, enjoy it, and repeat.