Haven’t I had Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale before? I thought I had, but it’s not posted here in the hallowed ranks of reviewed beers on bruguru.com. Just what is a review anyway? For me, it’s a record of what I liked and didn’t like about a beer. How did it fare according to style? Did I like it hedonistically? Was the price reasonable? You know, stuff like that. A review, too, is also a memory. For you it might be completely different. Maybe you’re interested in learning about the beer before making a purchase. If so, I hope this helps.

Anyway, turns out I hadn’t had Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ before. It’s an American Wheat Ale of above average strength and hopped as the new definition of the style commands. Used to be an American wheat was just a bland lightly hopped filtered wheat beer, as opposed to American hefeweizen which lacks the trademark Bavarian clove and banana notes.

Lagunitas says this about Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’:

Way smooth and silky with a nice wheatly-esque-ishness. A truly unique style featuring a strong hop finish on a silky body. A hoppy pale wheat ale that is great for IPA fans but so smooth that the hefeweizen fans dig it too.

So we're all on collective disability. That's cool. Let's put some ice on it and keep ourselves elevated for a while. So, what's on the tube...? Honey...? Get me a beer from the fridge...Will ya...? Sweetie...? Pleeease...?

The second paragraph doesn’t tell us a lot, but it was fun, wasn’t it?

Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ has an alcohol content of 7.5% by volume with 65 IBUs. I know, the label says 72, but the website says 65. I paid $5.75 for a 20-ounce mug at Taco Mac and it runs $9.99 a six-pack in bottles.

My mug of Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin Ale arrived a pale yellow orange color with a thick fluffy head and grapefruit rind and mango in the nose. Taking a sip, I get a tart wheaty palate up front followed by bitter grapefruit pith and peel, a little resin, and a long dry very bitter finish.

Yeah baby! I love this one, but it doesn’t seem as strong as it is, so sip carefully, and make it last until that next disability check comes in…..

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