Ryan:<\/strong> While I may be waiting till the end of summer to review this, rest assured I drank plenty of it this year.\u00a0 See, I made the mistake last year of snagging a six pack in early August and then I couldn’t find it anymore.\u00a0 So I subsequently hated myself until it was released again the following summer.\u00a0 That’s a lot of time to beat oneself up over missing out on drinking more of this great beer.\u00a0 So, if you are reading this and have not tried Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ I am sorry I did not reach you sooner.\u00a0 Let this be a lesson to you as it was for me last year.\u00a0 And if you have seen it on shelves stop reading right now, go pick some up, and finish reading while drinking one.<\/p>\nSo what’s the big deal you ask?\u00a0 This beer essentially takes the best of qualities of Bell’s Oberon and Three Floyds Gumballhead and rolls it in to one beer.\u00a0 While all three fall under the pale wheat ale category Oberon leans on the wheaty side while Gumballhead steers towards the pale ale side.\u00a0 Sumpin’ Sumpin’ is right in the middle.<\/p>\n
It pours a bright orange to copper in color with a finger or two worth of fluffy, white head.\u00a0 Smells of grapefruit and an orange grove tickle the senses.\u00a0 Take a sip and you get that splash of citrusy hops along with some earthy hops before it smooths out to some wheaty goodness and finishes creamy and a little bitter.\u00a0 As with most of the other Lagunitas beers I have sampled the flavors are very distinct.\u00a0 You know exactly when the hops fade and the wheat character starts to emerge.\u00a0 Even though the ABV is over 7% you can’t taste a drop of it.\u00a0 In fact, it is pretty easy to kick back with three or four of these – just make sure you don’t have any plans later if you do.<\/p>\n
Lagunitas is a very hop-forward brewery and there is no doubt about it with this beer.\u00a0 If you have friends that don’t like hoppy beers, have them try this.\u00a0 I bet they won’t be able to put it down.<\/p>\n
(Editor’s Note: Shortly after this review was written Lagunitas announced, via twitter, that Sumpin’ Sumpin” would be available in select markets year-round.\u00a0 There was much rejoicing.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our review of Lagunitas A Little Sumpin Sumpin. If you’ve seen it on shelves, stop reading now, go pick some up, and finish reading while drinking one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1509,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[95],"yoast_head":"\n
Review: Lagunitas 'A Little Sumpin Sumpin' Ale | Guys Drinking Beer<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n