Lagunitas India Pale Ale

Another winner from the new kid in town, Lagunitas. Pours a golden orange, almost day-glow hue, with a thick frothy head topping it all off. Lots of typical IPA flavors and aromas from grapefruit (subtle) to pine (overt) to lemon (hiding out back) to vanilla wafers (huh?) as well as tangerine and orange peel. Sharp, bitter yet paradoxically refreshing. Much more drinkable for the amateur than you run of the mill IPA.  Great companion to some spicy barbecue or a Mahavishnu John McLaughlin CD.