Lagunitas Equinox. A Pale Oat Ale. "first brewed in 1995….Brewed Today In a Time of Change." What's that mean? It's no more bewildering than anything else on a Lagunitas bottle. Alc. 8% by Vol. 50 IBU. OG 1.078.
Appearance: clear, bright amber coloring, lush white head. Looking good.
Aroma: lively citric hop notes. flowery ones, too. Pleasant stuff.
Taste: A little hop bitterness starts it off, then it's nothing but smooth. That's it in a nutshell, little bit o' hops, then smooth, oat malt goodness. High alcohol isn't detected…yet. Medium-bodied. Nice, hoppy finish. I guess I like it. good beer, and yo can drink it.
Here's what I originally wrote about it in January of 2003: "Big, fluffy white head, solid amber color. Aroma is fresh, floral, fruity, notes of peach, mango, tangerine. Smooth, easy-drinking, rather light in body. An "oat ale", huh? Maybe they contribute to the lightness in texture. A decent "extra pale ale", but not outstanding. And this oat business still has me stumped."
And here's the weird words around the side of the label: Qan you imagine a world without Beer? Everything ewe gnoe would be different. Phish might phly, daugs might uze power touls. Pfriedae nights mite be spent building treez out of the day after tomorrow's pstale sour qreem and cheaze leavings. And then their'd bea the speling iszuues. Thingss wood bee just plane wierd, eye meene weird. Come two thinq of itt, Eye think aya cood stand beain a liddl bit hapier write gnau... (glug, glug, glug... gulp.) Mmm, aah! Once again all is right with the world, the fish are in their ocean, the dog will not maim me, I'll have a date for Friday night, and I know for sure that in fact God loves me. Beer. You only borrow it.
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