Lagunitas Brewing Company
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| Lagunitas Brewing Company | |
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| Location | Petaluma, California United States |
| Owner(s) | Tony Magee (Independent) |
| Year opened | 1993 |
| Active beers | |
| IPA | India Pale Ale |
| Pils | Pilsner |
| Dogtown Pale Ale | Pale Ale |
| Censored Ale | Copper Ale |
| Maximus | Double India Pale Ale |
| Imperial Stout | Imperial Stout |
| Seasonal beers | |
| Gnarlywine | Barleywine |
| Brown Shugga | Strong Ale |
| Hairy Eyeball | Strong Ale |
| Imperial Red | Strong Ale |
| #10 | Saison |
| Cappuccino Stout | Stout |
| Lucky 13 | Red Ale |
| Sirius | Strong Cream Ale |
The Lagunitas Brewing Company is an American brewer, operating a microbrewery in Petaluma, California. They are known for iconoclastic interpretations of traditional beer styles, and irreverent descriptive text and stories on their packaging.[1] Lagunitas Brewing's flagship, IPA, is consistently the best-selling IPA in the state of California according to IRI, the widely cited consumer product reporting company. The brewery was founded in 1993 by Tony Magee in Lagunitas, California and moved to nearby Petaluma when they quickly outgrew their original rural West Marin location.[2]
Over the years from 1993 through 2007, Lagunitas has been among the fastest growing craft breweries in the U.S. producing nearly 52,000 barrels in 2007.[citation needed]
In 2005 the Sonoma County Brewery's license was suspended for 20 days when the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control witnessed marijuana consumption at one of the Brewery's parties. This suspension followed an eight-week undercover operation by the department when ABC officers attended Brewery open house events offered by the Brewery to attendees. The brewery chose to commemorate this event by producing a special release of a now-popular strong ale called "The Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale".[3] Its label includes a libertarian polemic satirizing the authorities for overzealous and selective enforcement.
[edit] References
- ^ Lagunitas Freak Out!. Real Beer Media (2006-08-24). Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
- ^ Cynthia Liu (2004-09-24). Lagunitas Brewing Co. says pit bull label proving no dog. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
- ^ Mary Callahan (2006-05-14). Suspension brews a bitter taste. Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
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