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Originally Posted by Shag
Sucks is a great beer - glad you enjoyed it! Funny story how it came to be, too. They have beer called Brown Shugga that they weren't able to make one year due to some issue that I can't recall, so they brewed this beer instead, and called it "Sucks", basically making fun of themselves and apologizing for not being able to brew Brown Shugga. Turned out to be an awesome beer!
The first year it came out, I was at a bar in Chicago, and when the waitress asked me what I wanted, I said "Lagunitas Sucks". She looked confused, and said that they have lots of non-Lagunitas beers, and she was sure I could find something I liked. Was pretty amusing.
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That's pretty funny!
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Originally Posted by Marcellus
 its called Lagunitas Sucks because it was a replacement for one of their seasonals called Brown Shugga which isnt an IPA. They had an issue during some expansion or something and the batch of Brown Shugga didn't happen so they made this beer as a quick replacement. (IPA's are fast to brew and release and you want them fresh not aged).
Anyway its a pretty solid beer.
If you get a chance pick some actual Brown Shugga. You will probably like it with your delicate palet.  |
So if this is an IPA, I just found the 2nd IPA I've ever tried that I enjoy! Other is Fresh Squeezed IPA by Deschutes.
Maybe I'm growing up?
I'll look for the Brown Shugga though.
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Originally Posted by KCUnited
Sucks, when fresh, is a very good IPA for a national distribution offering. Brown Shugga is a very good strong ale, which would probably fit your taste preference better if you don’t like IPAs. If I remember right, for whatever reason Lagunitas failed to release Brown Shugga one year and released Sucks in its place, hence the Brown Shugga substitute on the packaging.
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I definitely think the Brown Shugga sounds more like my style. I did enjoy this though. I was very close to just getting my standby from Lagunitas called Aunt Sally. It's a great beer with our hot yearly weather here.