Stone 03.03.03 Vertical Epic Ale

(RETIRED)

	Percentile
	96
	overall

Formerly brewed at Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Escondido, California USA

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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
317	3.74/5.0	3.73/5.0	Special	9%	89.7	Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Commercial Description:
A new Vertical Epic will be released every year, with the goal being to collect them all and have a Vertical Epic tasting once the final Epic is released on 12/12/12. Each new Stone Vertical Epic Ale will be release one YEAR, one MONTH and one DAY apart. With Vertical Epic 03/03/03, we used some pretty interesting ingredients...coriander (a "Belgian-style" beer favorite!), alligator pepper (wow, bite into these little gems and you get a bigtime spicy rush of flavor), and a bit of both unmalted wheat and dark roasted wheat. And a blend of Belgian yeast and American ale yeast. And a nice selection of high alpha hops (a decidedly non-Belgian style twist). All told it makes for a dubble-ish taken-to-San-Diego-pushed-to-the-edge-and-slapped-around-a-bit beer. So, treat it gently. It's been abused enough already. Store it upright, cool and in the dark. It would enjoy a nice long rest. It will have plenty of patience. Now let's see about you . . . . In addition, we are pleased to provide the homebrewing recipe: http://stonebrew.com/timeline/030303

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BennyTicklez (621), USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

May 8, 2005

5.8.05 Pours mahogany brown with an average off white head. Aroma is brown sugar and dark fruits. Taste is about the same. Very sweet initial sip. The aftertaste leaves a little alcohol kick. Should be fun in 2012.

kyzr (1123), Belgrade, Montana, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 5, 2005

Nice toasted nose with amber color and off-white head. Touch of molasses with a slight roasted coffee finish. Very clean mouth feel.

aspidites (1274), manteca, California, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Mar 14, 2005

Spicy and peppery nose with some wheat notes. A touch of acidity with some spicy hot pepper. Citrus and grass with lemon and orange zest. Clean and soft good round mouthfeel. Coriander is mild and fits well with the hops used, a melding of flavors. Pepper and citrus finish with some unmalted wheat notes.

pantani (1902), Salinas, California, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	8/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	13/20

Mar 9, 2005

Brown body, quickly dissapating head. Heavy brown sugar in the aroma with wheat, sugar cane, and alcohol. Taste is mettalic with some alcohol and caramel. At bottling did someone put a 1906 penny in this bottle as a suprise?

Odeed (1673), Bakersfield, California, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 8, 2005

thanks to enniskillen for sharing this brewit poured a brown body with a nice white head that left nice lacing..i could smell aromas of bread,spice,and molasses.the flavor was a nice balance of bread,malts,pepper,spices,and a metallic finish.

Lubiere (4528), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 6, 2005

Jan. 2005. Hazy red brown ale with sweet candy sugar and orange peels in aroma, with strawbeery cotton candy and porto notes. Sweet malt with vinous notes, hoppy and earthy nutty notes. Deep rich mouthfeel, lingering on in mouth. Delicious.

wnhay (722), Princeton, New Jersey, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Mar 5, 2005

First of all I would like to say bravo to Stone Brewing. These guys are great in my opinion. The beer pours a dark amber color with a thick head which disolves quickly. The head still has a nice whiteness around the edge of my Westvleteren glass. There is a lot of yeast in the pour resulting in a lot of carbonation. The aroma is complex. I get orange peel, fruits, wine, raisin and caramel. The taste is orange overall with some pepper, wine and caramel. This beer becomes more like beers such as the Westy 8, V12 and Chimay Bleu. You get elements of those three beers plus the added orange. Very interesting brew from Stone Brewing.

jeffc666 (1891), Fairfax, Virginia, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 22, 2005

Murky dark copper body topped by a foamy quickly diminishing light tan head. The aroma is light sun tan lotion (coconut?!?) sweet malt, and light spiciness. The flavor is roasted nutty malts, lightly sweet cookie, light spiciness, the suntan lotion is not in the flavor but it is still in the aroma. Medium dry body, watery palate, very spritzy on the palate, light acidity even. Interesting but not nearly as good as some ot their other offerings.

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