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Stone 03.03.03 Vertical Epic Ale 3.73 318

Stone 03.03.03 Vertical Epic Ale

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3183.74/5.03.73/5.0Special9%89.4Trappist 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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 Capa (995), Yokosuka, Japan
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
May 25, 2008  
Part of a vertical in half Tokyo; thanks marc! Orange caramel in color with a creamy head. Aroma is full of caramel malts, biscuit, molasses, and sort of spicy. Mouth is a tad thin. Bready malts, caramel, pepper, molasses, and belgian yeast. Warming alcohol in the end. Highly enjoyable.


 Goodgrief (1161), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 29, 2008  
Oct. 2007 - Ruby brown pour with nice looking head and lacing. Wonderful aroma of caramel malts and earthy hops. First sip, taken aback by a sour fruitiness. Caramel malt base and significantly hopped and not a bad tasting beer, but the sourness was detracting. Slightly thin mouthfeel. Ok. Thanks to eaglefan538 for sharing.


 TimE (1368), Tokyo, Japan
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Mar 24, 2008  
Stone Half Vertical Tasting at Popeye’s 02.02.08 (ironically 6th year anniversary). Thanks again Marc. Showed little similarity to the 02 expect for the bready character and exotic spices. Liquorice, chocolate, pepper (apparently alligator pepper) all jump from the nose. The mouth has unfermented barley chocolate notes, kinda like a Czech dunkel aging in a wooden cask. The burnt grain character was really interesting too. A bit thin I thought. Warming finish.


 WeeHeavySD (3042), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/516/20
Feb 21, 2008    Updated: Aug 3, 2008
Tap @ Stone winter Storm 1/28/08, shared with bikesandbeer and my girlfriend Cyn. Pours orange and brown with a tan head. Nose is malty and sweet. Taste is sweet ruddy and tasty. Pretty nice. Re-rate a bottle from Greg Koch @ RBSG.


 doubleo (1121), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/516/20
Jan 30, 2008  
On-tap at Stone 1/28/08. Pours a deep reddish brown color with a thin but crisp white head that fades quickly. Smell is malty sweet, that’s it. Taste is awesome and I’m not just saying that to jump on the VE bandwagon, this really is the best beer I had that day. Tastes of dark red fruits and malts, sweet. Yeasty, bready aftertaste. Full mouthfeel with nice carbonation. This brew is drinking good.


 padrefan98 (788), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Jan 30, 2008  
On tap at the Stone Winter Storm 2008. What an awesome chance to try this retired gem. Holding up really well. Good flavors with some peppery taste.


 nightrider (387), encinitas, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 28, 2008  
On tap at winter storm. Dark amber with thin white top. Aroma of sweet fruit. A bitof carbonation. Nice on the palate with good light cherry and malty yeast flavors. Not bad brew.


 Snojerk321 (2028), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 28, 2008  
On tap @ Stone Winter Storm 2008. A thickly hazed orange pour with a super creamy off white head. Nose of Orange peel, pear, yeast and slight hop bitterness. Flavor sweet and yeasty.



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