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Stone 04.04.04 Vertical Epic Ale 3.65 402

Stone 04.04.04 Vertical Epic Ale

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Percentile
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4023.66/5.03.65/5.0Special8.5%85Trappist 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. This time around we used some unmalted wheat, just the right touch of Kaffir Lime Leaf, and a really cool Belgian yeast. The result is a bit like a strong Biere de Garde / Saison-esque influenced beer coupled with some aromatic Bavarian Hefeweizen style phenolic banana esters, and a backnote hint of lime from the lime leaf.
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 Ungstrup (15343), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/515/20
Nov 21, 2004  
A hazy orange beer with a small disappearing white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of fruits especially lime, but also lemongrass. The flavor is sweet spicy with notes of lemongrass.


 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 17, 2007  
(Bottle 65 cl) Slightly hazy amber golden with a small, off-white head. Aroma of fruit and aroma hops. Fairly full-bodied with some caramel, lightly perfumy hop accents and a bitter, hoppy finish. Decent but far from outstanding. Courtesy of Storm. 120207


 omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Oct 21, 2004  
Bottled, thanks hopsrus! Bright golden, creamy head. Strange salty banana aroma. Full bodied and soft, byt assaultingly sweet and with syrupy mouthfeel. Alcohol comes shining through the layers of lemon grassm orange and sugar. Interesting, but not terribly good. Perhaps time will change this?


 joergen (8627), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Feb 14, 2007  
Bottle, thanks to Storm for sharing. Hazy amber coloured with a white head. Aroma of malts, fruits, caramel and hops. Sweet flavour of fruits, caramel, hops and pine needles.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/53/102/57/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 03/04/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, RateBeer SE Gathering, 2005

hazy dark yellow, spicy moldy horse blanket aroma, dry malt flavor with a nice dose of spices, light body, will age help this beer?

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 1.9/5.0
Score: *+/4
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 argo0 (6966), Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
May 8, 2004  
Golden particulate-filled body topped by big off-white head. Aroma is banana, some clove. Taste is medium sweet, banana, coriander, finishing with alcohol, giving the impression of a banana liqueur. Medium-full body. I will be curious to see how this will age, but at this point I am not overly impressed.


 TBone (6842), Pori, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/514/20
Aug 14, 2005  
Bottled @RBESG’05
Pale hoppy yellow, small white head. Citrusy, apricot nose. Medium to full-bodied. Sweetish grassy, some licorice there too.


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 23, 2005  
Bottle. Brown colour with a baige head. Sweet caramel malty fruity light hoppy aroma and taste. Medium body and at sweet alcoholic finish.



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