Stone 05.05.05 Vertical Epic Ale

(RETIRED)

	Percentile
	97
	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
361	3.78/5.0	3.76/5.0	Special	8.5%	91.5	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. This time around, we used no spices in the brewing of this beer. If you've tasted the beer before reading this, that may surprise you. The special Belgian yeast we used adds a distinctively spicy aroma and flavor. Roastiness, clove, hops, fruitiness, and those other great and funky phenols abound in the nose. What's in the flavor? You certainly get some dark roasted malts and alcohol overtones. What else? Hints of earthiness, chocolate/cocoa, hop spiciness, maybe even anise, and ... the incredible variety of complexities from the classic brewing ingredients of barley malt, hops, yeast and water, when applied with an artistic brewer's talent never ceases to amaze.

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ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 23, 2006

Deep reddish colour with a small light brown head. Malty, dark fruit sweet aroma with vanilla and alcohol notes. Malty, fruity and vanilla sweet flavor with a light alcohol sweet finish.

black95tt (82), Doylestown, Ohio, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Oct 20, 2006

Pours a dark mahogany. Aroma is very spicy with banana and clove. Flavor is slightly roasty with flavors of banana, clove, licorice and other spices. Finish is dry and somewhat bitter. Not my favorite style, but a decent brew.

bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 15, 2006

Bottled. Dark brown in colour with a small head. Roasted and malty. Sweet and with notes of dark fruits and a bit alcoholic.

Ungstrup (15099), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Oct 10, 2006

A deep red beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma is sweet with lots of berries as well as wood and caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel, medium notes of wood, and light notes of alcohol and spices. The end is dry and woody.

Papsoe (14883), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 9, 2006

(Bottle 65 cl) Pours a clear, reddish mahogany with a creamy, beige head. Fat, wooden aroma. Medium body with sweet, roasted malt and some accents of dried and overripe fruit. Light notes of wood. Basically no bitterness. 061006

Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Oct 9, 2006

Bottle. Dark red brown colour with a medium beige head. Dark fruits, caramel aroma and taste, light alcoholic. Medium to full body with a sweet light dry, light alcoholic finish.

madsberg (4956), Søborg, Denmark

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

Oct 8, 2006

Bottled. Dark amber coloured. Light brown coloured. Flowers, sweetness, fruits and cold tee in the aroma. Flavours of alcohol, spices, flowers and fruits. LIght cocoanotes and liqourice. Medium bodied. Alcohol, sweetnes and cocoa in the end. Very good one. Thanks to BBB63 for this.

joergen (8523), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 8, 2006

Bottle. Clear red brown coloured with a beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, caramel and fruits. Flavour of dried fruits, caramel, fruits and hops.

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