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Stone 05.05.05 Vertical Epic Ale

 (RETIRED)
Stone 05.05.05 Vertical Epic Ale - Belgian Strong Ale

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 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 
3593.79/5.03.77/5.0Special8.5%91.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 goldtwins (4078), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 29, 2005  
Poured a clear brown color with a red tint. Sweet malty aroma with plenty of dark fruits. Fruity flavor continues with the dark fruits dominated by prune. Bitter finish. Medium bodied.


 hayden1215 (305), Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 28, 2005  
Somewhat clear dark-brown with tan head. Spicy, fruity, & yeasty aroma with notes of banana and clove. Highly spicy, slightly sweet with caramel. Strong finish with some of the alcohol coming through.


 AlchemistZ (493), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 28, 2005  
Color of mahogony wood with a thin, but well-sustained, off-white head. Aroma of crystallized sugar, american cheese, and North African spice. Flavor is herbaceous, chocolatey, dried elder berries, sugar, and spicy alcohol in a complex flavor profile.


 bigrond (1043), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/517/20
Nov 26, 2005  
this was my first sampling of the ’series’. It’s not readily availible in my area, so it might be the last. BUt it was very smoth with a nice dark caramel color - a very good belgian style beer


 SpringsLicker (2041), Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 19, 2005  
Starts out looking proper for a Strong Belgian Ale. Deep, clear, ruby color with a small, somewhat fleeting Mocha colored head. Dates, raisins and brown sugar int he aroma. Dark fruit and caramel follow int he flavor. Full and satisfying palate make this an enjoyable Belgian style brew.


 beerbill (1918), Laurel, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Nov 15, 2005  
Bottle. Pours a deep mahogany with a thick, creamy tan head. Lots of plums and spices in the aroma. The flavor does not disappoint. Plums and bananas combined with cloves and caramel. The alcohol is definitely present but not overpowering. Really terrific, I just wish I bought more than one last June.


 BeerandBlues2 (3201), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Nov 9, 2005  
Pours a dark molasses brown with mahagony hints and a medium diminishing frothy tan head which becomes a rocky film with lined lacing. Heavy malt (hay) wheat and yeast aroma, moderately roasted caramel nutty malt with cellared (cobwebs) notes. Medium bitter acidic hop and moderately roasted nutty malt and alcohol flavor with a hoppy finish. Medium and thick bodied fizzy and slightly dry palate.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2909), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 1, 2005  
Pours a reddish brown color with a thin light brown head. Aroma of earth, caramel and mild peated malt. Very good flavor of of earth, caramel, peated malt, there might be a yeasty thing going on there too, it finishes bitter. The body is light with a creamy texture and soft carbonation.



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