Stone 05.05.05 Vertical Epic Ale

(750ml bottle) Sampled at Goldorak’s Sunday MTL Gathering. Pours a deep mahogany body with an almond head. Nose is very warming. Nose of malted scotch, prunes and a hoppy background. ery good.

Dark ruby, reminiscent of a port, but with a clingy brownish head.
Caramel, scotch ale sweet, but with a twist of mirabelle (some weird fruit they use to make booze in europe), some plums and a nice alcohol finish.
Profound maltyness, like a granola bar with nothing but specialty malts and caramel/nougat, dipped in a bit of alcohol to round it all off and make it rich and warming.

Bottle shipped straight from the source as reward for the homebrew contest. Ebony mahogany with crimson hues shining through the edge of my brand new Stone pint glass. During the pour I notice how fizzy it is but the head doesn’t grow too out of control and remains managable throughout the rest of the glass; the lacing isn’t bad either. The nose is full of plumy esters and spicy malts. Almost like the smoky plum flavor you get off of belgian special B. The flavor is nice and creamy, a bit of a bite and the characteristic stone hop bite in the tail. The finish is a bit intense, I could use a bit less edge or this could use a bit more aging. Very mildly roasty belgian strong ale with some classic esters and an american twist. Drank this during a homebrew imperial stout brew session while listening to Cock Sparrer.

At Argo0’s: While reading my beer stained notes, i couldn’t figure out what Stone Osasos was :-)
A very solid belgian brown. Very well done.

Red/brown pour, with a tan head. Aromas of malt, yeast, dark fruit, brown sugar and spice. Flavors are brown sugar, malt fruit, hops, and a rather large amount of spices. I’d like to try this again in a year or two to see how it ages.

I didn’t have the patience to wait until 12/12/12...I had to snarf this one last night. To my credit, it has sat in my fridge for almost 60 days, so that’s something I guess. Nose of caramel, butterscotch, pecan pie, rum, and berries. Pours a cloudy cola with ruby highlights. The head and lacing can only be described as pathetic. The brew has an overpowering start of huge chocolatey malt. The warm alcoholic middle has low acidity. The long full bitter finish is very satisfying. Nice complexity, almost perfect balance. The full body is dry and lively with a finish that feels astringent.

Dark red beautiful color. Chocolate and caramel stands out and is balanced well with the belgian yeast. Nice off-white head. Excellent lacing. Nice rich and complex beer. Another winner from Stone!

Dark candied fruit with loads of belgian yeast and malt on the nose. I was surprised that no extra spices were added as spice did come through.