 JCB (1747), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 30, 2008 Finally getting around to rating this from backlog. In a certain sense it’s a good opportunity to take stock of the series by reflecting on my impressions and notes from the past. What I mean is that, with some perspective, I might be tempted to say that this was the last beer in the initial phase of the series, the last somewhat dark beer before Stone seemed to shift to tripel/golden/hybrid beers. It had lovely sweet malts with a hint of spicy yeast and tangy malts, slight wood and autumn fruit. Perhaps one of the most interesting and age-able of the series to this point.
kiefdog (1586), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Travis from Dunedin Brewing. Pours a mahogany color with thin tan head. Aroma is malty and sweet with notes of caramel, maple syrup, and bread. Flavor is much the same as the nose with some slightly woody notes toward finish. Generally medium body with a slight bitter hoppy note on finish.
markwise (1175), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 3, 2008 Thanks to Travis from Dunedin Brewing. Wow. This beer pours a deep reddish-brown with an aroma of caramel, sugar, molasses, and butter cookies. The flavor is equally flavored and sugary with a hint of bitter at finish. Thoroughly enjoyable.
fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 30, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Travis from Dunedin Brewing. Pours a deep amber brown with a small light tan head. Aroma of caramel, spicy Belgian yeast, bubblegum, and a touch of cardboard oxidation. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness and well hidden alcohol. Very good.
Moggman (187), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 28, 2008 Bottle. Pours dark brown/amber with tan head. Aroma is sweet, dark fruits, banana, clove. Flavor is sweet with clove notes throughout, dark fruit, and molasses. This one has aged well so far.
TheEpeeist (1444), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 22 oz bottle. Dark brown with a pocked tan head. Nose is brown sugar, raisin, banana and clove. Medium body with a sharp tang. Taste doesn’t quite deliver on the nose. Cane sugar, hints of molasses, with emerging sour dark fruits. Chalky, bitter finish.
sebletitje (1903), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 21, 2008 courtesy of Travis, you da’ man.
Pours amber with beige head.
Aroma is malty and grainy.
Taste has plenty of nice chocolate malts and some hints of dark fruits.
It aged quite well, loaded with nice flavors and a light hoppy finish.
Ibrew2or3 (2724), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 16, 2008 Huge thanks to Travis (of Dunedin Brewery) for bringing along a vertical of Stone’s Vertical Epic to the epic Florida kick off party at the Oldsmar Tap House. Pours murky fudgy brown with tiny off white head. The inviting aroma has notes of caramel, German dark bread, toffee, biscuit and faint rich nearly over ripe dark fruitiness. The taste was very nice but lacked the depth I was expecting. It had the smoothed with age notes noted in the nose such as caramel, biscuit malts, a bit of dark fruitiness and faint oxidation. Very nice treat.
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