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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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 Ungstrup (14754), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
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 (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
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


 yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Bottle at Stone Bistro. Pours a golden brown with a lacing tan head. Smooth caramel and fruity aroma. Flavour too is smoothly mixed caramel and fruity hops. Lingering into the finish with a fruity mild flavour.


 joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
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.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 06/04/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade

dark ruby red, thin tan head, rich sweet spicy dark malt aroma with essence of figs, light cloves, and a hint of alcohol, a bit thin, light malt flavor, traces of ripe fruit that grow in complexity and should age very well, nice spicy character balanced against tempered sweetness, light bitter finish

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Score: **4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/513/20
Sep 10, 2005  
(22oz bottle) Clear dark-brown body with tan head. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some wheat, raisin, light Belgian spice. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, wheat, light herb. Creamy medium body.


 Emil (6075), Copenhagen, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
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.


 DJMonarch (6033), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 21, 2009  
From the Bottle at the Falling Rock Tap House, Denver 08/10/2008 Very malty aroma. Mid brown coloured and rich on the palate with lots of alcohol present. Crisp and slightly dry sweet malt finish.



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