Stone 05.05.05 Vertical Epic Ale 3.77 364

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
364	3.78/5.0	3.77/5.0	Special	8.5%	91.7	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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igneous1 (1374), Davenport, Iowa, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	3/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 4, 2005

dark reddish brown color, head is beige and very thin. banana and some chocolate with some spiciness in the background. flavor is more banana (although not as much as the aroma would forecast), more chocolate, some spicy and earthy hops. alcohol is not overpowering. really quite good.

jeffin7 (610), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Jun 29, 2005

Pours dark brown with a reddish tint and a huge tan head that fades very slowly. Aroma is dark fruits (mostly cherry and raisins), dark chocolate, slight hay. Flavor is of cherries, raisins, chocolate, earthy, mild roast, slight hay with a late bitterness that keeps the flavor moving. Long aftertaste of musty chocolate and dark fruits. Very nice. Medium to full bodied.

edden (927), cow- lumbus, Ohio, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	6/10	4/5	7/10	5/5	17/20

Jun 2, 2005

5/28/05: Bottle.
Black-brown body with an off-white head. Aroma of vanilla, alcohol, molasses, and plum. Malt flavor, slightly sweet and sour with a black cherry finish. Flat. In my opinion the best Vertical Epic thus far.

CapFlu (3492), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Oct 28, 2005

(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.

jb (1059), Rochester, New York, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jan 7, 2006

Reddish brown, tan head, low head due to alcohol I suppose. Chocolatey nose with anise. Sour yeasty palate. That smooth lucious palate I’ve come to expect from Stone. A little hops in the finish. I liked it!

egajdzis (3640), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Jun 16, 2005

Poured a ruby brown color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of banana, nuts, cherries, spices, chocolate, and yeast. Taste of chocolate malt, roast, light tart cherries, yeast, anise, phenols, and peppery alcohol. A bit young at this point, but it should mellow out nicely.

Steib (581), Queen Creek, Arizona, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

May 18, 2005

Smokey dark brown color. Fair malt and hoppy aroma, nice notes of raisins and dates. Semi-sweet flavor, almost a creamy mouhfeel. Taste like a young bourbon, needs some ageing but very drrinkable. A style I like to see, brings a plethora of different tastes and opinions.

Kinz (2220), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Jun 18, 2005

Nice mahogany color, good head, nice lacing. A pretty beer. Estery nose, with spice, pepsin, tiny clove, good chocolate, and some dark fruitiness. Flavor is initially spicy, some chocolate, a touch roasty, a touch of anise and clove. Almost refreshing in a strange way. Will be interesting to see how this ages. It could become a fantastic, complex litlle beast, or it could become thin and annoying. But right now, tasty!

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