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Stone 05.05.05 Vertical Epic Ale

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3623.78/5.03.77/5.0Special8.5%91.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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SayNoToCoors (65), Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/518/20
Jun 3, 2005  
Wow! Stone does it again! I was very curious to try Stones take on a belgian brew... it turned out damn good! This beer is quite complex and offers a good fruity flavor. The head dicipated quickly, but who really cares. I will try to cellar one, but I don’t know if I can (I am very impatient!). The slightly-too-strong alcohol flavor is really the only drawback as far as flavor is concerned. MM MM MM Good


 Miguel (1181), Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
May 9, 2005  
Au Spirit Haus, MA. Bière corpulente et bien balancée. Très épicée. Alcool, raisin, maltée : voluptueuse. Corps superbe. Très bonne bière. Mousse généreuse.


 santos999 (318), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/104/519/20
May 9, 2008  
Cellared properly. Clear purple body with a thing beige head. Super sweet caramel aroma with figs, dates, prunes, plums, raisins, sugar, and bread. Mellow mellow taste. Very smooth with caramel, bread, vinous, dark fruit, molasses, honey and oak notes. Aging well, for sure..


 ajm (926), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Nov 26, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of Shyam. Better than expected. Nose of sweet licorice, roast, raisin, bread crust and chocolate. Color is nearly black. Flavor is very thick and full: raisin dominates, then dark chocolate, bark, roasty malt and subtle Belgian spice. Thick as hell - maybe even a little char.


 robinvboyer (1429), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Mar 10, 2009  
dark amber pour with a nice beige head. aroma is loaded with dark roasted fruity malts. some nice ripe fruit, some cloves, and a touch of chocolate. really remins me of a very mild trappist type ale. flavor is very nice. more of he sweet bready fruity malts. again reminds me of a really nice dark and fruity trappist ale minus the strong alcohol presence. Really en excellent ale.


 wnhay (722), Princeton, New Jersey, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/516/20
Jul 13, 2005  
Pours dark ruby with a long lasting tan head. Really good appearance. Smell had toffee, lemon, banana, chocolate, orange and cranberry . The cranberry was very good in the flavor. The flavor was like a Tripel with cranberry added to it. This is really pleasing. I am raving because I like it so much better than the 04. I’m glad I have another one to age.


 elektrogeist (158), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jun 16, 2005  
Just picked this one up at the Lee’s, had to give it a whirl. Immediately from opening there is the belgian yeast scent, but the ale itself tastes a bit different. The only reason I didn’t give the flavor a 10 is because it’s brand new, and would probably taste more balanced upon further aging. I guess we’ll just have to wait to see how it changes though. Like all Stone’s brews, a must try.



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