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Stone 06.06.06 Vertical Epic Ale

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Stone 06.06.06 Vertical Epic Ale - Abbey Dubbel

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Formerly brewed at Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Dubbel

Escondido, California USA

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4583.76/5.03.75/5.0Special8.66%96Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
APPEARANCE: Dark brown to black with a tan head. AROMA: Fruity, phenolic yeast notes with dark malt roastiness. FLAVOR: Clove, smooth roasted malt, mild spiciness, and some hop bitterness. A dry finish with apparent alcohol. PALATE: Medium to full-bodied, good carbonation…no astringency. OVERALL: Very full and complex…not sure how it will develop.
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hydros (7), Riverside, California, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/520/20
Jun 21, 2007  
22 oz bottle. Dark brown with lighter head. Complex spiced aroma. Medium body with a complex flavor. Some hops, but well balanced. Overall one of my favorite brews.


 mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 21, 2007  
Pours black with a small off white head. Smells of sweet candy sugar, dark fruits, grapes, and heavy malts. The taste is also sweet but more of a dark fruity sweet with some sugar and raisins. Nice and thick on the palate. Very good representation of a dubbel from an American brewer. Very rich and thick taste and the aftertaste leaves a sweet resin on the lips and in the back of the mouth. Good job here.


 SoLan (1369), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 20, 2007  
Dark brown/black with dark ruby/brown edges and 2.5cm of frothy, tan head. Nose of roasty, bittersweet chocolate chip cookies with raisins. Some bready yeast, also. Flavor is the same with some earthiness and subtle, dark, berry-like tartness. Full/medium body, well carbonated yet soft. Excellent. Much better after a year than it was fresh.


 crazyvin (1246), New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/516/20
Jun 8, 2007  
my #805 rating.... poured a deep, opaque brown hue with a thin tan head. It was slightly fizzy, but not enough to make it over carbonated. Some fruits on the aroma, mostly dried. The aroma also had notes of chocolate, yeast and nuts. Flavor was malty with some fruit notes, a little spice and a nice chocolate finish. Alcohol was mild but warming. Good beer, glad i waited the year to drink.


 ChainGangGuy (2523), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 7, 2007  
06.06.06 Vertical Epic, let’s get to the bottom of this. Appearance: Pours a dark chestnut brown body topped with a fizzy, thin brown-colored head. Smell: Aroma is largely fruity (bananas and plums) and chocolaty, imbued with a Belgium yeast scent and a wee amount of smoke. Curiouser and curiouser... Taste: Leading flavors of dark chocolate, black licorice, molasses, and grapes. Eventually achieves some herbal bitterness and ends with a yeasty dry finish. Not nearly as sweet as the nose would have you believe. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, creamy, and has a mild carbonation which helps to maintain a light finish. Drinkability: Admirable cross-style hybrid brew showing characteristics of a dubbel, weizenbock, smoked porter, and more. Catch ya in 2012, little bomber!


 joohefner (380), Isla Vista, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 4, 2007  
black/brown/blue with medium brown tan head. smells of floral dark fruits and light mocha and grainy malt. viscous and nice carbonation. smooth and slight vanilla creaminess. alcohol is definitely apparent but not overpowering, some sage licorice and cloves. uuummm it’s a stone...just a typical high quality dubbel


 brianjames1 (322), Northridge, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 3, 2007  
Pours dark, aroma is spicy, flavors of raisens and black licorice, pretty good ale cant wait for the 07.


 snoot (277), Anaheim, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 1, 2007  
Pours very dark, almost stout like. Initial head is nice, compact bubbles, but it fades quickly to light lacing. Aroma is quite nice, lots of dark fruit. Flavors are very interesting, starts off with the dark fruits from the aroma, but quickly dries out. The aftertaste lingers on the tongue much like a Rochefort, maybe even a hint of that same tobacco flavor. Mouthfeel is a little thin, and the carbonation is a little lower than I’d like. On a side note, I like this from Stone...it’s more proof they can do something other than hops hops hops.



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