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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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 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 13, 2006  
Bottle. Dark nearly opaque body with a thick ring of bubbles and film of bubbles. Nose-smokey, plastic, meaty, sausage. Taste-smoked hard meats, sausage, light banana and phenols, light wheat, cherry, slightly tannic, licorice/anise. Smoke dominates the whole thing.


 hopdog (5527), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 13, 2006  
22oz bottle. Poured a dark, dark brown, with red edges and a large sized off white head. Aromas of plums, raisins, bananas, roasted malts, and spices. Tastes of plums, raisins, chocolate, caramel, and spices. Light alcohol in the finish. Lacing left on the glass.


 RAYBOY01 (1813), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 13, 2006  
Beautiful rich pour releasing some pretty wild aromas...cloves, licorice, and alcohol. The let-down came for me with actually tasting it. Cough medicine, syrup-like texture, and an extremely harsh alcohol astringency ruined all that came before. Maybe the whole "epic vertical" is just too "high-concept" for me!


BrideOfFrankenkitty (44), Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 12, 2006  
Approprately enough, this poured a deep dark blood red. The aromas were carmel, scotch, and peaty. The alcohol was very noticeable in the flavor, which reminded me a bit of cough syrup. The palate was syrupy, unless you accidently inhaled it. In that case it started out fizzy, but would burn your nostrils for the next couple hours.


 Schultsc (478), Henderson, Nevada, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Aug 12, 2006  
Pours out very dark and the familiar aroma of Stone’s Belgian yeast strain is immediately evident. The usual clove and banana are present as is a good amount of smokey roastiness and some muted dark fruit richness. That, however, is contrasted by a surprisingly light body which works both for and against this beer. The high alcohol content is evident though well balanced. Another enjoyable beer in the Epic series--will taste again in six months.


 PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Aug 11, 2006    Updated: Aug 26, 2008
This beer was frustrating, because it was so close to being really good, but it was just pretty good. The malts are nice with a creamy and dark roastyness. Very sweet, with a brown sugar sweetness, and an abundance of belgian yeasts. Maybe too much yeast for this style, in my opinion. The finish stretches out the roasty/sweet malts into a slighty bitter, roasted malt finish. (Needs more hops).


 frankenkitty (1900), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Aug 11, 2006  
Deep cola-like appearance with a quick-to-fade, fizzy head. Sharp nose with anise, clove and smoky alcohol notes. Thick mouthfeel, a little dirty, with a spiciness that both lifts the flavor and dries out the mouth. Flavors are a bit hot. Clay and caramel with a fruity, Belgian character, but an overall confusing flavor profile. My associates and I agree that this really needs to age, and I hope we are all still around six years from now to enjoy one of my other bottles at maturity. (The beer’s maturity, not mine.)

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DuffLover (48), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Aug 10, 2006  
From a 22 oz. Aroma is malt and spice. Appearance is a dark reddish brown with a moderate light tan head. smooth - Flavor is malt with some caramel and mild spice. Palate is very smooth and thick with fairly mild carbination, which I like. An excellent beer. Stone puts out some great brews!



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