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Stone 06.06.06 Vertical Epic Ale

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4613.76/5.03.75/5.0Special8.66%96.1Trappist glass
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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walsh90025 (2), USA
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2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/102/510/20
Jul 25, 2006  
Normally I am a big fan of the Stone brews, but this one was a disappointment. Weird aftertaste, almost like cough syrup.


 Darkover (1311), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Jul 24, 2006  
Very dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of coriander, yeast and malt. Flavor of spices, yeast, and dark malts.


 drainey (231), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 24, 2006  
Bottle. Pours with a dark brown cloudy body and an off-white head. Aroma is sweet and bready, and the flavor follows suit. Alot of biscuits and molasses in the taste. Quite good, but not outstanding.


 xproudfoot (729), Paleolithic, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Jul 24, 2006  
bo. flowers, coriander, fruitpeels. dubble brown with tan head-coating. balanced sweet coriander spicy malt. chewy palate. servicable plus, but my socks are firmly still on. Not excited about the ’vertical epic’ arketing angle one bit by this beer. Interesting concept, but this isn’t one of the most interesting stone beers. I probably will not bother aging this or getting another one.


 AlchemistZ (493), Richmond, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 24, 2006  
Dark brown in color with beautiful, ruby highlights and lots of fat bubbles (not typical of ale, natural carbonation) rising through the body and a moderate, but sustaining, tan head reminiscent of the head on a cup of hot chocolate. Well done spicy, bubblegummy, molasses, fruity, elderberry, milky, wheaty, and cocoa powder aroma. Just as the bottle reads, the aroma is "deep." The flavor is not as complete as the aroma on first pour. I would best describe it as "tight and shy" in the first few sips. As the beer oxidizes a while, it releases most of the aroma components into the flavor profile though they are not as distinct as in the aroma, this will most likely develop as it ages. The addition of a nice roast and and some orange fruit provide counterbalance to the sweetness in the finish. The paradox of this beer is that each taste provides a different flavor experience. Truely amazing.


 Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 23, 2006  
Pretty respectable attempt at a Belgian style by an American brewer.


 madcow75 (425), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 23, 2006  
Purs dark brown with a slight reddish hue when held up to the light. Very thin light brown head. Initial aroma of yeast, clove, chocolate and raisins. Taste is more of the same with chocolate and raisins, mostly raisins and then finishes with yeast and some roasted coffee bitterness. Very sweet and sugary. Could use a few months of mellowing out. Medium body and some alcohol warming.


 Oakes (8080), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 23, 2006  
Dark brown body with light brown head. Plummy aroma with milk chocolate, raisins and lots of sugars. Sweet flavour shows raisins, dates and plums. Full-bodied, very sweet finish with lots of brown sugar character. Definitely built for the cellar, this isn’t bad now but it’s definitely too sweet for my tastes.



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