Stone 06.06.06 Vertical Epic Ale

Formerly brewed at Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Escondido, California USA

Black bodied, cola brown edges, tan filmy bubbles. Weak aroma, eventually shows some bubblegum, chocolate, and licorice. Flavor has some yeast, bubblegum, molasses, and light coffee.

Copying from my tasting notes. Bottle. Dark brown pour with a tiny brown head. Fruit and spices on the nose. Taste of old fruit and lots of malt.

Pours a dark brown with small brown head. Dried fruit, roasted malt and hints of spice on the nose. Flavor was roasted malt, with some fruit sweetness to it. Good carbination that brings out the spice and yeast. Medium body with a touch of molassess towards the finish.

It’s been over a year between bottles and I can say that I think I like it a little bit better with some age on it. The beer poured out a mahogany brown color with a three finger thick, light tan head. Aroma has a hefty dose of roasted malts, and dark fruits with an underlying spicy/yeast character that I enjoyed. Flavors had similar tasted like the nose, but the sweetness factor was ramped up a notch or two. A very smooth beer and probably my favorite so far out of this series.

22oz bottle. Poured a clear dark brown color with red light shining through. Head was thick, light tan, and had a yellow tint. Head retention and lacing were good. Aroma was of clove, banana, subdued chocolate, and light molasses. There was also an occasional whiff of old school pencil lead. Medium bodied with a creamy mouth feel. The flavor profile included the likes of molasses, roasted malt, clove, light banana, and a hint of smoke. I liked this one a lot and preferred it over the ’05 Vertical.

Courtesy richlikebeer. Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma of malts, hops, and spice. Taste much like the aroma=roasted malts, hops, and some spice. Dry finish. No excessive bitterness.

22 oz Bottle from the Brickskeller. Pours an almost black color. Aroma is roasted malts with touches of chocolates, cherry, and other dried fruits. The flavor was of dark fruits, malts, with touches of vanilla in there with some alcohol in there as well.

bottle.... pours a very similar to the ’05, perhaps a little less dark and a thinner, more wispy head.... this one stuck to a more caramel malt, toffee, and chocolate nose profile.... flavors didn’t provide much of anything new but perhaps some dark fruit and some bitterness came through which didn’t totally exist in the aroma..... not that it’s much of comparison, but for those keeping score at home, i liked the 06 just slightly better than the 05.