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.

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur brune rouge très foncée et opaque. Nez malté de sucre brun, de caramel toffee (notes rôties), moyen d’alcool (notes liquoreuses) et moyennement boisé (fût de chêne), léger de houblon herbeux et de levures fruitées (prunes, notes de raisins) avec des notes épicées (notes d’anis et de poivre). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement crémeuse et aux notes liquoreuses. Goût de levures fruitées (prunes sucrées, raisins aux notes vineuses, traces de cerises) accompagné d’un léger goût de vanille et d’épices (notes d’anis, traces de clou de girofle) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel toffee sucré et légèrement rôti (faibles notes terreuses) ainsi qu’un léger goût de sucre brun, des notes de pain et de mélasse (traces de chocolat noir) parallèlement à un moyen goût d’alcool liquoreux (bourbon) aux notes réchauffantes puis en finale l’on retrouve une moyenne amertume de houblon herbeux accompagné d’un léger goût boisé asséchant (fût de chêne) et de levures épicées (poivre). Post-goût long et aux notes sèches, moyennement amer d’alcool aux notes liquoreuses, de houblon herbeux et de rôti avec un goût fruité (moût de raisins, pelures de prunes) et de petites notes boisées et de chocolat noir.

Pours a deep ebony-brown with a tan, quickly diminishing head. Smells of raisins, figs, brown sugar, slightly burnt malts, and alcohol. Flavor is lots of dark fruits, burnt malts and bannana flambe. Very complex flavor and palate but seems to clash. Bit thin in the body and high carbonation.

Very deep brown with a thin sticky head. Aroma is toffeeish with notes of caramel and roasted malt. Flavor is very rich - body was pretty meaty and still smooth. Kind of young, probably needs to be cellared as suggested on the bottle. Still a nice brew.

Pours deep brown with a medium head that fades. Aroma is of a fresh vial of belgian yeast, banana, plum, lots of spice, raisin, some biscuity malt, and a slight waft of alcohol. Flavor is toasty cedar, raisins, chocolate, plum, some spice, some biscuity malt. A mix of cedar and roast rise up and dry out the mouth a bit on the finish. Medium body slightly watery palate. Very interesting beer with the mix of spice, roast, and cedar. The drying of the cheaks and tongue get a little annoying after a bit.

Pours a dark ruby brown in color. A head formed on the pour, but was gone not too long after. Smell is very dark, ripe, juicy fruits and some black licorice. Taste is along the same lines, but with more of the licorice flavor coming through. Perfect amount of carbonation and wonderful creaminess on the mouthfeel. This one has suredly stood up to the test of time. Good beer.

Banana, burnt popcorn and toasted malt aroma. Weird,..smells a bit like a dunkelweiss. Dark brown in color with a thin, brown head. Toasted chocolate malt with an aftertaste of burnt popcorn. Not a fan of roasted malt in a double. Medium body, lighter texture. Thanks again to 1FastSTi for bringing the dubbel!

22 oz bottle. Pours a light brown with red highlights. It has a smallish slightly fizzy head that quickly dissipates to a thin collar.

The aroma is banana, cloves, yeast and some dark fruits.

The flavor is sweet and sugary initially leading to some banana and cloves with a spicy yeasty, peppery alcohol and slightly bitter finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full with soft carbonation.

Overall, I don’t normally care for sweet or banana flavors in beer, but I was surprised to find that I liked this one. The flavors mesh well together.