bigbeersrule (58), USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Feb 22, 2008 Had an aged 10th on tap at Papago. The beer is still wonderfully hoppy and is quite a bit better than when it was first released now that it has had time to age. A big double IPA.
 dmac (1500), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 22, 2008 22 oz bomber thanks to adrian910ss, thanks Adrian. Okay first let me start by saying I LOVE Stone and I do realize that this beer is 1 1/2 years old and I do know what happens to hops over time. I don’t think my rating of this beer, #460, will destroy it’s average. I am rating on what it tastes like today Feb 22nd 2008 and not what it was/could have been 1 1/2 years ago. Pours a murky orangey/reddish/brown with a large beige bubbly head. Malt dominant aroma with lots of caramel, toffee notes, a slight touch of citrus hops still lingers in the background and to a lesser extent some alcohol. Medium bodied with light carbonation and lots of alcohol warming. Flavor is shot. The hops have long ago went the way of Elvis and left the building. What remains is some caramel, toffee, bread and alcohol with a bit of a soapy aftertaste. This is the Daunte Culpepper of beers, way past it’s prime but still trying to stay in the game.
lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 18, 2008 Bottle courtesy of DrJay on BA.
Pours a rich amber color with a big offwhite head and some light lacing. Smell is malty with caramel like sweetness along with some sweet citrus. Little to no hop prensence left. Taste is caramel, alcohol, and candied orange peels. Somewhat surprised that the hops have basically entirely faded and that the alcohol is still this present. Decent, but not what it was intended to be any longer, I’m guessing.
dunkpigen (328), Kolding, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 17, 2008 Bottle @ the wolf tasting. Hazy orange with af film. Aroma is sweet, hoppy, peachy as well as the flavour.
bleeng (600), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA
| 1.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Feb 16, 2008 Bomber. Pours hazy dark gold with very little head. Nose of old hops, skunkiness, old garbage cans, resins. I’m really afraid to taste this..here goes..Not fresh. Hop profile has smoothed out leaving a sweetness, very little malt profile, worn out hops. Very hard to get down. I’m getting tired of drinking these old IPA’s-I’m sure this beer was much better when fresh. This just doesn’t do it for me.
Goodgrief (1161), Middletown, Delaware, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 10, 2008 Oct. 2006 - Pink grapefruit. Pink grapefruit. Pink grapefruit. Pink grapefruit. How many times do I have to type this to make a "meaningful comment"? Very sweet grapefruit flavor with a lot of resinous flavor as well. Pretty hot alcohol burn as well. Can’t say I was a huge fan, but if you like huge hops, this is for you. Pass me the Ruination instead, please.
jcwattsrugger (5563), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 4, 2008 on tap -pours a light tan head and gold color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel apple, hint of spice. Taste is medium malt-caramel, apple (25% crystal malt? Or less with the one year of aging), secondary spicy hops. Smooth, mellow.
doubleo (1121), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 2, 2008 22oz bomber, tasted in Aug. 07. Pours a deep honey color with a reddish tint to it. Thin head of small bubbles that lingers through most of the glass. Smells very sweet, lots of hops in the nose. Some fruitiness in the nose, sweet citrus maybe. Tastes very sweet, with lots of syrupy hoppy flavors. Not at all bitter, unfortunately.
Thick, thick, thick. Ok carbonation. On a side note the bottles have not held up nearly as well as the kegs on tap at the brewery.
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