 jgd0608 (187), Zeeland, Michigan, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 29, 2006 Bomber courtesy of Secret Santa! Pours a dark amber, with 2 fingers of creamy beige head. Smells of floral, pine, grapefruit. I’ll probably sniff this one longer than i drink it. Wow this beer looks great, head slowing going down, leaving a nice lacing around the glass. Tastes of grapefruit, Very nicely balanced, Malty, followed by a nice kick of hops, was kind of hopin for a bit more hops, but i’m not complainin. They have also hid the 10% perfectly, just the slightest hint. This is definitely, one of the finer Doulbe IPAs i’ve had, and the first of Stones beers that i’ve had, now i know, i must try them all! Thanks again Santa!!
Fish (439), Kure, Japan
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 27, 2006 Had a bottle of this courtesy of Ross. Once again, thanks, Ross. Poured a deep orange, with a slightly thicker head than the Ruination IPA (which I tried last night). It’s definitely a good bit maltier than the Ruination. The hops take more of a back seat in this beer. Which is OK. It’s actually a really nice balance. The alcohol makes a bigger appearance in this beer (again I’m comparing to the Ruination). Nice warmth there. It finishes really sweet for a I2PA. Kind of surprising choice. This is really a fantastic beer all the way around.
ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 25, 2006 Bottle. I was fortunate to find this brew after I thought for sure it was all gone. I was in the Bay Area 2 weeks ago and forgot to look for it, and 3 months after it’s release I figured for sure it was gone. Luckily I was able to locate a couple of bottles. Sticky sweet aroma, wonderful. Reddish amber with plentiful, visible carbonation. Large, off-white head; frothy, creamy. Unbelievably good. Strong, piney, sweet. Perfect balance. A little too strong of an alcohol presence, otherwise, IPAs don’t get much better than this.
kujo9 (1077), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 24, 2006 Updated: Nov 28, 200622 oz bottle: Pours thick and orangey colored w/a lasting off white head. Initial mouthfeel is thick, like vegetable oil. Initial aroma is grapefruit citrusy, piney, and floral. Toasty malt and caramel come in 2nd, 3rd, 4th place... and a dried apricot and grapefruit aroma as it warms. Well balanced but to sweet malty flavors overall with a grapefruit citrusy flavor up front. Caramel & light toasty malt w/ a sweet finish and aftertaste that is citrusy as well as floral. Very full bodied, smooth m/f, very, very well hidden alcohol. Too high ABV for an IPA, and very well hidden alc. for 10%. A bit on the sweet side for some, but not for me! Definitely not an IPA though!
beerinmarch (2810), Washington, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 24, 2006 On tap. Pours a hazy orange with a tall white head. Massive piney hop aroma, very resiny. Taste just tries to put some sweetness upfront, but the bitterness is just to strong for it. Citrus and pine flavors mix in the bitterness in this hop display. Alochol shows a bunch, should have probably let this age more. Finish has a lot of grapefruit character.
JFGrind (1353), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 24, 2006 Rating #1000 - It’s thanks to almost five years of being a member to RB.com that I’m even aware of beers like Stone 10th Anniversary. I thought this would be an appropiate beer for rating one thousand. Crisp amber with strong malt presense and a perfect display of a 2XIPA. Cellaring would improve the beer overall but I thought it was an excellent bomber.
Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 22, 2006 DAMN, this amber orange body with a white head was all hops in the nise. Immense grapefruit and pine. Juicy taste. OPungent white grapefruit with pine and bitter hops. The alcohol is right there mixed with all thw hops. I would call this a fruit beer, man, there is so much grapefruit in here. Did I mention graoefruit.
spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 22, 2006 Aroma is of gratefruits and a good bit of malts.Pours copper with a white head.A nice bitterness from the big hops,but balanced nicely by the big maltyness.Mouthfull is thick with a sweetness then finishes with bitter hops.
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