 BMan1113VR (2884), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 28, 2008 September 9th 2006 bottle with nearly two years of age. This stuff is at its prime. Thick pour leaves a medium sized, rocky off-white head covering a hazy toffee colored body. Nice lacing left by the head. Smells like a nice barely wine with tons of toffee, caramel, plums and some faded hops and alcohol. Wow, taste is increadible, with caramel and lots of it, followed by alcohol then some light and faded citrus hop bitterness and a bit more malt and fruit (fresh juicy oranges mingle with plums, raspberries and rasins) in the finish. Perfectly aged, and at its prime. Light alcohol warming with a creamy mouthfeel and very faint bubbles. A great aged IIPA. I would buy a lot more of this, but I feel it won’t improve much beyond another year. To me, it its current state, it reminds me a lot of Old Guardian, only better!
KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 19, 2008 Rating #300. Bottle courtesy of golubj and alexanderj. Shared during the 4th of July Beer Bash with kleyland and alexanderj. I first had the opportunity to sample this beer the night before my wedding. Unfortunately, I drank a bottle of DFH 120 Minute IPA just before and wasn’t thinking clearly. Somehow, I managed to mix a Stone 10th with a Southampton Anniversary beer. I thought a proper rating of this beer was all but a lost cause. Imagine my surprise when I found out a bottle had been found.
Now onto the beer. Pours a copper color. Malty aroma. Light, off white head. Big malty flavor. Most of the hops have dropped out of this beer, but it still was very enjoyable. Finish was strong, astringent alcohol. Nice beer and glad to finally taste this.
nbutler11 (760), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 13, 2008 Sampled this recently and it tasted almost like biting into a bitter orange. However, it’s intensity quickly mellowed into a very tasty IPA -- described as fellow tasters as closer to a barleywine.
GMCC2181 (865), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 10, 2008 Bottle from mashmaster and bigern! Thanks guys! A highly anticipated brew that did not let me down. Amber in color, decent head. Aroma is lots of citrus and piney hops. Flavor is a strong balance of hops and malt. Very hoppy and malty at the same time... No trace of the ten percent alcohol. Low carbonation, above average texture that also has a stickyness to it. Overall a solid beer! Well worth seeking out.
badbeer (433), Iowa, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 5, 2008 Pours a nice amber color with an eggshell colored head. Head has great retention and leaves spotty lacing as well. Smell has a rich scent of pine and grapefruit, leaning more towards the pine-like and resiny aromas. I also get a hint of malt, but it’s hidden beneath the bouquet of hops. Taste starts out grapefuity and leads into more pine, but I get more grapefruit and citrus in the taste than in the nose. Taste is full of hops but definately has a strong malt backbone to it with some alcohol warmth in the finish. Carbonation is at about medium levels and the body feels rich and full. Drinkability is good; I could drink plenty of this and wish I had more of it. In comparison to a strict definition of IIPA, this leads more towards the barley wine side being as how a barley wine tends to have more body and a IIPA would be expected to have a more dry finish. Either way I thought this was an excellent beer!
DenverLogan (421), MileHi, Colorado, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 4, 2008 Ruby red and orange color with small head. Big lovely orange and hop aroma. Very strong flavor...bold hops and strength, some caramel, white pepper, clove, bitter fruit rind, alcohol, hop resins, grapefruit hops. From a growler but I’ve had it many times on tap and in the bottle.
StoutCat (85), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 3, 2008 Aroma of sweet fruit and light citrus notes. Appears an orange-light brown with a head that maintains nice lacing well into the beer. Immediate citrus taste, sweet medium-thickness in the body and only a small bit of bitter-hop taste at the end. Very nice brew.
bluemeow76 (693), Lewis Center, Ohio, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 27, 2008 We had this on draft at Stone 6/27/08 - aged 2 years. We were only allowed a sample size glass, and were not permitted to get pints with our meals. The small bit we were allowed to have was amazing! The combination of flavors combined with the aging was perfect.
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