 jeffc666 (1821), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Sep 23, 2007
Excellent stuff. This is the best beer that I have had from Stone in quite awhile. The aroma and flavor are loaded with hops. There is some really nice sweetness that balances the hoppy bitterness. Damn fine and damn drinkable.
ChainGangGuy (1602), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Sep 21, 2008 Appearance: Pours a dark brown body topped with one full inch of fizzy, beige-colored foam.
Smell: Dark malt aroma of chocolate and cola nuts with notes of licorice, Fruity Pebbles, and aged pine needles.
Taste: Plenty of dark maltiness upfront tasting of chocolate and a bit like a blend of cola and root beer. Some sweetish hints throughout. Faint touch of black cherry and orange zest fruitiness. Definitely a slackened hop character, with flavors of citrus (particularly lime) and pine. Only barely a medium-high amount of bitterness remains. Tiny hint of tar on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: My, how this has progressed in just a year’s time! I dare say I like it much better this way.
Lt_Dan (64), Greater Los Angeles Area, California, USA
Sep 21, 2008 This brew has changed quite a bit. Had a strong piney nose, with hints of coca cola. Flavors of piny hops and black coffee. I predict in one year, it will become sweeter, and will take yet another twist from its original form.
Magjayran (1152), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Sep 18, 2008 The surprise of the night at Tyler’s in Durham. A total mindfucker. Pours a very dark brown with a sizable tan head. The aroma and taste scream west coast DIPA. Lots of citrusy and piney hops with a funny caramel finish. It’s just hard to believe that a beer that color can share so much with in common with beers that are known to be golden or orange. Neat!
durhambeer (525), Durham, USA
Sep 17, 2008 On tap at Tyler’s in Durham. This was suprisingly good, and I’m not sure why I didn’t get a full pint instead of the 4oz taste. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Dark, dark pour with nearly yellow head. Not knowing much about the beer, I was not expecting the big hops on the nose. Really lovely and resiny, but with some nice sweet fruit from the malt and sugar behind it. Caramel and burnt sugar. Big roasty barley. Dark fruits. But throughout, hops, hops, hops on top of everything. A very tasty beer.
Nate (2253), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 14, 2008 From bomber courtesy of dpjuart. Great malty nose, chocolate and biscuit. Caramel malt, raw wort and a bit of funky cheese or feet. Light oxidation. Bit of mild spircy resin notes. Neutral fruits. Dark brown clear with pillowy off-white lacing head. Medium body with medium carbonation. A bit hot with warming. Sweet with caramel and chocolate. Biscuit and hoppy hops. Neutral fruits and still quite bitter. Fruity bitter finish and nutty bitter after.
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