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Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale 3.96 888

Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8883.97/5.03.96/5.08.7%97.4Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
We re brewers whose substantial mettle and idiomatic approach to brewing allows us to consistently create works of art such as this justifiably self righteous ale. Its bitterness hits our sweet spot. Its blackness lightens our hearts. Its liquid dichotomy pulls it all together in this sublimely sacrosanct ale. Yes, we damn well know our stuff here at Stone, and it would be irresponsible of us not to acknowledge how remarkable this heavenly creation of ours is. Thus the name we are compelled to give it ... Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale ... serves as a reminder of just how good we are, in both liquid and verbal form. We re certainly not perfect. Too often, we allow our modesty to get the best of us as we re simply not inclined towards senseless braggadocio. When youre good, youre good. And when you do something great, the least you can do is acknowledge it. Others benefit from knowing. In this case, we find that we are compelled to point out how amazing this beer is that we rightly call the Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale. First brewed in 2007 as Stone 11th Anniversary Ale, this beer was an instant hit. With us. Other folks with great taste loved it too, but we were focused on how much we liked it, and we felt it was truly sublime. That euphoria didnt last long though, as it was soon replaced with the grim reality that when we sold out of it there wouldnt be any more. For Us. And that was simply unacceptable. So, we are now blessing ourselves, and you the enlightened, with this beer on a full time basis.. Thusly, you may now revel in your own self righteousness as you see fit with this glorious example of ours. You are genuinely welcome, as it is our pleasure.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 BigBang (215), Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/517/20
Jan 2, 2010  
What a smooth enjoyable black IPA. Kind of a hoppier version of Arrogant Bastard - delightful. I could enjoy this one over and over. Someone else described the pour as "cola", which is right on the mark. Taste is a nice rich malt blend with great hoppiness. Too bad I can’t get this locally. Thanks to Updebrew for this one...


 bedainedebiere (294), Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Jan 2, 2010  
Indeed some sort of dark IPA, VTHopHead, as the divine hoppiness clearly highlights this brew. Citrusy and piny perfectly aggressive bitterness, distant notes of espresso, lasting aftertaste. 8,7% ABV ? Get out of here! It seems impossible as it is soooo easy to drink. Fellow American friends, take pride: to me, forget belgian, english or german beers, you are now the new leaders of the world concerning the quality of beers. Vous êtes très impressionnants!


 VTHopHead (936), Barre, Vermont, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/517/20
Jan 1, 2010  
Bottle/22 - Pours a very dark black/brown in color with a tight, creamy tan head that produced some very nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is hoppy... both citrus and pine, but also very floral too... with some coffee and some chocolate. Flavor is medium bitter with plenty of hops... more of the pine than the citrus. Not so much of the coffee, but a hint of chocolate and strong of darkly roasted malts. Finish is long and bitter with the roasted malts hanging on. I would tend to classify this as a dark Imperial IPA rather than an American strong ale... *Really* Good!


 brewski519 (438), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Dec 30, 2009  
22 oz bomber - this beauty pours an almost black with a thin tan head. Aroma is quite citrusy, piney hop with some hints of chocolate and coffee. Flavor is a huge bitter citrusy (grapefruit) hop with piney notes and some floral taste as well. Finish has plenty of bitterness and some roastiness.... Great brew


 willblake (2191), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 29, 2009  
20091229 Bomber from State Line. Oddly never rated the 11th anniversary despite having had a bunch of the stuff. And then, although I kept an eye out for this one, I just never came across it in any stores. But here we are, and I’m digging it again. Dark cola brown with small, fading head. Aroma is full of dank, resinous hops with a dose of grapefruit, teaberry, yellow cake. Interesting, inviting. Medium bodied with even, if a bit prickly, carbonation. Long almost stinging bitterness is spicy, resinous, pithy, and herbal. The style is getting plenty of airtime these days, but this is for certain one of the first of the dark IPAs I ever had, and probably one of the ones that first nailed it.


 dnstone (286), Mons, Belgium
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Dec 27, 2009  
Extremely floral aroma. Deep brown color withi nice head. Floral hop earthiness flavors. Notes: ’09 GABF


 rmussman (906), California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 26, 2009  
Sampled in a 22oz. A very well made strong ale. Good quality alcohol. Pours clear brown with a nice golden hue. Very nice light head on it. Drinks very smooth and well made.


 ChristianScheffel (4689), Odense, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 25, 2009  
Black with an off-white head. Huge hoppy aroma of peach and oranges. Fruity hop flavour quite sweet and quite bitter. Slightly roast finish



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