Stone 13th Anniversary Ale

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
Escondido, California USA

Good balance between the hops and malts, piney citric notes and toffee. Would like to age this one.

Dark amber haze, with a squat off-white head, a little sour note on the aroma, maybe citric fruit, maybe a little malty, interesting dry flavor yet hoppy, very complex, very crisp.

(Draught) Poured deep amber and hazy with white head. Aroma of citricness, hops and malts. Palate was medium bodied and dryish with medium carbonation. Tasted of malts, hops, lightly roasty, alcohol and bitterness. Hoppy and malty aftertaste.

Bottle Pours a murky brown with a light tan head, which is froathy and lasting. Produces some spotty lacing. The aroma hits you as soon as you pour. A good mix of malts and hops. Has a strong malt underlying. Some molasses, a touch of pine, and some spicy pepper. Has a good carbonation. The flavor is hearty. More on the malt side than the hop side. The body is full and its definetly heavy. Has a good mouthfeel. The texture is thick. Has a great finish and a good aftertaste. This one keeps me wondering what the spice is, really kicks it up a notch.

Aroma is richly hoppy with just a hint of citrus. It pours a dark clear amber with a decent off-white head. Flavor is fiercely hoppy like a strong IPA, quite bitter but bitter in the right way - I did make a face a couple times! There is just a hint of malt and a touch of lemon. Texture is rough and fizzy - this is a ferocious beer!

Bomber. Poured a lovely shade of clear, deep garnet with a well-retained cap of beige head. The aroma picked up a hefty dose of resiny pine and grapefruit over thicker, syrup-ier caramel and molasses.. the base came across as good and juicy. The flavor found was tangy and bitter the whole way through, opening with pine tar and a bit of citrusy tartness.. the same caramel and molasses from the nose provided a sweet base.. pine, grass, floral, and citrusy bitterness washed around the mouth and stuck until well after the finish.. thick, warm, and bitter at the end. Heavier-bodied with too much emphasis on the hoppage.. I dug the way the malts came across, but they were too hard to get ahold of.. still a mighty good brew.

Reddish brown with a substantial tan head. Aroma is hops, somewhat pine scented. Flavor is upfront with the hops, but there’s a strong malt body to balance it out. Still, hop flavor is persistent overall. Something of a bittersweet finish and a slight toffee flavor. Overall, very pleasant and drinkable while being very flavorful.

Pours nutbrown with a thin tan heat. very citrussy hop aroma, grapefruit, apricot and orange. Hops are there in the flavour but there is a great malty base. the flavour is more piney than citrus. Theres some roasted notes underneath; caramel, nuts. Individual components very good, but a little unbalanced. wonderful citrus aroma, fantastic piney hop flavour and roasted malty thickness. A great taste experience but might lack a bit of cohesion of flavour.