 jaymobrown (1360), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 6, 2003 Did a side by side testing with the Pale and the "bigness" of the 7th comes out. Similar to the pale but with more maltish, nutty, and melted butter flavors. The alcohol really becomes noticable. Just an overall bigger beer.
jamrun (137), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 6, 2003 lightbrown-orange in color, smell is mix of hops an malt, taste of piney with a balnce of maltiness finnishes slightly dry and grapfruity
loweredsixth (942), Fresno, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 4, 2003 Brilliant clear burnt-orange color with a creamy off-white head (left plenty of lace all the way down the glass.) The aroma was full of pine, citrus (grapefruit dominant), and sweet caramel. The flavor was very sweet and very hoppy...to me there was a nice balance between the two, just a whole lot of each. Somewhat thick, sticky feel...my lips were quite sticky feeling after each drink. Not bad. I too would like to see Stone do something completely different, but this one is by no means a failure.
herbjones (742), Orange, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 3, 2003 Big hoppy,malty mutha of a brew. Big citrusy hop bite balanced by huge doses of malt. Some sweetness. I wish they would start exploring new styles for the anniversary brews rather than super charge existing ones.
Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 3, 2003 Nice amber color,Medium sized off white head with a decent amount of hang time.fairly hoppy aroma,malty ,with hints of fruit,spice and sweet as well.The taste was malty and very well hopped with the usual citrus fruit and a decent spice character it likes to teeter a bit between bitter and sweet but the bitter definately wins out the after taste comes off as bitter and citrus with a mild maltiness to it,and the feel is medium feeling,the alcohol does make itself known pretty much throughout the brew and alot more on the way down.As some of the other raters have stated,this brew may just improve with a little more time but for now it is a bit young but still a damn fine brew from these guys.
mribm (419), Hurley, New York, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 3, 2003 22 0z. Bottle. Smelled like a hoppy biscuit and tasted like a hoppy pineapple with a sugary hoppy finish. This was a very unusual, yet very enjoyable beer. Not really my idea of a pale ale, more of an IPA.
JorisPPattyn (5191), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 1, 2003 Reasonably bright orange-amber; no head. Real pine-wood, resiny hopscharacter already in the nose. Very hopbitter. Good underlying malt, but stops just short of balancing. Thick, oily hops keep filling the palate. One question. I have had the Arrogant B., Double ditto, IPA, etc. etc. And loved most of them. But aren't they never interested in changing it just that little bit to get something original?
redlem (1155), Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 1, 2003 Clear reddish amber color with a lasting medium creamy head. Characteristic Stone aroma, sort of a mix of Ruination and Vertical Epic. Spicy hop bitterness with some sweetness. I like the Stone beers but they are starting to get very similiar, the more I try.
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