 jigglyjock (159), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 19, 2004 Aroma has hints of choclate, and coffe, with a slight tinge of alcohol. Nice dark red amber color. Head is a peach orange color. This is a very tasty ale which taste like a comination between a porter and a imperial stout. Mean chocolate, coffee and some spicy hop tastes.
Crockett (904), Steelback County, Ontario, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 19, 2004 Pours clear red/brown with a firm burnt butter head. Familiar roasty malt, caramel, coffee, aroma. Lighter in hops (than expected from Stone), must, and cookie dough. Slightly sour right off the bat. Like an imperial brown ale. Woody smoke afterthoughts. Brown sugar. Spice, pepper and vanilla in the super malty, long warming finish.
jimmack (1221), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 18, 2004 Clear, dark ruby color with a small off white head. Aroma of biscuity malt with
a hop background. Sweet, nutty malt flavor that quickly dries and turns bitter on the finish.
Wrath (362), Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 18, 2004 Dark red color with sweet maly aroma. Coffee chocolate flavor with a nice bitter roasted feel in the mouth. Alcohol not noticed but felt. Smooth warminh finish. Very good beer.
Steib (578), Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 17, 2004 Dark reddish-brown color. Sweet malt, almost a burnt wood aroma. Bold roasted somewhat bitter flavor. Slight hint of vanilla, the alcohol is there but not overwhelming. A good sipping beer like a good bourbon. I think it needs to be aged likewise, to bring out the balance and flavor. The malt, chocolate, toffee, roasted goodness is there just needs to mellow.
ChazyRPh (571), Chazy, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 15, 2004 dark brown/garnet color with an orangish yellow head. Kinda fitting for a halloween brew. Sweet malty aroma, hint of vanilla. Choco-coffee flavor to start, sweetening out and finishing with a nice woody bitter. This is a delicious beer. Nice roasted tones, very easy to drink, alcohol is well hidden. Happy Anniversary Stone!
CaptainCougar (5520), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 14, 2004 Pours a clear ruby brown with a thinly lacing very light tan head. Mild chocolate, coffee and bitter hoppy aroma is very true to a brown ale. Starts semi-sweet and bitter, turning more dry and hopy toward a mildly warming oaky bittering hoppy finish. Stone has again produced a very unique anniversary brew, but it could use a touch more balance. Some aging will probably help. Thanks to whaleman for the trade!
Beerly There (20), Oregon, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 14, 2004 Nice reddish brown color which extends to the decent head. Aroma is sweet, malty and caramelly. The taste is brown sugar/ toasted malt.
The alcohol really isn’t evident. The hops are mild by Stone’s standards and come on in the end. They are grapefruitish and slightly metallic. An all right beer but weak compared to their previous anniverary offerings.
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