 JCB (1713), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Aug 6, 2006 Pretty interesting effort to soup up the wheat with a strong hop infusion, a touch of ruination as it were. Nice look and aroma, very quaffable. Fine and mellow but not too memorable by Stone’s standards.
barleyPops (1079), Quad-Cities, Illinois, USA
Aug 5, 2006 bomber courtesy of Saarlander via trade. aroma is very hoppy, lots of grapefruit and pine. appearance is a slightly hazy yellow gold with a great looking foam cap. flavor was a mixed bag of hops, more hops along with some malt and just a hint of wheat and maybe some peppery type spice. palate was medium to almost full with a dry sort of bitter finish. all I knew going in was that this was an american strong ale, that said, this is not at all what I was expecting. since this is a brew from Stone, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I got something unusual! good brew, thanks Aaron
ChristianSA (368), Copenhagen, Denmark
Jul 29, 2006 Bottle. Clear with big yeast lumps. White average size head .Strong aroma of honey and citrus. Flavor is malty with hints of melon, sugar and a nice bitterness follows. Fairly fizzy but with a nice mellow mf.
pintocb (508), Darsville, Georgia, USA
Jul 26, 2006 Clear, pale amber. Some Belgian-esque qualities in the first sip followed by some hoppiness. Almost like a wheat-IPA. Interesting.....
IrishBoy (2685), Bakersfield, California, USA
Jul 25, 2006 22 ounce bomber Nose of hops, citrus, and a little yeast; slighly hazy orange-amber color with a thick, heavy lacing, long-lasting yellowish head; flavor is nice spicy hop bitterness which evoloves into a long lasting hoppy bitter finish.
Braudog (3733), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Jul 22, 2006 Poured an enticing yellow-gold with a firm pillow top. It gives a nice round bready sweet aroma. The flavor is wonderful ... also bready, but candied and citrusy, doughy but in a good way. I really like this more than the string of 3.X ratings behind me. Quite excellent.
iowaherkeye (1832), Bakersfield, California, USA
Jul 19, 2006 22oz bomber. Pours a slightly hazy amber orange with a huge off-white head. Aroma of pine and grapefruit hops, some sweet caramel malts. There is a slight bit of funk and some misc. spices upon further whiffs. Flavor is some raisins, alcohol--not terribly strong, but noticeable--a fair amount of bitterness with pine/grapefruit, a little spicy and even less funky. Dry finish. Light-moderate carbonation, medium-full bodied. Nice lacing. Not exactly what I was expecting, but still a good beer.
KingpinIPA (842), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 14, 2006 Cloudy golden color with tiny particals floating around. Smell of hops, fruit, and alcohol. Tastes very hoppy with hints of citrus and then a dry, salty, bitter finish. Thanks Brewblackhole.
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