 notalush (2627), Denver, Colorado, USA
Oct 29, 2005 If you were to do a blind tasting of Ruination, Stone IPA, and this beer, I doubt you would be able to pick it out with any accuracy - however, that DOES mean that it’s a damn fine brew; it’s just not something all that "special" for a Stone product - very citrusy and hoppy, but with major caramel malt so that the huge hop profile doesn’t overwhelm you - if allowed to age, perhaps the other subtle background flavors would come to the forefront, but right now it is mostly a hop explosion with sticky malts trying to counteract - the result is a confusing, albeit flavorful experience.
jah noth (1015), Rochester, New York, USA
Oct 29, 2005 Slightly herbal nose with some mustiness and sour apple. Beautiful golden in appearance with a huge head and oozing lace. Crisp and sharp flavor, lemon with bread, not real yeasty, with some perfumy hops. Thickens as it warms. Interesting…
auto (161), California, USA
Oct 29, 2005 fruity apricot flavour. slightly thick palate similar to a duvel, caramel scent
ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
Oct 29, 2005 pours out orange color. hoppy smelling with grassy notes in the smell. taste is an offensive hop goodness that is in most stone brews. this one is a really good beer that reminds me of something between stone ruination and stone ipa. an awesome beer, that proves this is certainly a world class brewery.
00cobraR (1096), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Oct 29, 2005 Pours a golden orange colr with a very small white head. Aroma is hoppy with and hints of floral. Flavor is hoppy aswell. Overall not to bad.
bethmatt0421 (317), Covington, Kentucky, USA
Oct 29, 2005 1Pt 6oz bottle(september 2005). Orange/golden appearance, with an off white head (almost orange color to it). Acid like hoppy flavor with citrus and vanilla. The aroma is just as good as the taste. I like the palate, creamy mouthfeel to this. Smoother than most ales. I also find a miniscule taste of banana. maybe I’m just crazy. For being 7.8%, it’s hard to taste that strong alcohol flavor I was expecting. A nice long bitter finish. Another enjoyable brew from Stone. Rating this from the style, I give it two thumbs up!
BeerandBlues2 (3201), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Oct 28, 2005 Bottle. Pours orange-copper with a medium foamy off-white to yellow head and some lined lacing. Citrus rind, pine hop aroma with background malts. Slightly bitter citrus hop that transcends into a heavy bitter, acidic hop flavor that overpowers all other flavors. Medium bodied, fizzy and lively carbonation.
IMtheOptimator (1161), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
Oct 28, 2005 Poured a still clear amber with a large creamy white head that refused to dissipate. Aroma of sharp piney hops, candy, grass. Taste is sharp hops, with grass and a touch of grapefruit with a long bitter finish. Clean though somewhat one-dimensional. However, it is crisp, bold and refreshing, which I think was just what Stone was going for with this one. I liked it.
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