 Beaver (596), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 9, 2005 22 oz bottle date 9/05. Pours a yellow-orange with a big fluffy white head that lasts forever and laces the glass. The second pour from the bomber some yeast floaties.
The aroma is caramel malts with floral, grapefruity, piney hops. It’s awesome at first (9), but as it warms it becomes more floral, peppery and medicinal.
The flavor is sweet malts followed by a large but rather subdued floral/grassy hop bitterness with notes of melon. As it warms, peppery medicinal alcohol comes out. The mouthfeel is smooth and velvety with a sticky bitterness.
Overall, it tastes like a decent mellow IPA. It reminds me some of Rogue’s Brutal Bitter. As I go through the bomber, I like it less and less.
BückDich (4830), McCall, Idaho, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 8, 2005 Golden color, lots of lacing, puffy head. Nose of fragrant hops and lots of creamy malts, some funky hop notes. The flavor is smooth, balanced, a bit much bitterness and, uh, "californianess" to it. Decent body and mouthfeel though. Good!
bombshelter (349), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 8, 2005 bottle from liquor store down the street. this is excellent: laced white head, big hoppy aroma, and some warming booziness. easy to drink, which is not something you expect out of stone. nice medium body, flavor is a smooth blend of malts with a nice hop bitterness and flavor.
hopscotch (5469), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 8, 2005 Bottle… Clear, light golden ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. Pine, orange blossom honey and white pepper nose. Beautifully unbalanced flavor. Bitter with big time grapefruit rind. Medium to full-bodied and bone dry with lively carbonation. Along the lines of Bear Republic’s Hop Rod Rye or Smuttynose’s Big A IPA. A new style perhaps… Extreme Wheat? Very nice offering from Stone.
Darkover (1311), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 7, 2005 Light orange color with a huge beige head. Strong aroma of citrus hops and grapefruit. Flavor is tangy and tart, with plenty of citrus hops and some wheat.
jefcon (998), Arlington, Virginia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 7, 2005 Yellow and orange in teh glass, with a gorgeous head and lots of lacing. The nose on this beer is excellent: grapefruit, lemon, banana, orange, all the fuity esters are there. There is also a hint of malt underneath the beer -- hazelnut and brown sugar. Tasting is just as solid. Plenty of fruit on the tongue -- tart and lively, with a bittering finish. Palate is neutral. Lots of bubbles, but so-so weight and a shorter finish.
dwyerpg (2529), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 7, 2005 A hoppy but mellow aroma. A less than satisfying yellow color. This hits hard, its like an IPA mixed with a strong ale. Another solid Stone offering.
kramer (2465), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 4, 2005 22 oz bottle. Pours a light copper with a white fizzy head. Aroma of strong citrusy hops, wheat, grass, and grapefruit. Flavor is a nice balance of hoppiness and wheat. A very different beer, along the lines of maybe a double IPA but without the malty backbone. Alcohol definately makes itself known in the finish. Finish is clean with hop bitterness lingering on for some time. I also detect a bit of a lemon pledge taste. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with lively carbonation and an oily texture. This really is an unclassifiable beer. Overall I do like it, an interesting beer from an interesting brewery.
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