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Stone 9th Anniversary Ale 3.64 444

Stone 9th Anniversary Ale

 (RETIRED)
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4443.65/5.03.64/5.0Special7.8%71.5Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
As has been a tradition, we have “Anniversary-ized” a recipe from our history by cranking it up, making it stronger and more assertive. With this year’s Anniversary we decided to look back at a wheat beer that we released a couple of Spring/Summers a few years ago: Stone Heat Seeking Wheat. While it was a plenty tasty beer, we ultimately decided that it wasn’t that reflective of what Stone was all about, and we unceremoniously dropped it from our lineup. For the Stone 9th Anniversary Ale, we carried some of the characteristics from the Stone Heat Seeking Wheat --- clear, not hazy; hoppy, not yeasty; combining a delicious hop bitterness and wheat tartness --- and made some…well…adjustments.
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 Terminus (1955), Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 28, 2005    Updated: Oct 18, 2005
bottle-thanks for foolish_mortal for hooking me up with a few of these. this is the first stone beer i have had to trade for. Living in NM for 2 years, we pretty much got the entire stone lineup minus the pale and levitation. I must say to start, this beer is better than 8th, even though i gave that beer a better rating. a big citric nose comes right at you when you first pour. those amarillos and crystals come screaming at you. I have to say, the amarillo notes make this smell quite a bit like gumballhead The orange and peach notes are huge here with some pineapple and lemon to mix. big citric flavors of orange, tangerine and lemon. there really isn’t that much bitterness here i must add. the beer is actually very sweet and reminds me of stone ipa. unfortunately, the alcohol is not well covered here and inhibits this beer from being great. not much malt here and no sign of wheat malt at all. palate is somewhat fizzy, but still full at the same time. long pineapple and orange finish. I like it!


 jsquire (2123), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 2, 2008  
Golden color with a frothy off white head. Nose reminds me of tangerine peel and caramel. There is the patina of oxidation in this beer, but it carries it well. Sweet caramel, lots of orange juice, some peach and apricot, and still a strong grapefruit rind in the finish. The alcohol is more prominent than I would have expected from a 7.8% beer. This is still a nice strong ale and should still have a couple of years left in it. Thanks to Kramer17801 for hooking me up with this retired beer.


 auto (161), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Oct 29, 2005  
fruity apricot flavour. slightly thick palate similar to a duvel, caramel scent


 Jeppe (2638), Ølbutikken, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 30, 2005  
Foamy well lasting white head, slightly hazy golden body. Fresh dominating hoppy and light spicy aroma with a tone of alcohol. Dry biding hoppy flavor with notes of white pepper, grass and spices. Sharp. A bit unbalanced, but nice and interesting.


 footbalm (1219), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/516/20
Jan 17, 2006  
Bomber thanks to Raindog for this one.Nose is gig on the hops but also get a little bit of peachy-ness.Under tones of grass. This is very refreshing,not unlike a spritzer of some kind,in a beer sort odf way.


 Zeswaft (1000), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jan 1, 2006  
Honestly, this tastes a lot like all of the other Stone beers. This one is a little less good though. Maybe it has more malt, I don’t know.


 MrManning (1655), London, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 29, 2006  
Bottoe courtesy of , and thanks to Immy! A slight hazy yellow pour pours with a good bleached white froth. Good lacing. Pretty straight forward hop profile in the nose, with some perfume and citrus fruits. A hoppy bread crust flavour is matched well with a mild citrus bitterness. Good pure hop leaf finish, with lots of bitterness lingering.Would do well on the patio in summer. Not complex, but still very enjoyable. A pleasure to try. Thanks so much Tim!


 beerbuzzmontreal (2922), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 24, 2007  
Pours a hazy orange colo with a thin white head. Good aroma and flavor of citrusy hops with caramel malt and a bitter finish. The body is light and liquorous with soft carbonation.



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