Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Escondido, California USA

12oz bottles. Pours a slight cloudy yellow colour. A nice hop punch to it, quite tasty and smooth. Doesn’t live up to the hype though. Have had better IPAs, but its still damn good.

Poured light amber, nose is all floral hops, very pleasant aroma. Flavor was more floral hops, the malts I thought were nicely blended. Very nice IPA. Will definitely have this again.

awesome ipa!! could put this stuff on i.v..very hoppy bite but not to the point of turpentine.one of the cleanest tasteing ipa iv ever had.

as expected, a winner in every way.....floral citrus and pine on the nose with an oily hop coating and faint malt. just the right amount of carbonation to be very refreshing. very nice long hoppy finish. Stone never lets me down!

8/22/09 Double Dry Hopped draft version. Nose is fresh hops, period. Piney. Taste is spot on perfect I.P.A. Oily & sticky. I mean the hop oils really coat your tongue. It’s special.

Had this bad boy while visiting Hollywood... picked it up from a random pharmacy. A great and solid IPA, as we have come to expect from Stone.

Hazy orange color with white head. Sweet smelling grapefruit and pine aroma. Has a bitter flavor and dry texture with a long hop finish. I’m surprised how smooth it is, considering the ABV and IBUs.

22oz bomber from The Lighthouse in Manchester, Maine. Pours a hazy yellow-amber with a thin film of off-white head that leaves some lace. Smells amazing - orange, grapefruit etc hops dominate for sure with just the slightest hint of malt. Bright citrussy hops dominate the flavor - orange, grapfruit, and slight pith. Slight caramel and biscuit malt help to make the hops not overpowering. Nonetheless, hops dominate and create perhaps one of the finest hop flavors in any beer I’ve ever had. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. An easier drinker than expected, considering the ABV and big flavor. Perhaps one of the finest IPAs I have ever had. Phenomenal in almost every way.