Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)

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

This is a very solid, hoppy IPA. Generous hops on the aroma and in the flavor. Notes of pine and citrus in the aroma. The flavor and finish are also quite bitter and floral and not too sweet, with at most medium carbonation. I like the Ruination IPA more, but this is a good IPA.

Light orange color. Both Fratto and I in tandum: "Why hello hops!" explains the aroma. Tastes of hops as well that don’t disappoint. Finish isn’t bad.

Bouteille de 12 oz. Arômes intenses et invitants de houblon américain (fruits tropicaux et résine). Robe dorée et claire, effervescence moyenne et légère mousse. Il s’agit d’une IPA qui met le houblon à l’avant-plan, avec une très belle présence aromatique (fruits tropicaux, résine). Le malt, très net, est juste assez présent pour soutenir le houblon. Finale bien amère. Une très bonne IPA de la côte ouest.

Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint. Slightly hazy burnt yellow with foamy head and pretty strong lacing. Aroma of pine and citrus, slightly sweet toasted malts. Fantastic hop taste - mostly pine, citrus and some grapefruit. Some mostly dry malts to counterbalance the hop explosion, but not too much. Persistent bitterness at end. Very smooth and very dry. Medium body and moderate carbonation. For being so hop-centric and bitter, this is unbelievably easy to drink. This has now become one of my top IPAs, along with Celebration and Two-Hearted.

12 oz. bottle- Pours clear golden with a pillow on top, aroma is of citrus and hops. The flavor is mellow, drinkable, and damn right enjoyable, you dirty bastard. Sorry, i apologize, the arrogant bastard in me got out, you stupid jackasses.

12-oz bottle Marcello’s, Lafayette, LA - aroma: floral, burnt, pine, grapefruit (hops); flavor: slight sweet, salty (malt), bitter , citrus, grapefruit (hop); appearance: hazy yellow off white head, some lacings; mouthfeel: medium to heavy bodied, moderate carbonation; overall: nice

Poured a golden yellow with a nice effervescent head. Taste of Grapefruit hops dominated throughout. Finished surprisingly smooth. Delicious IPA.

Yellow colored with cloudy appearance. Medium sized white head. Rich aroma with nice pine and grass, some flowers and grape also come up. Medium bodied. Flavor is also strongly piny with lemon also dominating, nice fruits with some pineapple also here. Aftertaste lasts with bitter hops.