Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)

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

One of the best IPA’s i’ve had! Very flavorful, great aroma! Appearance was a little lacking, but overall one of my favorites!

Lovely flavor. Major hops with grapefruit and some pine. Medium yellow amber color with medium white head. Right up there with two hearted and furious. I love a great IPA.

Bottle. An ordinary hazy golden color with a medium sized, lasting, off white head. Strong grapefruit and hops in the aroma. Notice first... sweet... like brown sugar then a nice easy transition to hops and a restrained grapefruit bitterness. For a special occasion I would prefer this over a Sierra Nevada.

Aroma is sweet, floral hops. The appearance was true to the style. The flavor is floral hops, caramel, toasted malts, earth, very good. The finish was again floral hops, lingering sweetness. Medium mouthfeel, strong carbonation. Decent represenataion of the style.

Bottle. Creamy light orange color with 1.5 finger white head that stays. Lacing. Aroma of sweet, flowery hops. Flavor had citrus and caramel notes along with a ton of hops. Palate was creamy and light with a dry finish. I was looking forward to this and it did not disappoint. Killer logo too!

12 oz bottle. Smells of apricot, citrus, pine. Amber-gold color. Not much head or lacing. Nice bitterness. Tastes of fruit, pine. Low on the carbonation end. Very nice IPA.

BOTTLE: gold pour, nice white head with good lacing. Grapefruit and pine hop aroma, taste is sweet, medium creamy mouthfeel, and lots of hops. Pretty good.

Bottle. Always a good time to be had with Stone. These guys are all about hops and IBU’s and they aren’t afraid to tell you all about it. The smell, taste, after-taste: Hops, hops, hops. Anyone who likes their beer especially bitter should upgrade to the Arrogant Bastard or, if you need even MORE hops, the double Bastard. These guys make a mean thirst quencher