Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)

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

This is my goto session’s IPA beer. Stone has truely got a great IPA. Almost the epitomy of a west coast IPA. Nothing that well jump out and scream HOPS! but enuff there not to over power you and let you enjoy the other flavors that are going on with this beer

Bottle. Gold pour with ivory white head. Aroma is heavy pine, a whole coniferous forest’s worth. Some sweetness too slightly citrusy or some pineapple. Taste is definately piney and grapefruit with an extra bitter finish. Good sparkling mouthfeel with a bitter dry taste.

A great IPA. One of my favorites. Great hoppy flavor, but sweet . Has a nice thick feel, but is light and very drinkable. Just a good beer

I love this beer. Starting with the rush of grapefruit hop smell to the bitter taste that finishes into a sweet malt. I’ve never had a Stone I didn’t like.

It’s hop-tastic. If Blatz made an IPA this would be it. Full of wondrous hop aromas, and more bitter than your wife (or ex-wife). After you quaff a Bakers dozen of Vals’ Finest (Blatz or Blatz Light) you may slam one of these hop-bombs down, screaming, "Blatz is a genius" while trying to light your genitalia on fire (or not). Good stuff. and if you place some of these in front of your cache of Blatz, the in-laws will be fooled into thinking you are all out of the good stuff. Have a Stone IPA, then get tore up on Blatz....that’s how I roll.

Bottle. I’ve had a long journey in a relatively short time since I first had a Stone IPA, probably not as long ago as I would guess. When I wasn’t seeking out hoppy beers on a regular basis, I used to say it smelled to me like new carpet. At this point I don’t even really detect that any more. Just a fruity orange refreshing aroma, piney and musty sure, but no rugs. For me the Stone is still a little underbalanced, slightly thin and unrepentantly bitter. I like more malt, but I still like this beer.

Appearance: Yellow orange. Aroma: Intense fresh, West Coast floral and citrus hop and malt. Flavor: Orange malt and citrus & floral hops launch a simultaneous assault. Some earthy flavors appear on the mid-palate and carry on into the finish. Comment: Yep, this delivers.

Drank from a Duvel tulip..it resembles Duvel a bit ..similar urine pisser sun-set appearance...creamy head iz custom.
Bugs Bunny on crack hopping like a motherfucker :...Grassy ,chewey ,kinda syrupy malt backbone ..