Stone Ruination IPA

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Escondido, California USA

The aroma is one of hops to say the least you can already taste them with the first whiff. It has a great golden orange color and maintains its moderate head. Its very bitter flavor goes well with a hot summer day and has a hint of malt under its powerful hop flavor.

Disturbingly drinkable hop-juice, with a lingering teeth-coating bitterness.

Hello my loverly! 22oz bottle from Bevmo in L.A.! I remember hearing the hype about this beer and finding it all a little hard to believe. Brought my first bottle back to my swanky hotel room at the Roosevelt. The hops leapt out and assaulted me straight away. On pouring I was shocked by how much aroma was spilling out of the glass. The head literally stuck to the edges like shaving cream. This is one unholy IIPA. The flavour is so deliciously overwhelming that I don’t really think I can do it justice with flowery adjectives. It is simply one of the best beers I have ever had the pleasure of consuming. It almost feels appropriate that I consumed my first in a hotel room...it was akin to a beautiful one night stand that seduced me, took me home and did me the right way only to leave far too early and wanting more. Oh sweet temptress...until next time.

pours out pale gold with an off white finger thick bubbly head that hung around for a little while. the body is hazy oarnge with a few bubble rising up from the bottom. the aromas are pine, lemons, a ton of hops and some malt. the body is medium bodied and is really pungent on the back of the tongue with the main assault of hops and i can really feel the flavors on the roof of my mouth(very few ipas have done this to me). i taste a ton of bitterness but is partially balanced out by the malt which makes it a little bit easier to drink. there is a good amount of lacing on the walls of the glass and the head settled to a thin clear cap with some bubbles. it finishes super dry and leaves my mouth a little watery and the aftertaste is really strong and bitter and does indeed stick with you for a good while. very adventerous beer and a reel assualt of my palate.

Very nice D-IPA... intense hop flavor & aroma, yet enough malt to give the beer a nice balance. Potent alcohol kick, but the hops definitely overpower the alcohol.

Oozes hop aroma. Floral and grassy and grapefruity. Awesomely bitter. The first few sips cause IBU cringes, the last few are just perfect. Malt, yeast and alcohol are noticeable behind the massive wall of hops. The hops are piney, grapefruity and sweet. Astringency is not overbearing. This is tasty stuff.

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Pours a nice murky gold with a one finger head that turns into a crown with heavy lacing. Hop scent is more floral than fruity, but very nice indeed. Wow this is good. For the palate breaker this supposedly is, it is very nice tasting and refreshing and well worth it’s place in the top 100. Fruity hops are the emphasis with less on the (IMHO) less pleasant casade area. Mouth is medium with medium carbonation. Works here. I could drink this all the time. I am thinking more often that West Coast DIPAs kick the asses of those from our end.

Bomber at Brick Store. Robust amber/gold color, not much head. Aroma is hops and then some more hops. Flavor is aggressively bitter--really too much for my taste,which runs more to sours & malt, rather than hop bombs. I’ve developed a recent appreciation for some really well-done IPAs, but this one is really too aggressive, and lacking supporting malts, for my liking.