Stone Ruination IPA

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

22 oz. Bomber. Snifter. Purchased at Fred Meyer, per usual. This was my first favorite DIPA, and after having made the circuit of outstanding beers such as Pliny(s), Dreadknaught, Dogfish Head 90, Hopslam, and all the others...Ruination RULES!!! Can’t believe I strayed from this beer for 3 months. It is the best. The Aromas scream for attention. The Flavors as well. The palate is perfect. This will always be the gold standard for me.

pretty good beer here. Tastes fairly hoppy, piney, grassy. everything you could look for in a strong IPA. Gotta love it cuz it’s readily available anywhere, if you’re looking for a good IPA and don’t feel like trying something new this is the way to go

Bottle pours a amber bronze body with a white head. Citrus pine and grass. Floral with etoh latent fruit. Grassy pine and earthy bitterness. Good stuff.

Pours a slightly hazy orange with a thin white head. Fruity, citrus hop aroma. The flavor is quite bitter, but full of other hop qualities as well - particularly mildly sweet citrus. Lasting bitter aftertaste. Stands apart from other strong IPAs (doubles, imperials, whatever) by being neither overly sweet nor heavy. Wonderful.

Excellent beer. Monstrous hops, although the bitterness is NOT overwhelming, even at 100+ IBUs. There is a lot of balancing malt sweetness, and amazing hop taste. Many people will say Dogfish 90 Minute is smoother, which may be so, but you seriously can’t go wrong with this beer.

Pours golden with an enormous frothy off white head. Very hoppy aroma of grapefruit, pineapple and a hint of caramel sweetness. Tastes fruity and sweet with mouth puckering bitterness at the end. The overpowering hops are balanced slightly with some toffee sweetness. A ton of citrus fruit. Like most people, I like these IIPA’s when they’re not trying to be balanced. This one makes a half hearted attempt, but its really all about the hop. Just the way I like it. A great double IPA.

Pours a nice dark golden color with a one inch thick white head. The aroma is piney, maybe a little citrusy, and a little sweet. The flavor is citrusy, a little sweet, and definetly some pine. The finish is less astringent than expected. I disagree with Stone’s description as this is actually not too bitter. I was expecting more bitterness, but this is surprisingly well balanced. There is some faint malt characteristic behind the hops that really brings this brew through nicely. It’s a very fine beer, very enjoyable.

Bomber. Another gem from the boys at Stone. Pours a beautiful rich golden with a slightly off white head. Wonderful lacing. Rich piney hoppy aroma. Strong hop flavor which is perfectly balanced with the malt. Wonderful Double. Have another? Keep em coming!!!