Stone Ruination IPA

	Percentile
	100
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
2113	4.05/5.0	4.05/5.0	7.7%	98.1	Snifter, Tulip

Commercial Description:
So called because of the immediate ruinous effect on your palate. 100+ IBUs. Bracingly bitter. Thick, pungent hop aroma. We would say that no hops were injured in the brewing of this beer, but that would be a massive lie. In fact, the words "Stone Ruination IPA" are what older hop vines use to cause little hop vines to quiver with fright and lose sleep at night . We at Stone honor the brutal massacre of countless hops with this "Liquid poem to the glory of the hop!" Paganism at its best!

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wmubronco1992 (180), Coldwater, Michigan, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 25, 2008

Bottle. Pours a honey color with medium off white head. Excellent lacing. Huge hoppy/grapefruit aroma. Flavor is all hops with intense bitterness. Think this is the bitterest IPA I’ve ever had. Very dry finish. Mouthfeel is huge. You can still feel it 5 minutes later. Tremendous beer. Only negative is the cost.

Beardface (991), Eugene, Oregon, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	17/20

Oct 24, 2008

Hazy yellowy orange color and a smallish cloudy white head. The smell of hops is insanely huge with hops and the flavor hits you with an equally insane hop feel and hints of fruit, mainly orange and pineapple. Extremely tasty brew, and it just might ruin you.

johnnysmoke (54), Texas, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 24, 2008

Pours a copper color with a small off white head. Aroma of grapefruits hops and minor malts. Initial taste of syrupy caramel malts and minor bitter hops. Prefer the regular IPA better because of the stronger hops

afireinside96 (827), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 21, 2008

22oz bottle served in a tulip glass. Hazy light amber body topped by a lasting head. Smells of mango, sweet caramel, pineapple, and a hint of pine. Taste is very fruity, some pineapple, mango, citrus. Finishes very dry with a lasting bitterness. Pretty good.

Miamifan1354 (19), , Delaware, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Oct 21, 2008

Bottle into Sniffer. Pours Golden with a nice white head. Smells of floral hops are most prominent with some yeast. All hops taste. Goes down super smooth, leaving a bitter after taste. Very nice beer, but not as good as a 90 min.

pellegjr (18), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 20, 2008

Pale cider color with slight translucence, varied efferevescence in head with equal parts cream and sparseness, sweet citrus aroma, immediate hop smack with an assaultive bitterness that lingers on that palate long after tasting. Overpowering but a must try for hop heads.

gringo332 (238), Richardson, Texas, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Oct 20, 2008

I’m not the hugest IPA fan, so I have to give this a somewhat below average rating. It wasn’t overly bitter, but I prefer less bitter IPA’s

v8powered (48), , Nevada, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Oct 19, 2008

Slightly cloudy dark yellow / orange beer with lacey white head that disappears quickly. Strong bitterness from the hops. Strong aftertaste, piney and sort of soapy. Aroma has a bouquet of hops as well as some cereal grains.

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