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
2114	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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gam (1103), brisbane, Australia

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 25, 2009

Medium head on top a misty orange coloured pour,aroma perfumed like,fruit citrus,caramel,hint of spice,floral,flavour like the sahara dry but tangy and fizzy citric peel strong,ny thung dust woled dup,sorry my tongue just rolled up,grapefruit strong good bitter,nice sweetness of caramel,finish dry good fizz bitter has settled smooth finish.

ericsondr (11), Camano Island, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 24, 2009

Pours a golden caramel color with a very rich white head. The extra hops make this beer very bitter.... yet a very attractive selection. Enjoyed it with a chicken Alfredo pizza and it complimented it well.

ROGUE (658), Newark, Delaware, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 22, 2009

22oz bottle. Pours a light golden yellow with a nice finger of white head that lingers before leaving some light lacing. Huge floral hop aroma. Taste begins with a big smack of hops which lends itself to a nice grapefriut citrus that then ends with a thicker, malty taste. Big hop bitterness from start to finish, but still very smooth.

Sledutah (64), Utah, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 21, 2009

Nice golden color with a light head. Nice strong floral aroma with lots of hops. When you take a sip, the hops hit you strong at first but finishes off smooth. This is a very good IPA.

slang (397), Columbia, South Carolina, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	3/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 17, 2009

bomber. Punch you in the face w/ a pure extremely fresh hop fist. You’re comforted by some malts, but barely. The hop assault continues throughout & left me trying to pin all the flavors. Sheets of fluffy lacing lasts long. Amazing!

casualbrewery (1), Washington, USA
does not count

5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
5	10/10	5/5	10/10	5/5	20/20

Oct 15, 2009

My favorite from Stone, and probably my favorite bottled beer. If you like/love IPAs, and have not yet tried it, you are missing out. My only warning is to drink it last if you’re enjoying multiple styles of beer in the evening. "Ruination" is very adequately named, and has this way of making you notice impurities in other brews.

tedovertu (260), Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA

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

Oct 14, 2009

Actually liked Stones regular IPA a little better. This one had more of a syrupy texture. I like the crisper texture of the regular IPA. This is really good. Amazing lacing and lasting head. More of a sweetfruit other than grapefruit on this one. Amazing medium amber hazy color. With a 100+ IBU it is rather bitter.

donfardz64 (419), Wellington, New Zealand

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	3/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 12, 2009

Pours hazy golden, off white head. Nose is full of hop fruits, very citric, tropical. Sweet candy malt present too.
HOPS! Big dominating American hops, very bitter! Peppery almost. Tropical fruits are strong, with a subtle spice joining the massive citric bitterness on the finish.
This is just what I want in an American IPA, big fruity hops and big bitterness balanced just enough to make it tolerable. Wonderful. Needs moar.

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