Stone Ruination IPA

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

Bottle at Olympen. Pours a medium to dark orange with a finger of creamy, soapy white head. Aroma is very hoppy. Resin, spruce, grapefruit, passion fruit, slightly perfumy, some alcohol. It has got this odd chemical note. Can’t pin it down, but it smells like something from the lab at work. Doesn’t quite fit in. The first sip was surprisingly unruinous. Perhaps because I just had Avery IPA. It is bitter, yes, but I wasn’t shocked or anything. The malts struggle hard to keep the hops from going overboard. Carbonation is fittingly sparkly. Not bad, but lacks that specialy something.

Growler. A true leader in the category of the IPA. Pours a clear, golden-orange with a fine, pure white head. The innocuous appearance doesn’t prepare the drinker for the journey that follows. Huge hop aroma with big notes of orange, grapefruit and pine. Flavor accentuates the hop character. Piney and resiney, this brew wallops the taste buds with intense hops bitterness. Some sweet malts enter the fore to offset the bitterness, Dry, hoppy, lip-smacking, sticky finish. A must-drink for the hop-heads out there.

Easily among my favorite IPAs. This Stone Brew holds nothing back and hits you again and again with hop flavors. Pours a beautiful golden color with slight lacing and good carbonation, the first and last thing you’ll smell is the wonderfully floral aroma of hops. There really is nothing better with a good steak or on a hot day than a beer as full of flavor and hops as this masterpiece from Stone Brewing.

Golden color in the glass. Intense hop aromas jump out at you as soon as you begin to pour the beer. Very bold hops throughout.

Pours medium amber with generous white head. Nose is the most amazing feature of this ale on tap - a fresh citrus candied aroma from heaven. Hard to believe the draft is so much better than the bottle. Big hop profile on the palate and incredibly smooth all the way through the finish.

A: Pours a golden orange color with a thunderous white foamy head. The bubbles continually rise to the top like a filter in a fish tank. As the contents disappear beautiful lacing is left behind. Lovely Brew! S: Ahhh what an aroma. I feel like I am in a Pine forest. There is a huge aroma of pine sap as it oozes from the tree. But Wait! This pine forest must be in Florida. There is a wonderful orange peel aroma as well, aaahhh fresh squeezed Florida sweet orange juice. Masterpiece! T: This is where this one knocks your socks off. POW! Holy Mackerel Batman this is one awesome brew. Huge hop aromas right from the get go. Pine sap, and citrus assault your senses. Hops baby, this one shows off the IBU’s. Man oh Man I haven’t even mentioned the malty sweetness. One of the best beers in America bar none! M: Full bodied yet syrupy. It actually has a slightly heavy quality to it. Flows like a thin buttery sweet maple syrup. God I love this brew!

massive hop aroma and flavor , well-tempered by the strong grainy malts. not sweet, and a perfect palate, long lasting but not heavy or dense. just about the perfect dipa,in terms of malt/hops pairing.