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Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale 3.96 886

Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8863.97/5.03.96/5.08.7%97.4Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
We re brewers whose substantial mettle and idiomatic approach to brewing allows us to consistently create works of art such as this justifiably self righteous ale. Its bitterness hits our sweet spot. Its blackness lightens our hearts. Its liquid dichotomy pulls it all together in this sublimely sacrosanct ale. Yes, we damn well know our stuff here at Stone, and it would be irresponsible of us not to acknowledge how remarkable this heavenly creation of ours is. Thus the name we are compelled to give it ... Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale ... serves as a reminder of just how good we are, in both liquid and verbal form. We re certainly not perfect. Too often, we allow our modesty to get the best of us as we re simply not inclined towards senseless braggadocio. When youre good, youre good. And when you do something great, the least you can do is acknowledge it. Others benefit from knowing. In this case, we find that we are compelled to point out how amazing this beer is that we rightly call the Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale. First brewed in 2007 as Stone 11th Anniversary Ale, this beer was an instant hit. With us. Other folks with great taste loved it too, but we were focused on how much we liked it, and we felt it was truly sublime. That euphoria didnt last long though, as it was soon replaced with the grim reality that when we sold out of it there wouldnt be any more. For Us. And that was simply unacceptable. So, we are now blessing ourselves, and you the enlightened, with this beer on a full time basis.. Thusly, you may now revel in your own self righteousness as you see fit with this glorious example of ours. You are genuinely welcome, as it is our pleasure.
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 caesar (3034), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 2, 2009  
Bottle @ jbrus, 11th anniversary. Dark color, short head. Chocolate arome, hoppy. Taste of bitter chocolat and coffee, with a bitter hoppy finish. Good ingredients, good beer.


 jazz88 (2239), San Francisco, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/518/20
Apr 2, 2009  
Bottle. Black color with a foamy light brown head. A bitter hoppy chocolate malt delight. A chocolate malty aroma. Earthy, malty and hoppy with a long finish. Smooth and intense flavors. Quite nice.


 skortila (2914), Bunnik, Netherlands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 31, 2009  
Bottled @ Jbrus’. As Stone XI. The aroma is really American with all the overwhelming citric hoppiness. Very dark coloured with an off-white head. The taste is bitter with strong grapefruity hoppiness, some malts. Harsh finish, bit one-dimensional. Quite dark for this type of beer. Good.


 jbrus (4914), Delft, Netherlands
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 30, 2009  
Bottle@Home. Bottled as Stone 11th. Fruity, grassy and dried dark fruit aroma. Very dark brown colour, beige head, good lace. Sweet, loads of bitter and grassy hops. Too harsh for me. Tastes like a dark coloured Double IPA.


 jerohen (1615), Bussum, Netherlands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 30, 2009  
Tasting session at jbrus. Bottled. Dark brown coloured, brown head. Very hoppy nose, grapefruit. Hopbitter flavour, pretty extreme. This is like a dark Double IPA. Over the edge to my personal liking.


 shawnm213 (1030), South Bend, Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 30, 2009    Updated: Sep 30, 2009
Traz doggs favorite beer. on draft at buckeye beer engine. would drink again! Neat beer.


 highibus (444), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/518/20
Mar 25, 2009  
Pours a deep black with frothy tan head. Huge hop aroma and an interesting lack of overbearing malt aroma to take away from the hops. Flavor some of the same while dark not to much malt to take away the hop profile. Real Interesting.


djaeon (15), Chula Vista, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Mar 24, 2009  
I couldn’t find this at my local liquor store, so I bought a bottle on my latest trip up to Stone. I read that this is a repackaging of their 11th Anniversary dark IPA, so I knew what to expect when drinking this one. Poured into a pint glass with a one finger, light tan head. Looks like a very dark, opaque brown color. You can’t see through it. All I really smell here is hopps with a citrus undertone. Lots and lots of hopps. I feel the bite in the back/sides of my tongue, and bitter hopps and citrus are really all I taste. Except for the bite mentioned above, It feels pretty smooth in the mouth. Perfectly carbonated out of the bottle. I started drinking it right out of the fridge, and it was a little tough. As it starts to get closer to room temperature, it gets a little easier to drink.



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