Stone Ruination IPA

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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A: Poured with an average-sized, white head that was quite frothy and long-lasting. Body is a nice, light orange color, and cloudy. S: Mmmm... this is a damned fine smelling beer! Very heavy on the hops, with some slight pine and lots of lemon/lime citrus to the aroma as well. I could smell it all day if I didn’t want to drink it so badly. T: Just as awesome as it smells. Nice balance of citrus with the heavy bitterness in the hops; but, oddly enough, I didn’t find the hops overpowering, even with a claimed 100+ IBUs. It went down quite easy for such a strong, hoppy beer. M: Light-to-medium bodied, with a creamy texture and average carbonation. D: A fantastic beer... one of the best DIPAs I’ve ever had. God, how I wish I had regular access to this beer. Dangerously easy to drink!

Big ass citrus aroma and taste. Got some grapefruit and Piney finish. Big hop monster and really good stuff but it isn’t going to ruin your palate. Liars, good liars.

Clear golden body with a finger of white head. Aroma is loaded with hops. Pine, lavender, lilac, and resin. Big bitterness and hop flavour! Pine and bitter grapefruit upfront and flowery notes in the background. Medium to full bodied with a lasting bitterness. Great beer.

Pours a medium golden color......taste is simply a balance of sweet malt, bittering, light floral hop and crispness not often found. A well built ale.

Pretty good, don’t know how it has 100 points. Sarah says Wipe Out is better...

Bomber poured into tulip. Pours a dark golden/amber with a finger-thick head which reduces to just a ring. Leaves a fine lacing on the glass. Aroma is of caramel, strong grapefruit hops, and also quite herbal. Light sugary taste and quite intensely bitter too (but still pleasant!). Medium-full body with a slightly slick texture. Carbonation is rather light, which is rather normal for a double IPA. Long, long bitter finish! This is great! One of the best double IPAs I’ve had. Drinkable cold, but expresses its full palette better when you let it warm up a bit. This is the quality I expected from Stone; I’m not deceived, at all!

Poured into a pint glass out of a 22oz bomber. Appearance is a hazy gold with a billowy 1.5 finger head with awesome retention like every other Stone beer I have had. Wonderful bouquet of pine and citrus hops. Largely citrus, though with tons of grapefruit along with some orange thrown in. Some light biscuit undertones but hops by far dominate. The flavor is tons of citrus with some wood underneath along with a bit of caramel. A strong bitterness takes hold right away but doesn’t completely drown out all of the other flavors. Alcohol is slightly noticeable at the end but this is extremely drinkable for being almost 8%. Overall, this is a nearly perfect representation of the style and an all-around world class beer.

Smells of citrus and caramel. Tastes hoppy with a smooth grapefruit flavor, with slightly lingering hopp taste in the back of your mouth. Definitely worth a Try for the IPA enthusiast ---Rated by Aaron ViegasBombs

Bottle. A clear orange colour with a small off-white head. An aroma of malt and citrus. The taste is medium sweet and heavy bitter. A medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation and a medium long bitter duration.

Outstanding DIPA from the SoCal Gargoyle Posse. Pours a nice hazy amber, with decent head retention and excellent lacing. Lots of pine and citrus in the mouth. Lingering mild bitterness. A superb example of the style.

Gran IPA. Si mai la trobeu a algun lloc no us la podeu deixar perdre. No us decepcionarà!