3.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours cloudy amber color. Nice spicy floral aroma. Very clean crisp hoppy flavor. good bitterness to it. like Zinister said, its pretty straightforward. Pretty good, could be slightly more complex though i think. but is is clean.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very straight-forward IPA. Right color, right nose, right flavors. Can’t go wrong with that.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 17, 2008 It’s good. Hits your palate fairly hard for a single IPA. I have to try their Imperial IPA.
ON SECOND ANALYSIS: it’s actually really weak, since I’ve "schooled" myself on IPA’s. Decent floral IPA character, very lacking in the bittering hops. More sour than bitter.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Eighth sample Stone Anniversary Fest XI. Pours copper with a bright white ring. It has a light hop nose. Litter bit of hops in the taste not much, pretty poor.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Date: 03/14/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
muddy burnt orange, wispy dirty white head, drops of lace, rich dark caramel malt aroma with slightly oxidized earthy hops, lots of dry caramel flavor, well bittered, needs a bit of sweetness,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 ounce bottle purchased at the Davis Food Co-Op. Very fruity, orange, peach-like floral hop aromas are dominant. I also detects some husky tannin aromas along with a bit of ethanol retronasally. Pretty quaffable. Moderately hazy orange body with an off-yellowish head that is pretty small. Lightly astringent, citrus hopped start, which becomes grainy, a bit roasty, and cereal like in the middle. A nice nutty maltiness is present before a moderately bitter, hopped piney flavors to finish. Quite drinkable and well-balanced. Not a beer for the hard-core hop heads, but very enjoyable if you are someone who likes a drinkable, balanced IPA.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Stone. Clear golden amber with a fizzy white head. Decent grapefruit and pine aroma. Sweet orange taste, pine, slightly bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Strong aroma of citrus hop. Slightly hazy light amber color with a firm beige head. Starts with citrus and floral, moderate carbonation, medium body. It goes a bit watery, and the malt is not overly strong. A very drinkable ale.
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