Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale (Red Wine Barrel Aged)

Formerly brewed at Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Escondido, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Name: 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale, Wine Barrel
Date: October 06, 2010
Mode: Draft
Source: Duckworth’s Stone Tour
Appearance: cloudy orange, wispy off white head
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma, touch of winey sweetness, light oak, growing spicyness
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, lots of sweet wine, big oak is short lived, nice spicyness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *** /4

Tap at the Bistro BA fest. Pours hazy amber. Aroma is herby/vinous/oaky. Med minus body. And the herb is interesting. Quite amazingly tasty.

On tap at Bistro BA Fest. Pours orange copper with almost no head and a vinous vanilla aroma. There is a fruity vanilla flavor with a dry oaky finish.

RBSG 2008. Overripe smell, flowery, reminds me of Pizza Port SPF 45 on the nose. Clear amber in the glass, no head. Apricot brandy or port is the main impression with the first sip. More carbonated than expected. A bit tangy, with some orangey acidity. A bit tannic, the overall feel is kind of like a light red wine (maybe a Cote du Rhone?). Finish is a bit astringent, producing a chemical dryness. It’s aight.

On tap at Rattle n Hum. Pours a clear, rusty orange colour with no head. Aroma of funkiness, tart, and a little sour citrus fruits. Flavour is the same as the aroma. I didn’t detect any of the red wine flavour that should have been derived from the barrels so there really was no point in aging it in red wine barrels.

On tap at Small bar into a tulip...Murky copper with very light retention...A very medicinal aroma, eucyaliptis comes in as well. A touch of red wine and sugar...The taste is more medicine, yeast, and euca. This is horrible and totally undrinkable. Not sure how this is wine aged as besides a hint on the aroma none comes through. This is an undrinkable and terrible beer that should be avoided.

Hazy amber-golden pour. The nose is really vineous. Fruity and spicy with a distinct grapey/fruity flavour. Soft and sweet with a kiss of light spice. Slightly mentholic with a nice fruitiness as well. Spicy with some light earthy hoppiness. Spicy and earthy. Very well-balanced and delicious. Picks up more colour from the barrel than the original colour. Soft and very fruity. A little bit of tartness as well.

On tap at Churchkey. Pours a nice moderate brownish red with an off white head. The nose brings forward a good deal of red wine alongside some caramel notes. A bit of spice, although not much. The taste is completely dominated by the flavor of generic red wine. There isn’t much character to it, yet that’s the liquid beverage I would most closely identify it with. Not really any notes of barrel aging; it could have been added wine. Mouthfeel is medium. Interesting, but does not drink terribly well. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 10-06-2010

Had on tap at the Stone Total Tap Takeover in Baltimore A-pours a hazy golden amber color with a thin white head. S-nice dry oak with some juicy red wine aromas. a light yeast presence with notes of green apple. T-follows the nose, there is a fair bit of oak in the flavor with juicy ripe red wine grapes, sweet like zin. the green apple is faint and the spice is light in the back. M-light bodied with a smooth refreshing feel. mellow in the finish and very easy to drink. D-its pretty tasty and very easy to drink. the barrel aging was done pretty nicely and I thought it added some nice flavors. the green apple was slightly out of place to me but still a refreshing beer and better than the base.

Tap at RnH for Stone tap takeover: vineous very sweet extra fruity a bit more subdued fizzy carbonation. apple juice and grape blend with some boozey finish pretty tasty.