Stone 10th Anniversary IPA

22oz bottle version 4. Pours a dark copper color with a two finger off-white head that is very slow to fade away. The resulting lace is thick and very organized. Smell; very strong pine resin aromas, with a little citric grapefruit and orange peels thrown in as well. There’s also a bit of a tropical fruit presence. The malts have a bigger role in the aroma than I was expecting, with caramel malts Taste; the caramel malts come out first, which is a bit of a surprise knowing how much hops are in this one. Lots of citric and tropical fruit flavors run rampant trough out the middle, with a little bit of piney hops in the finish. Very nice, but I thought the aroma was better than the flavor. Mouthfeel/Drinkability; the mouthfeel is full and very creamy, with a drinkability that gets better the warmer this gets. Doesn’t get boring at all, as the subtulties change enough throughout the 22 ounces to keep me interest

From a tulip glass. Poured from a 22 oz bottle purchased in NYC in Dec. Awesome aroma. Piney and very strong. Great tight bubbles from an small but stable head. Taste is similar to the smell. Smooth tasting beer, but a harsh hoppy after taste. Lingers in the mouth for quite some time.

220z bottle: Very hazy light copper color with medium off white head. Aroma has lots of herbal, slightly citrusy hops, slightly soapy, bit of caramel. Flavor is sharp, with slighlty harsh herbal hops, bit of caramel and apricot, with a balanced finish and a noticable alcohol warmth towards the finish. A decent brew, more of a barleywine in my opinion than a dIPA, a bit too harsh in the hopping.

Rerate 06/26/08: Had a sample of this in the Stone gift shop and the aging by 2 years has improved what was already a good beer. The look and smell of the beer are primarily the same but it has more nuanced flavors. I thought this beer was very good on draught and aged a couple years.

01/08/07 (4.1): Thanks to cmaruschak for sharing. The beer is a clear orange-amber color with a thin ivory-colored head that stays for a bit. Thin spotty lacing on the whole glass. Piney hops aroma that has floral and citrus notes here and there. Rich and smooth mouthfeel with a nice sweet malt base that props up a juicy, resiny hops flavor. Sweet fruit (peaches) shows up at times too. As with most Stone beers, the complex flavor profile does not affect drinkability at all. The finish is hoppy with a good malt base. Overall this beer seems to fall somewhere between a normal and double IPA. While not solidly in either category, it is still a very good beer.

(Bottled) Clear reddish amber color with a small, mosftly fading head. Strongly aromatic-hoppy, pine-resiny aroma with oak and faint alcohol hints. Very (grape)fruity, very strongly, but smoothly aromatic-hoppy, sweetish-grainy flavor with a very pine-resiny-bitter, astringent finish. Alcohol is well hidden, yet warming and somewhat present in the finish. Medium-bodied, medium-carbonated, very bitter palate. A bit straightforward brew, with the piney hops dominating, but still a very enjoyable one. This really is a colossal beer, but could be more malty for even better balance.

Bottle shared by HogTownHarry - many thanks! Orangey amber body witha moderate thick fluffy beige head. Aroma of moderat resiny hops, muted orange citrus notes. Similar flavour, hops with a strange but pleasant earthy notes, not overly bitter and very different from what I expected. Average palate is quite smooth (3+). Alcohol is barely noticable - I did not realise it was so high! This is very good, but I only like it, not love it.

served in a goblet. amber appearance with a strong hop nose. nice complex flavor with great deal of hop finish. hides the 10 percent alcohol well. good, but not as good as Great Divides Double IPA

Bottle courtesy of foureyedgeek. Nice caramel and fruity aroma, with grapefruit, apricot, and pineapple. Sweet nose and very fruity. Dark amber clear with thin creamy head. Medium-heavy body, almost thick, with medium-light carbonation. Starts sweet with great malt flavor and a bit of caramel. Wonderful hop bitterness. Fruity. Good balance of sweet & bitter. medium watery body with sweet malty after. Orange peels. Overall, a nice balance of sweet malt and fruity bitter hoppiness, although it is just a bit too sweet.