 bitbucket (2026), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Oct 14, 2006 Draft at Duck Island. Pours a clear bright copper with a creamy white head. Citrus and fruit nose: grapefruit, oranges, peaches with a little floral influence. Full, creamy sweet body with moderate carbonation. The taste is sweet grapefruit over pineapple with oranges, mangoes and the occasional tangerine in the mix. Mildly bitter grapefruit finish with the occasional sprig of pine and a flower or two. This stuff is amazing! A hugely hoppy West Coast DIPA with hoppy complexity, but without the smack you upside the head bitterness.
bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA
Oct 13, 2006 (Bottle) Pours a deep amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of fresh citrus (orange, pink grapefruit, lemon). Flavor of bready malt, caramel, and hops. Fairly average compared to other IIPAs.
whaleman (2171), North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 13, 2006 KSBF 2006. Rich golden body with a filmy, off-white head. Smells like a musty bag of earthy hop pellets. Bouquet melds with sweet, sugary malt. Flavor suggests pale malt syrup and is firm, big, and boozy, but a bit muddled overall. Decent, but doesn’t captivate me.
Snojerk321 (1917), San Diego, California, USA
Oct 13, 2006 This is one of the best double India Pale Ales I’ve ever had. Aroma of pine, citrus fruits and hops.....of course. Flavor is a perfect balance between malts and hops. I wish they would not limit this to a specialty brew....;(
madcow75 (425), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 12, 2006 Bottle. Pours clear copper with a thick light tan head. Good head retention. Big citrus and pine in the nose. This is bitter, very highly hopped. More citrus and pine, some toasted malt comes in but the hops dominate. Some alcohol sting. If you don’t like hops, this isn’t for you, luckily, I do.
antzman (313), Clarksville, Indiana, USA
Oct 12, 2006 Bottle. Excellent hoppy aroma.... citrus, pine. It pours a medium amber with a thick off white head. Great lacing on the glass. The initial taste is very bitter, but the malts roll in and balance things out. Not as bitter as Ruination, but much more so than the regular IPA. Great use of the hops and malts.
WISEGUY572 (1244), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 11, 2006 Updated: Aug 5, 2007OK, to start, IPA is my favorite style, and this is a great example of an American IPA. If you don’t like American hops and indeed if you don’t like beers hopped to exces you won’t care for this. Huge pine nose with citrus. Great appearance ... clear copper with a small off white head and fantastic lacing that promises wonderful body, which the beer also delivers. Great balance of sweet malt and citrus and pine. Love it. A bit more alcohol than I like to find in a big bottle, but I did not know until the beer knocked me out. // Even nicer after 10 months. Same great nose, appearance, mouth. Flavor is even hoppier, even maltier, even better balanced. Love it.
smoosh (523), New Albany, Indiana, USA
Oct 10, 2006 Bottle - HUGE piney nose with just a touch of citrus. A beautiful orange/amber body with a big beige head. Mouth puckeringly bitter. The bitterness lingers on the tongue forever ... almost. What a terrific beer - right in my sweet spot. Just huge and wonderful. Way to go Stone!
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