Stone 10th Anniversary IPA

Pours a bright amber into a Stone IPA glass. White micro head recedes to skim surface. Deep, sweet pine, resin and grapefruit aromas. Creamy with upfront pine and a lasting grapefruit finish.

As is the distinction with Arrogant Bastard, I wouldn’t really call this an IPA. Its got way too much malt character and in my opinion, a slightly muted hop character-especially in the nose. I mail ordered 6 bombers, and I’m excited. Very nice beer-sort of like Double Bastard, but a bit more hoppy. Rockin stuff....

Thanks to Brock Landers for this one. Pours dark coppery with 1-finger sticky head. Aroma of piney hops, caramel malt, some spicy black pepper and fruit notes. Tastes extremely hoppy, with notes of mango, tangerine, caramel malt, and feety earthy notes. Tastes a lot like a mixture of weyerbacher Double Simcoe and 11th Anniversary. Gets a bit hot as it warms, and the malts fall out a bit, causing a slight unbalanced heat, and this one is a true hop bomb. I’ll be doing a side by side with this and Weyerbacher DS and 11th later. Is this a top 50 beer? I’d have to say no. It is a great IIPA, but I’ve had many that are as good or better. Still, if I could find this, I’d buy a case or two in a heartbeat. I’m sure this one will age extremely well.

Translucent golden-amber appearance; big-bubbled head formation with good retention and intricate lacing. Huge hoppy nose, showing grapefruit, further citrus, and a floral character. (My fiance says it smells like cat pee, but I’m ignoring her. "I’m sure they didn’t use any," she reassures me.) An intense, balanced bitterness emerges through passion fruit, citrus, piney notes and a sweet malt presence; the finish is complex, showing both a layered bitterness and a lasting sweetness. ("Go and smell the kitty box," she concludes.) This beer will level out even more with a bit of age behind it. An excellent effort.

The main attraction of the tasting and #1 brew.dark amber color,small off white head .Piney,citrus and apricot aroma.Very nice flavor of pine apricot and hops.The brew actually manages to come off as being fairly smooth with the hops and very tasty without being overwhelming or onesided.Outstanding brew all around and well worth have many more.

This was a hard beer to rate for me. It was incredible in some aspects and lacking in others. Pours cloudy orange with a large rocky head. Massive hop aroma with grapefruit, pine, and orange combined with some honey and fruit. Flavor is initially hoppy as would be expected but there is a sweetness that lingers too long on the palate, making you want a drink of water in between swallows. Alcohol was inoffensive but easily detectable none the less. Quite heavy in the mouth and on the palate. almost too much to handle in one sitting.

Thanks to Hellomynameis for sharing. This is an excellent Imperial IPA. The aroma is full of hops; citrus, spices, there is a lot going on here. The flavor is full of hops as well, but before the hops comes the full bodied malt. The palate is outstanding on this beer; a very smooth but flavorful and full mouthfeel of hops with herbal, floral, and citrus flavors.

22 oz. brown bomber bottle. Poured out a hazy orange color, with a thin sticky yellowish head. Aromas are of sweet malts, hops galore, toffee, caramel, slight yeastiness also. Flavors are of hops (duh!), sweet malts, earthy quality Slightly oaky in the flavors as well. Orange & citrus flavors in the hops. Alcohol is well hidden. Decent body, rich & thick. Slightly under-carbonated. Could use a years aging to make it blend together better. Decent take on the style. Worth every penny. ;>).