Stone 10th Anniversary IPA

Pours an attractive fiery copper with an off-white head. Very pungent piney, tropical fruit nose - quite simcoe-y. Flavor has big notes up front of pine, fresh tropical fruits/mango, peach, apricot and grapefruit. Supported by a solid malt base with some caramel in there. Pleasantly sweet with promininent, but non-harsh bitterness. Slight alcohol warmth post-swallow. Full, lush body with moderate carbonation. It sort of drinks like a mega-hopped barleywine. Very well made, tasty brew.

22oz. bomber. Clear light copper color with a medium sized off white head. Piney hop aroma with lots of citrus, apricot and honey. Flavor is brash and bitter. Lots of pine, grapefruit, tropical fruits and honey. Alcoholic burn on the finish. A bit too hot for my taste.

A sweet hay aroma, then the hops smell, slightly resiny. amber color just a bit cloudy, yellowish head maintains well.. aromatic in the mouth, light on the tongue. I’m surprised by the sweetness here, a little cloying, yeasty, a hint of mint, finishes like a trippel in spite of the hops. I’m a Stone fan, but this is disappointing.

I was really dissapointed with this one. Im a huge fan of Stone, and it almost hurts to rate this low. Aroma is fruits, yeasts. Flavor is big hops, malts, and the alcohol content does come through a little to much. I think that Stone was trying to do that though. This is their 10th Anniversary, and Stone is known for their strength in beer. A nice hoppy burn on the palate, and warming as it went down. I think that i enjoyed the 9th better.

Deep orange IPA appearance with beautiful citrus aroma and a hint of pine. Taste is as expected... wonderful citrusy hops with just the right amount of bitter. 22oz@$7.75

Bottle courtesy of Naven. Thanks Dave. IIPA or barley wine? Not sure. Probably a hoppy strong ale. Reminds me of Weyerbacher 11. Not a lot of citrusy hops. More piney, resiny hops. Alcohol burn down the back of the throat. Definitely taste the Simcoe and Summit hops. Good beer. Bet it will cellar well.

bottle. Pours a dark orange/light copper with a medium off white head and carbonation. Aroma is sweet citrus, pine, resinous hops, with alot of caramel and malt sweetness. Taste is sharp bitter piney hops coated with sweet caramel malt. Thick ,sweet, chewy body. Alcohol is very full in the palate, actually too much so. A nice dose of heavy alcohol burn finishes this beer, to the point where I almost coughed after the first sip of the beer.

Smells great. Head pours like a cream ale. The head and the beer are similar in that they both start with the hops, but give in to a taste of too much alcohol. Good, but I’d rather have their regular IPA or their Ruination.