Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic Ale (Red Wine Barrel)

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Escondido, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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500ml bottle from Bine & Vine. pours a dark orange with a small off white head. cinnamon, spice, pepper and light wine barrel aromas. full body with sweet dark fruit notes, layered spices, light chills, cinnamon and big red wine notes towards the finish. dry vinous finish with big red wine tannins and oak barrel notes. excellent beer!

Pours a murky reddish brown. Aroma is grapes, caramel, cherries, raisins, figs. Taste is caramel, raisins, grapes, figs, dates. Also some hints of soil, minerals, böackberries. Really good and has taken on some nice tones from the red wine barrels! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Much better than the regular 11.11.11, aroma is red wine heavy with plenty of red wine with some pepper notes. Good brew! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Hazy reddish brown with a fizzy off white head. Interesting red wine, caramel, pepper, and light chocolate aroma and taste with some subtle fruit and oak notes, a creamy palate, and a peppery warmth to the finish. Not bad.

Bottle c&c from Beverages 4 Less in Santee, CA. Fred’s the guy to watch for good beer. Pours dark ruddy copper with a transient beige/tan head. Aromas of chilies and red wine. Med + body. Flavor of chili, chocolate, and oaky red berry. Very nice. Nicely muddled flavors.

Draft. Poured a clear reddish brown color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate toasted sweet malt, tannic wood and chilli peppers aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy toasted tannic, sweet & hot flavor with a medium to heavy hot & sweet finish of moderate to long duration. My expectation where exceeded.

Bomber from Bev4Less. Pours the same cinnamon dark amber hue as the original did, with maybe just a touch more of a ruby quality... but that could easily be my misremembrance of the details. Lots of fluffy foam head (off an aggressive pour) that really laces and lasts. The nose is a pleasant mix of cinnamon and red wine up front, with maybe just the faintest hint of the green chiles in the back. Nice. Flavor is red wine, something funky like belgian yeast and bananas, and only the faintest hints of cinnamon throughout... until the 2nd sip that is, when the cinnamon takes center stage. It’s good. The body is on the thin side, to support so much flavor and ABV, and so that doesn’t help... but nor does it throw things completely off. I agree with some who said the sum of the parts is less than each on individually... it’s not the most amazing marriage I’ve ever seen. But, unlike most marriages, it works.

Bottle shared by bhensonb. Pours reddish copper with a disappearing beige head and a vinous dark malt aroma. There is a winey treacle flavor with a cinnamon and chili finish. This is one weird brew, Very interesting.

Bottle. Pours a dark reddish amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty red wine aroma. Fruity malty woody spicy flavor with hints of red wine and weak dark fruit hints. Has a fruity malty spicy woody red wine finish with hints of dark fruit.

Brewvival Trip Beer 83. Draft at Brewvival. Pours a hazy copper color with a medium sized foamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of big wine notes, caramel, bread, tart fruits. The taste is red wine, bread, spice, earth, mild tannins, faint wood and stone fruits. Medium bodied.