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Stone 11th Anniversary Ale

Stone 11th Anniversary Ale

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An American Strong Ale brewed by
Stone Brewing Co.

Escondido, California USA

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6123.96/5.03.96/5.0Special8.7%95.8 Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our Stone 11th Anniversary Black IPA uses de-husked dark malt imported from Germany and American high alpha hop varieties, including Chinook, with Simcoe and Amarillo hops combined in the dry-hop. These ingredients combine to provide this beer with complex citrus and roast flavors, neither one overwhelming the other, but both intense enough to assure a totally unique and deep flavor profile. It's not a Porter, and it's not a Stout.

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 Beerded_one (1551), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20

May 3, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a deep dark brown color and has a beigh head with good retention and some lacing. Strong hoppy aroma of pine & citrus and notes of grapefruit with light caramel and a touch of brown sugar. Rich and bitter flavor with citrus and piney hops, toasted malts, grapefruit, and notes of caramel and light chocolate with a nice soft carbonation. Medium to full body with a dry and bitter finish

 colemgm8 (355), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Jul 25, 2008  
bomber bought at The Foodery in Philly. Damn good stuff ... pours a dark brown with a 2 finger tan head. Nice blend of hop and malt aroma with a touch of citrus. Huge hop profile on the palate and finish. The dry-hopping really shines through. Full body... some honey on the top as well as some grapefruit on the front. very smooth overall. thick, chewy, sticky bitter finish. this one sticks with you. and you will want more.


 mmm///beer (470), Austin, Texas, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Jul 23, 2008  
(Sampled 7-10-08) 22 oz. bottle found it’s way into a tumbler- poured a dangerous black, huge frothy tan head formed and lasted for a LONG time, light carbonation, aroma of malt and floral hops. Hits the mouth with a high-medium body, the malt is very distinguishable and even roasted, a pleasant sweetness comes in the middle, only to be followed by a alcohol burn and hop note on the finish. Very drinkable, complex, and balanced all at the same time- if I end up in the hospital sometime soon, I need an IV of this stuff STAT!


 Marsiblursi (1270), Göteborg, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 20, 2008  
(Bottle) Pours dark brown with a small off-white head. The aroma is hoppy up front with tones of resin, light pine and some light floral hints alongside citric notes of sweaty grapefruit and lime. Malt brings tones of mild roast and toast with some chocolate and caramel. Hints of tropical fruits like apricot, unripe mango, star fruit and maybe some honey melon. The flavour is of resiny, grapefruity, lime-ish and floral-like hops with malty undertones of mild roasted and toasted notes that bring light hints of caramel. Teeny-weeny bit tar-ish. Light to medium sweet and medium to full bitter. The mouthfeel is clean and medium dry with a soft carbonation. Light smooth finish. Medium to full bodied.


 Jwasciuk (159), Greenville, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/515/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Pours murkey dark black with an average rocky light brown head. Aroma is heavly malty or dark bread, roasted malts and dark chocolate, heavly hoppy of resin and lime, lightly yeasty of leather. Flavor is nicely balanced, roasty /malty and biscuity with generous amounts of hop bitterness. starts sweet, bitter in the middle and sweeter in the finsh again. Dark fruit, prunes, nice and complex with some alcohol warming. Medium to full bodied, creamy and softly carbonated.


 dkachur (641), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Dark IPA, huh? 22 oz. bottle from my Secret Santa. Thanks! Viscous chocolate brown piour with a medium head. Pine and citrus hop aroma. A hint of chocolate maltiness. Very fascinating taste. A big hop profile, citrus, pine, with a rich maltiness. Full body. Very nice.




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