 JorisPPattyn (5193), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 27, 2009
Deep chestnut colour; off-white head, fine, leaving some lace. Dark malts, grapefruit, citrus, bit of strawberry, lupuline. Uneasy bitter-sweet flavour, with a sweetness as from rosewater, mixed with - sorry - horse chestnut or something similar, a weird bitterness. Very slick, near viscous MF, lip-sticking. Strange - I’ve had much better from Stone. I wonder where the bitterness hails from, and I’m missing depth here. And if somebody at Escondido could explain to me what the Dickens the blurb about the colour painting on the bottle means, not to mention a full page of fairy tale, whereas there’s no syllabe on the kind of hops used, PLEASE? Big thanks to both Dirk and Fred W!
Dorwart (1832), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 5, 2010 A solid head of varying sized bubbles. Good carbonation that keeps the head around for a while. Sweet, malty and vegetal aroma with some nuttieness. Color is a dark mahagony brown. Strong roasted grains, tea leaves, a bit of smoke and some caramel malts. Noticable alcohol presence but not overpowering. Decent hoppy bitterness with a bit of grapefruit pith and pine. Finishes piney and bitter with a bit of tea leaves. Another decent offering from Stone.
SudsMcDuff (1842), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 4, 2010 I don’t mean to cause you harm, and i won’t ... pours a dark tan ruby . . decent low head . average lacing . . pretty nice bracing bitterness. . abv is well done . . it’s enrico palazzo! . . rusty pine hops, fyoo! that’s an adult beverage for ya!! its a cheers!
00cobraR (1103), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Not sure how this never was rated. I have the 2 empty bottles in my bottle collection from some time ago. Pours out a reddish color with a lager tan head. Aroma is big on hops as I have come to expect from most Stone beers. Flavor is rather bitter at first but the malt takes over with a lasting resin finish.
nate2g (1150), Brisbane, Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Bottle. Pours mahogany with a creamy beige head. Great aroma of pine hops, caramel, toffee and floral notes. The flavour has a hint of roast with caramel, toffee, fruit and pine. Nicely balanced between the sweet and bitter aspects and the abv is well hidden. Big fruity hop finish. Good stuff. Thanks Jonno for sharing.
esjaygee (1600), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Murky caramel brown with a fluffy tan head and a sheet of wavy lace. Aroma of west coast resinous hops, bready malt, caramel… balanced enough. Taste is pretty damn good with those west coast resinous hops and a plethora of sweet caramel malt to balance the ledger. Mild dark fruit and alcohol creep in and there’s some minor warming on the back end along with a tasty heavy bitter finish. One of the better Stones.
OleR (2128), Oslo, Norway
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 From bottle@RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. A yellow shaded tan head upon a reddish brown body. Resinous and citrus-fruity hop aroma with berry notes and a touch of mould. A fresh caramelly scent to balance. Strong, lightly spiced malt body. Bold earthy and resinous bitterness. Medium to full body. Warming mouthfeel. Lasting bitterness in the ending.
Funknmilla (604), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Consumed 9-12-09......brown with some red highlights...dark tan head...sour hoppy aroma--as it sits more malt shows up...alcohol apparent in nose and mouth....it seems a bit unbalanced in the hop vs. malt dept.--lots of grapefruit and heavy bitter hops....triskaidekaphobia (fear of the #13).....the hops are floral and lovely--good--simple and piney...but not all that for me right now...I will re-visit
CamdenD (625), Madrid, Spain
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 This one was impressive. Similar to the arrogant bastard but with what seemed to be a more intense hop profile. Very good and very worthy.
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