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Stone Cali-Belgique IPA (Cali-België)

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94
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4613.68/5.03.67/5.0Special6.9%92.8Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
When reading the name “Stone Cali-Belgique IPA”, “Cali” hints that it is a California style IPA, and this brew has an undeniable Belgian influence, indicated by the word “Belgique” (which is how Belgium’s French-speaking population says the word “Belgian”; the Dutch speaking Belgians say “Belgie”). We carefully selected a Belgian yeast strain that illuminates a fascinating new aspect of the beer that is otherwise quite simply Stone IPA.

The result is both completely new and different, while still being recognizable as a Stone Brew – and Stone IPA in particular. Think of it as an otherwise identical twin to Stone IPA that was raised in a Belgian culture. Literally.
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altehkiller (71), , California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 7, 2009  
Tastes like the regular ipa but with a unique belgian twist. I prefer this to the regular ipa. The slight spiciness makes it more interesting.


 jeremytoni (1091), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 6, 2009  
From a bottle poured an amber color with a good amount of head. Nice spicy/hoppy flavor with a lingering finish.


 RichardGretton (3143), Leicestershire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Apr 5, 2009  
Bottle. Amber beer with a strong head. The aroma is very well hopped and dry, and the flavour is vinous, and hopped with a sweet and then heavily dry finish. Overall a good beer.


 sigma23 (217), , Maine, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 4, 2009  
i really liked this as im a big belgian, and ipa fan. this brew is very well balanced with a soft hop bite pushed through with that sweet belgian sugar. sweet malts cap this great drink off. get your hands on it if you can


 AgentSteve (1366), SF Bay Area, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 2, 2009  
Pours golden with a two finger off white head. Nose and flavor are sweet citrus and yeast. Lively on the palate.


 twitcher (293), framingham, Massachusetts, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/103/512/20
Apr 1, 2009  
bottle. Pour yields a vibrant clear golden color, highly burnished shiny copper. Small swirly foam head clears quick, leaving a nice layer of lacing. Aroma is dominated by a heavy sticky candy sweetness. Some smooth floral notes in the background, but dominant aroma is a saccharin-sweet candy aspect. Flavor luckily improves on the nose. Peppery spice phenol kick starts things off and stays. Prominent hop character does not blend well- sharp citric hops and peppery phenols clash, creating a fair amount of harshness. Not overpowering, but definitely noticeable. Certainly does not blend well either with the heavily sweet malty base. Drinkable, but certainly not an outstanding example of a hoppy belgian pale.


944play (65), Santa Rosa, California, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/53/102/55/20
Mar 30, 2009  
I am so sick of this crap from GOOD BREWERIES that tastes like plastic and dirt. Like this Stone offering, all of Russian River Brewing’s "clean" (not sour) Belgian ales are the same -- this ugly, horrible, dirty phenolic note just ruins everything. This is a yeast strain selection FAIL. In contrast, Achouffe and Westmalle (who both, reportedly, use the same strain) make luscious, candylike beers, proving that "Belgian" does not mean "smells like a box of band-aids with a side of loam."


 adrian910ss (1410), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 25, 2009    Updated: May 24, 2009
22 oz bomber. Pours a beautiful medium golden brass with a medium oft white head. Aroma of light bananas, faint floral hops, bubble gum and dish soap. Taste of faint floral hops, bubble gum, bananas, tea and belgian yeast. Light and refreshing.



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