 Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
Mar 7, 2009 Bottle from Utobeer, shared at home with Mes, 27th Feb 2009. Golden amber with a big white head. Sublime floral aroma. Good flavours - fruit, soft malts, varied hops. Nice palate. Really impressive stuff.
pineypower (1076), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
Mar 5, 2009 Bottle from EZ. To me beers like this are the best of both worlds, I’m a huge Belgian fan and a huge IPA fan, so this works. Pours out a slightly orange, light copper color with a small to moderate white head. Aroma is of floral and citrus hops, fruit and slight spice notes. Taste is complex with a good balance of both worlds, citrus, piney hops go with some sweet fruity malt notes, dry finish. Another winner from stone
MAP (1085), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Mar 5, 2009 I didn’t know Stone brewed IPA’s. Wow, news to me. This one has been sitting in my fridge for long enough, I finally decided to drink it. The aroma is more of a perfumey floral hop scent, not spicy or too citrus-y. It has a kinda sugary scent in there (almost bubble-gum like). The flavor is really smooth and full of sweetness and bitterness. Again, there is this sugary flavor to it, more like candy. But with the hop characteristic... it all works out pretty nice. A good mingling of styles.
ben4321 (957), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Mar 5, 2009 Location:
Tried this one out of a 22 at RFDs. Jan ’09
Overall Impression: This one was really tasty, though I’d expect nothing less from the boys at Stone. A Cali IPA made with Belgian hops? Yes, please! An excellent experiment.
decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
Mar 5, 2009 Golden pour with a hint of orange with a creamy off white head and lace. Citrus, cinnamon, pine, and perfume on the nose. Abv, citrus hops, clove, semi sweet malt on the flavor. A bit aggressive on the carbonation. Very unusual and interesting beer with a nice bitter.
DeputyAndy (60), New Jersey, USA
Mar 5, 2009 Pours a very clear, almost lager, amber with a very powerful nose. Smells hoppy yet fruity(i smell a very strong grapefruit) at the same time,. Very little head. Very nice hoppy taste with a complex fruit overtone. Heavy citrus flavors compliment the bitter hops to round out the flavor very nicely. Very nice carbonation with hints of the alcohol in the palate. Very nice beer.
jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
Mar 5, 2009 At the tip, at the tip, at the tip of my tongue!! Bottle. Pours a clear orange body. Aroma is very nice - fruit, citrus, grapefruit, and hops. Taste is very different. IPA mixed with a light witbier. This beer is like singing two notes at the same time. Pretty neat beer, thanks Stone.
Dorwart (1807), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
Mar 2, 2009 About a 1 inch thick head of fine bubbles. Good carbonation. Bright brownish orange in color. Big hoppy and spicy aroma. Lots of dried flowers, spices, and citrusy hops. Some other aroma that is familiar but I just can’t place. Dry and very bitter flavor. Lots of tea leaves, herbal flavors, bitter grapefruit and light spice. You definately notice the spicyness of the belgian yeast. Bit of lemon and dry grass. Noticable alcohol presence for a brew under 7%. Finishes bitter with slight lingering sweetness that wasn’t very obvious in the flavor. A pretty good and hoppy/bitter IPA.
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