Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Escondido, California USA

Pours a hazy orange, with an impressive white head leaving great lacing. An intense, wonderful aroma of hops, floral notes and citrus. Hop blast to start the taste balanced by a lingering mild sweetness. Basically, what any IPA lover would look for. An incredible beer by any measure, and one of my ";goto’s"; when I can’t decide on anything.

Pours a hazy orange, with a decent white head. Aroma is of bitter hops and floral notes. with hints of oranges. Taste of bitterness hits first, followed by a lingering sweetness that is damned delicious. Has the perfect amount of bite to make this enjoyable, but not overly bitter. Very good beer.

22oz Bottle. Golden color with a fluffy, white head that leaves Belgian lace on the inside of the glass. You can smell and taste the citrus from the abundant use of Centennial hops. A refreshing burst hits your mouth with the first sip due to the carbonation level and bitterness. The high hopping rate covers the high alcohol content (6.9% abv), but a bit of residual malt sweetness makes it through at the finish. Nothing complex here - just a straight forward, highly hopped, American IPA.

Another great ipa had the pleasure of enjoying this one in new york with my buddies nice and refreshing on a hot july day

Bottle. Pours slightly hazy gold with a hint of orange and a small but creamy white head. Nose is big on citrus - pineapple, grapefruit, orange all come through, sweet but clean. Taste starts off with clean, lightly sweet caramel malt and lightly astringent hops, with a finish that allows the fresh citrus to really shine, and a lighter than expected bitterness lingering on the palate. The overall result is an utterly fantastic IPA - not overpowering, refreshing, flavorful, and one of the most drinkable IPA’s I’ve ever had. Emphasizes the flavor of the hops, rather than just the bitterness. Superb balance.

On draught at the Echo Tap in Madison: Pours a bright cloudy copper colour with a large creamy white head. Aroma is floral all the way through, massive hop flow, grapefruits, lemon and other citrus notes. Taste is firm, astringent, wicked hoppy and chewy just how i like it. for $2.50 taps of this during happy hour, i was pretty happy when i left! Awesome brew, it delivered the perfect amont of hops to my palate.

Reddish gold pour with a minimal white head. Aroma is citrus and floral hops, with a bit of honey. The hop component is a little understated for my tastes - the citrus in particular is a little flat. The flavor centers more on the floral hoppiness, but includes some very nice clean citrus. Nice refreshing finish. Pretty average mouthfeel. Good beer, but a little disappointing, hopefully I just got an old bottle.

12 oz bottle. Pours a hazy yellow/orange gold with minimal white head. Strong hoppy aroma (citrus and floral). Hops in the taste, although I found that the citrus hops tended to dominate, particuarly in the bitter finish. Definitely enjoyable, but can’t quite give it as much love as some other IPAs.