Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)

Sure, when I was in San Diego, I didn’t get a chance to try this. Now I find it in Wisconsin? Very hhoppy goodness. If it wasn’t so darned expensive, I’d have it all of the time.

Bottle from BSF, GBBF ’08. Coppery gold with a white head. Sweet piney hop aroma. Sweet malts in the taste with golden syrup, balanced by grapefruit and intense concluding hoppiness. Classic.

Bottle - Dark honey color. Thick white creamy head. Excellent lacing. Tremendous hoppy/grassy aroma. Earthy flavor with loads of grapefruit with similar mouthfeel. Seriously dry finish. This is right up there with Bells Two Hearted as the best IPA’s I’ve tasted.

the only thing that could make stone IPA better is if it were stone ruination IPA. hazy, newly minted penny colors indicate a huge dry-hopped flavor. aroma suggests grapefruits, grapefruits and more grapefruits - should i bring cottage cheese along for this one? bodaciously large hop flavors light up the sides of my tongue like broadway marquee signs. this is a showcase, full cast performance beer. every ingredient is in place and ready to perform. even the aftertaste lingers a bitterly citrus reminder of a great experience on the tongue. i love this beer. i would love it more had i never tasted the ruination IPA - comparing brothers: an obviously forgiveless sin.

Bottle. Clear golden pour with a thick frothy white head. Aroma is weaker than I expected, still a nice hop scent though. Flavor has a sweet caramel base with a dominant bitterness. Very well balanced and a nicely put together beer overall.

Such a delicious beer. Amazing aroma, full of piney, citrusy hop goodness. The flavor is full power - acidic at first, then a hop-splosion with a caramel-sweet finish. Like making out with a gorgeous chick who’s chewing hop-flavored gum. Nice long, smooth finish. Right up there with Two Hearted, maybe slightly less balanced.

Pours golden with a thin white head. Great hoppy floral aroma with some balancing malt. Great mixture of flavors with a delicious hop finish. Awesome IPA.

Pours hazy golden orange with off white head. Grapefruit hop aroma with some sweet maltiness. MIldly sweet with a nice balance of hops and malts. Medium body with soft carbonation and a sticky mouthfeel. Very good IPA.