 maugus4ever (121), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 19, 2008 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.
smith4498 (873), Miami, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 19, 2008 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.
lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 18, 2008 Clear golden lagerish color with a finger of white head. Grapefruit, floral hops and smooth cool malt aroma. Almost buttery, it coats the tongue just slightly and delivers a great hop finish. Bitter but fruity and bright. Enjoyable, dare I say more so than Ruination? Though it would be a preference of the night.
derst27 (35), Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 18, 2008 Great Great IPA, I’m not a huge IPA fan, but this one def rises above many others that I’ve had. Its got a fresh hoppy aroma and great deep golden appearance. The burst of hop flavor is smoothed by a citrus aftertaste. Very drinkable!!
marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 17, 2008 Rich pineapple and cream aroma with malty background, some citrus and flowers. Golden yellow with a white foamy head. Fresh citrus and pineapple flavors, sweet up front with a bitter duration. Medium rich palate, not too heavy. Good duration and flavors stick to the tongue. Slight woodiness. Just rich enough and with good fresh flavors makes this IPA solid and drinkable.
12many (231), Ohio, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 14, 2008 Bottle. I’m surprised it took me this long to get around to trying this. Nice yellowish golden color with a pillow of white head. Floral and pine hops dominate the nose similar to Ruination. Flavor is bitter balanced finely with good malt. Leaves a great mild bitter aftertaste for about a minute then disappears for the next sip. Moderate carbonation, medium bodied, crisp and refreshing. This has everything I expect from a good quality IPA.
RunDWP (203), San Jose, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 13, 2008 On tap at San Diego downtown Courtyard Marriot hotel bar. Bar tender told me he fought to get Stone IPA on tap for 6 months, so I salute him. Pine and grapefruit aroma. Pours orange with persistant white head. Excellent lacing on the glass. Not much malt flavor, but rich, complex pine and grapefuit hop bitterness. Surprisingly restrained for Stone, and very drinkable. Excellent IPA.
cmillward (430), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 11, 2008 Bottle. This is a great IPA. Compared to Stone’s Ruination, it is a little more restrained (though make no mistake, this is just compared to its big brother. This is a big hoppy IPA.) and a little less balanced, with the hop bitterness lacking as full a malt backbone to balance it out. Pours golden topped by a thin white head, leaves some lacing on the glass. Citrus hops on the nose, with some slight tropical notes. Big citrus hop flavor, with pine coming in, atop a light malt backbone. Huge bitter end. Very good, looking forward towards Stone being available here.
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