Stone India Pale Ale (IPA)

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

[At Stockholm Beer Festival 2005] A hazy orange beer with an off-white lasting head. The aroma is rather hoppy, combined with notes of caramel - and I also pick up a slight coffee note. The flavor is sweet hoppy with powerful notes of caramel, and lesser notes of yeast. A good IPA.

(On tap) Slightly hazy pale amber with an off-white head, leaving laces. Fresh, citrusy aroma hops. Medium body, lightly sweet caramel malt and a somewhat astringent grapefruitish bitterness. The finish is dry. 230307

Orange colored. Sweet & malty. Huge flowery cascade aroma. A relatively well balanced hop monster.

From tap. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing white head. Crisp peach and grapefruity hops aroma. Flavour is dense grapefruit and pine wood hoppy flavour. Mild sweet and fruity. Goes into a nice mellow and fruity hops finish yet with a solid bitterness.

<b>Bottle 66cl. @ home.</b>
<i>[ Courtesy of Secret Santa ].</i> Light light unclear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, grapefruit, orange - apricot. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (030908)

Bottled. Orange golden colour, mediumsized white head. Fruity hoppy flavour and aroma. Wellbalanced flavour, which also has some malts and caramel in it.

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel and hops. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel grape fruit and hops.

Date: 10/28/2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ziggy’s, Chattanooga

Appearance: slightly hazy copper, whispy white head,
Aroma: aroma of fresh hops on sweet malt,
Body: big burst of hop flavor with a rich malt body, long bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 07/17/2002

Aroma: aroma is still there,
Flavor: the hop character in the flavor is all but gone, still a nice lingering bitter finish,
Overall: what a difference a few months make, not a beer to lay down, not even in a fridge,
-------- /> Date: 09/04/2003
Mode: bottle

fresh new bottle and the hops are as big as ever in the aroma but still a bit subdued in the flavor
-------- /> Date: 10/27/2006
Mode: bottle

Appearance: opaque orange, nice lace,
Aroma: big sweet citrus hop aroma with a slight grassy character,
Flavor: lots of hop flavor, good dry malt,
Overall: remains an excellent hop delivery vehicle through warming
-------- /> Date: 01/19/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip

picking up much more caramel sweetness in the flavor, still lots of hops to balance, much more balanced,
-------- /> Date: 10/10/2008
Mode: draft
Source: summits woodstock

Appearance: clear copper, frothy off white head, thick lace patterns,
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with abundant citrus,
Flavor: lots of hop flavor, nice citrus, well balanced with a backing crystal and caramel sweetness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4