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Stone India Pale Ale

Stone India Pale Ale

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Stone Brewing Co.

Escondido, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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17424.01/5.04.01/5.06.9%99.5Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

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Look up "hops" in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of Stone IPA! "Dry-hopped" for an extra two weeks, this unique process gives our IPA its bountiful hop aroma and rich hop flavor. A full 70+ IBUs (International Bitterness Units) creates this beer's crisp and refreshing bitter character.

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GDSlimSlam99 (3), California, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 12, 2001  
Sorry to be giving another perfect score, but I’m new here, and looking up the beers I love, and this is one. Happy hoppy flavor with a kick. Look for their Anniversary brews of this beer, and if you are in the SD area, look for Stone’s annual Anniversary party, it’s a blast every year.


 TheBeerCollector (548), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 23, 2003  
In my humble opinion this is the IPA against which all IPA's should be measured. Crisp, clean, flavorful and refreshing it is everything an IPA should be. Hats off to the Stone Brewing Company for giving us such an outstanding ale.


NW_HopHead99 (58), Tacoma, Washington, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Mar 31, 2002  
This beer is the definition of IPA. No uncharecteristic flavors like the Maritime IPA, just liquid hops. What is particularly lovely about this brew is the enourmous hop-nose: I spent 5 minutes just SMELLING the glass! Obviously a lot of dry-hopping, but hops is the main ingrediant at every level of this beer. The flavor backs up the hops with a strong enough bite and carbonation to distinguish it from Tree’s IPA, which has no body behind the hops. I had the Full Sail IPA the night before, and almost poured the bottle out for lack of hops. God bless Stone Brewing for this perfect beverage!


kevin_conaway99 (9), USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 12, 2002  
One of my all time favorite beers. Tastes wonderful almost like licorice!


beerbaby99 (4), California, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 10, 2002  
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