Stone Pale Ale

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Escondido, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

355 ml bottle at Konttori, Tampere, Finland.
Dark amber colour with tiny off-white head. Fruity and berry aroma with some caramel sweetness. Sweetish fruity hoppy and malty flavour. Thinnish.

Bottle. Pours copper with light white head. Hops and caramel aroma. Flavour is balanced between sweet dark fruit and hoppy bitterness. Mild bitter finish with a smooth mouthfeel. Very good.

355ml bottle @Maltainen Riekko. Poured clear amber with a thin head. Caramel, fruit and hops in aroma. Flavor is caramel malt ,sweet dark fruits with a nice hoppy bitterness in finish. Smooth mouthfeel. Great.

Pours deep red, not pale at all really, with a fluffy white head. Aroma is candy, some sweet malts, hints of roast. Taste is subtle, lots of rich malt backed up by a reasonably aggressive bitterness. Some candy lingering, but the main impression is made by the hops. Not very pale, perhaps a bit bitter for the style, but damn nice.

Bottle. Amber, small to average and fully diminishing head. Moderate, malty and sweetish aroma, some caramel and light fruitiness, some piney and some citrus hoppyness. Body is medium, malty and sweetish flavor, some caramel and faint fruitiness, some piney and some citrus hoppyness. Finish is average, malty and lightly sweetish, some caramel and piney hoppyness. OK, but too sweet and too much caramel.

Good fresh nose with a full but not overbearing flavor. Aftertaste is a bit dry but not unpleasant.

0.355 l bottle at Old Bricks Inn, Jyväskylä. Copper to amber color. Floral and citrusy aroma with caramel and dank. Bitter, raisiny, caramelly and citrusy flavor with toffee. Medium body, good drinkability. Taste of bitterness and caramel are somewhat detracting but this is still a good pale ale.

Pours a dark copper with a thick cream colored head and decent lacing. Aroma was nice floral hops. Taste was subtle hoppiness. Very easy to drink.