Stone Pale Ale

Amber brown appearance with tint of orange. Thin bubbly head which dissipates quickly. Strong hop flavor with a bit of a metallic taste. After taste is not too bitter and overall pretty pleasant. Very nice pale ale – one of the better ones that I have had.

Pours a bright orange colour with a small to medium sized white fluffy head. Aroma is sweet yet stinging. By that i mean it is fruity, citrusy, floral and enticing, yet the sharp hop scent- well balanced of course, leads me to think that this brew might have something special in store for me. Astringent, chewy and slightly bitter. plenty of fruits and fresh flowers floating around this one. My second brew from Stone. Thanks for coming to Wisc!

Deep amber with a nice white head. Aroma is decently hoppy with lots of underlying malt sweetness. The flavor picks up on the malt sweetness in a big way, but a nasty, peppery, metallic hop character brings the flavor down overall. Good thick mouthfeel. Pretty good beer, but the flavor was not my favorite.

I was shocked with how flavorful and thick this beer was. It has an awesome caramel malty profile to go with the hops that make this absolutely (save Alpha King) the best pale ale I’ve had to date. It was thicker than I expected too, which brought out the caramelity in a way that made it taste sugary along with the thickness. Just great, and actually very different for a pale ale.

Dark amber pour with a medium foamy head that lasted. Aroma is light roasted malt followed by some hops coming through. Good lightly roasted caramel malt flavor, with a touch of citrus hops on the finish. A really nice pale ale.

Bottle. Dark amber with a creamy head. Nice hop aroma with a maltiness that dosn’t infringe on the hops. Very nice palate. Flavor starts out hoppy with a well balanced malt finish. An excellant beer.

Something else stands out every time I drink this beer. One day, it’s the mild hoppy flavor. Another day it’s the light-malt roastiness. Sometimes, both. Either way, delicious, very balanced beer. Pours red with a very light head.

bottle. pours red with a nice cream head. a nice spicy hopped pale. i was expecting the standard west coast citrus thing, but this one goes in a different direction. solid malt base, some dark crystal in there as well which lends some fruitiness. the palate is great. nice prickly but mild cabonation. i’m not a big fan of high L crystal but they don’t go overboard. definitely a well made beer in any case.