Stone Pale Ale

Cold 12oz bottle: Pours a clear medium burnt orange color with a moderate, persistent off-white fluffy then creamy head with some nice lacing. Aroma is of rich malts, caramel, fruits, grass and light flowers. Taste is of rich malts, fruit and spice. Medium bodied and crisp with good carbonation. Ending is of floral hops with sweet malty notes.

cloudy amber color with a good white head....light citrus hop aroma with some malts...not as bitter as I expected ... smooth drinking .... not up to par with the other stone brews, but very good

I’m a big Stone fan like many posters on this board, but I’m probably going against the grain when I say that I think this is one of their best. No, this one’s not over the top in the hops dept. like their famous IPAs, and I think it might almost be misclassified as an American pale ale as well. What it is, is an exceptionally well balanced pale/amber ale, with no overwhelmingly pronounced single characteristic. Its actually what I expect every ’Oktoberfest beer to be, only to be so quickly dissappointed once the first cap comes off. This is an EXCEPTIONAL beer, whether or not it’s true to the American pale ale style or imagined Stone standard for hoppiness or not. I love it!

I’m generally a big fan of Stone Brewing, but this one just didn’t measure up to what I expect from them. Poured a dark orange. Moderately hopped nose. Flavor was hops,mild for an APA, with a tough of smokiness in the finish. A good beer, but it lacked in terms of depth and character.

12oz. Dark orange, hazy pour. Decent bitter fruit aroma. In the mouth the malt is really what struck me most about this one. Loads of complexity featuring mostly caramel and some doughy/yeasty/cakey goodness. Little bit of pine on the finish rounds this one out well. Very tame for Stone.

22oz. amber pour with a white head.. aroma has a light pine scent with no heavy aroma. very crisp and easy to the palate with no heavy hop presence. The aftertaste has more of a kick but nothing too overbearing... Not great but good!

12oz bottle thanks to kmweaver for this extra. pours amber with creamy white head. nose is doughy malt and some citrus and peppery hop notes. flavor is malty at times almost harsh, lacks much of a hop presence otherthan a crisp finish. just decent stuff.

Orange color pour with some head. Hops in the aroma and good in the flavor, without being overpowering. Some carbonation that added a crisp note to the mix. Hoppy aftertaste.