Stone Pale Ale

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.