Stone Ruination IPA

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Escondido, California USA

Aroma: piney,citrus - lemon Appearance: light golden, minimal white head. Flavor: slightly sweet, citrus, pine, slight yeast finish Palate: light, crisp, clean, slightly lingering finish Overall: nice, light IPA. Well balanced. Just tried the 13th anniversary before this tasting so I may be jaded into not appreciating the hops here...

Bomber. Pours the color of a shiny, new penny. About 2-3 fingers of full foamy head that does an efficient job of lacing. Aroma is metalliic, hoppy, and full of roasted malt. Full hop-infested flavor, lots of standard Stone bitterness. This is a good beer. In the style, by the assorted Micro(Macro)Brews nationwide, it is one of the better to be had.

Purchased this at $10 a six pack as a misorder by a store. I was intrigued from the pour as it was a bright transparent liquid gold. As usual I drank the first one at room tempature which added to the appeal of the pour. At entranced IPA has a smooth flat feel but a little swoosh releases the hoppy bitter bite. Flavor like taste is piney and stongly reminicent of grapefruit. Although hoppy IPA maintains it a smooth taste and feel for a 7.7% beverage. All in all it is bold, hoppy and bitter. Did I say bitter? A good IPA; especially at 7.7% but not as complex in flavor as I had hoped for. I never thought I would say it but I miss the malty sweet touch. Nevertheless a great beer.

very enticing citrus lemon, pine smell. starts sweet and ends with an intense bitter hoppiness that really lingers in the back of throat and side of mouth. very well balanced and satisfying. a great representative of an ipa

Ya know... these guys talk a lot of shit about being all badass etc... I like IPAs, yet have met some that are just a bit too bitter for me.. This one however, is not that intense.. I mean, yes, it has a lot of hops, and it is pretty bitter, but it’s balanced! I shared a bottle of this with BeerBaron617 and we both thought it was pretty stellar. It poured a nice amber color, had some great hoppy citrus aromas....and tasted great. Initial sip was pretty intense in the bitter category, but it just worked in all the right ways.

12oz bottle:: Apperance is amber brown with slow fading off white head, aroma of citrus hops and hints of orange, flavor from the first sip was pretty hoppy then the second sip was even stronger in hops, not overly citrusy and has some floral hops in there also. one of the best IIPAs I have ever had one to rememeber.

Nearly red in dark golden color, lovely thick lasting head. You know this is a big IPA even 5 inches from your nose- intense hop scent makes the mouth water instantly. Tastes like bathing your tongue in hops soup & if you’re into hops, it’s orgasmic. Dry crisp, resiny, slight sweetness from the high ABV makes this strong full-bodied beer surprisingly balanced. Rich, substantial, demands a sipping approach (& your full respect)

the only thing that throws me off of this beer is the alcohol. it is only 8% but it is very apparent and unbalaced other than that this IPA (double) is killer. great citrus and floral hops with a malty back bone that is not overly assertive.