Stone Ruination IPA

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

Sample at Rozi’s Wine House Stone Brewing Co. Straight warm hops and sweet aroma. Warm yellow color with off-white head. Very bitter and almost a pinesol aftertaste but surprising not unpleasant. Very nice IPA.

Poured golden amber, piney hops, spice, litlle citrus, little caramel, slight malt.

12 ounce bottle received from Illini08 in a trade. Thanks, Jeremy! Every brew that I have had from Stone has been excellent so I was really excited to try this one. It pours a beautiful golden color with a one finger width white head that sticks around for a while. The head left excellent lacing on the side of the glass. The aroma is fairly typical for an IPA... hops, citrus, pine, with some spice in the background. The taste really separates this IPA from others... it has the usual hop, citrus, and pine flavors but finishes with a very pleasant bitter hop aftertaste. I also loved the drinkability of this brew... very sessionable. Overall an excellent IPA and one that I would definitely seek out again!

Bottled. Clear orange color, short head. Aroma of hops, pine, hint of strawberry. Soft hoppy taste, although ofcourse it ruins your palate. Perfect balance. Give me more of this stuff!

750 mL bottle in Seattle. Pours a clear, darkish gold with a small foamy head. Aroma is rich with spicy, citrusy, resinous hops. Flavor hits with a lot of hops to start but is very nicely balanced by a rich malt base that comes through. Palate is average. Good IIPA.

Bottled. Tnx Caesar for the import. Strong aroma of aprikots, pine and grapefruit. Hazy, orange coloured with an off-white head. The taste is very bitter. Bitterness lingers in the end. Quite on the fruity and piny site. Well bodied and a bit oily. Good one.

Bottle. Poured a nice amber color with a thick but small white head. Aroma was fresh hops,grapefruit and citrus. Also a bit floral. Taste is more of the same with a distinct bitter finish. Great DIPA.

22 oz bottle. Marigold color, thin white head. Grapefruit-citrus hopp nose. Floral bouquet in the mouth followed by a good bitterness. Slightly oily on the palate. Very good but Stone’s "regular" IPA is still my fave.