Stone Ruination IPA

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

Bottle, Beer Ritz, Leeds. This was definitely an in your face gargle, and well worthy of bringing up my 500th rate. Poured a rich coppery gold colour with a pillowy white head. Aroma was very bright, loadsa fruity hop combined with sweet chewy toffee malt. Very up front flavour that grabs your taste buds and gives them a good throttle. Big sacks of grassy, fruity hops, grapefuit and a decent amount of malt that all leaves a fabulous bitterness. I can see how this might not be to everyone’s taste, but this is a fabulous drink.

Wonderful IPA. Honey gold in color with just touch of amber thrown in. Nose definitely has lots of wild floral aromas with some lemon citrus notes. Smooth has can be on the palate. So much to enjoy here. Easy to drink for an IPA that’s ramped up in alcohol content. Bitter in finish but not overwhelmingly so. Favorite beer in quite some time. How have I been missing this?

Pours golden with a little haze and white head. Nice upfront hops with citrus, lemon peel, and pine flavors. Moderate to heavy bitterness on the finish that lingers. A very nice IPA.

If I was a Hop-Head, I would be in heaven, but since I am not, this beer is a mission to finish, but still fun. It glows a glorious orange and releases a wave of fantastic smell. It has a flavor that continually permeates your mouth. It has no head, but fine lacing.

12oz bottle. Cloudy pale copper color with a thin tan head that faded quickly. Nice nose of skunky hops. Extremely bitter with a light malty sweetness to help balance it out. you can taste the alcohol a little bit, but not too much. I prefer Stone’s standard IPA.

Bottle Pours an orange gold with a big off white head. The head produces very nice lacing. Has a wonderful hoppy aroma of grasses, citrus and pine. Has good mouthfeel and perfect carbination. Good bitterness and a nice aftertaste. This is a good one.

22 oz bottle. Pours like the golden goodness it is. Small white head with nice lacing. After that is all about the hophophophophophophophophophophophophophophophopho

Pours clear reddish amber with a bit of white head. The aroma is great - earthy bitter Cascade hops. The flavor is like the smell - bitter hop oil from Cascade and Centennial hops with a good malt backbone. The mouthfeel is normal. Overall this is a great hop bomb.