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Stone Ruination IPA

Stone Ruination IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
100
overall
Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Escondido, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
20974.05/5.04.05/5.07.7%98.1Snifter, Tulip
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So called because of the immediate ruinous effect on your palate. 100+ IBUs. Bracingly bitter. Thick, pungent hop aroma. We would say that no hops were injured in the brewing of this beer, but that would be a massive lie. In fact, the words "Stone Ruination IPA" are what older hop vines use to cause little hop vines to quiver with fright and lose sleep at night . We at Stone honor the brutal massacre of countless hops with this "Liquid poem to the glory of the hop!" Paganism at its best!
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 Nena (116), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Pours golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is very hoppy, and a bit spicy and herbal. The flavor is very powerful, bitter, and dry, but still complex regardless. Lots of pine, cedar, orange rind, and an odd floralness. As promised, my palate was destroyed.


heybwebo (1), Texas, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Fantastic floral aroma and overwhelming hop bit. Not a heavy drink, but a powerfully punch of hop glory. By far my favorite beer to savor. Every other beer get compared to this pint of perfection.


 Savvy1982 (303), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Bottle. Shared with hobbersr and Macadem, what a beer! Pours a classic orange, thin off-white head, very exceptional lacing. Nose is pine, sage, basil, white pepper, loads o variable pine. Initially this beer has some boiled vegetable notes, but they cleared up after a few minutes, Palate is huge and intense, loads of many-layered pine, very delicate but still huge. Fucking Ace!


BlackLeaf (2), Vienna, Virginia, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/105/519/20
Sep 9, 2009  
citrus, orange, clear, minimal head, full body, bitter, long finish heavy tangrine, floral, and hoppy components. Serious heft.


 Macadem (100), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 9, 2009  
This bottle is slightly older than should be, which is why i didn’t rate the aroma, it was just slightly off, smelling of boiled cabbage and cauliflower (not right,) but the flavor seems to be all there. After sitting open it relaxes a bit and the aroma returned, but not enough to rate it. After a bottle of Pliney the elder, perhaps my palate is already ruined unfortunately, but tastes quite floral, with slight citrus notes, and pine in the spring after a gentle rain. Quite enjoyable, and i can’t tell if its the pliny or the age of the bottle, but going by the description on the bottle not as big in hops as i thought it would be. I may delete or alter this rating after my next bottle of IPA tonite.


 sallad (110), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/104/514/20
Sep 7, 2009  
very thick rocky white head. also very hazy with an orange tint. Grassy and citrus aromas, touches of pine and malt. Strong bitterness backed by malt that only serves to help coat the bitterness around my mouth. Nice and clean, though, with slight alcohol warmth. Extreme for sure, but nothing to write home about.


amarcero (8), , Vermont, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Sep 5, 2009  
Absolutely "perfect". That’s the only word I can use to describe. Hopped, malty, and alchohaly all rolled into one. Yes, I realize that "alchohaly" is far from a real word, but who cares when the beer is this incredible?


solesaver (4), Oklahoma, USA
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4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/519/20
Sep 2, 2009  
Wow! This was a great IPA! You could almost chew the hops. Lovely light amber color with a fine head. The taste still had room for some subtle grapefruity tendancies. Well done Stone!



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