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RATINGS: 3089   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.04   EST. CALORIES: 231   ABV: 7.7%
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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!


hammenlind's rating

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
hammenlind (737) - Sundbyberg, - JUN 4, 2005
Golden colour with a sparkling white head with some lacing. Agressive hoppy cascade nose with some nutty hints. Hoppy, flowery almost perfume like flavour. Extreme bitter palate. Medium bodied. Aftertaste is present for at least an hour.


most recent ratings

4.4
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
salvaticas (121) - - MAY 17, 2013
Bottle pour, bright orange/amber, very cloudy. Incredibly pungent aroma of citrus and hops. Excellent classic IPA taste. Not too strong for an Imperial.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
DGluch (5) - California, USA - MAY 17, 2013 does not count
Not as bitter as advertised, but still more bitter than I prefer. Overall a really good beer, those guys at Stone know what they're doing - Drink & Give Thanks to The Lord

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Ret12 (377) - Maryland, USA - MAY 17, 2013
This was one delicious beer. Not for the faint of heart, very hoppy with a strong malty alcohol kick as it goes down. Very smooth and very drinkable.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
shrevis (8) - Illinois, USA - MAY 16, 2013 does not count
Amazingly hoppy. This is a favorite that I will grab whenever I can find it (which is easier said than done compared to living in Escondido) ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
toffsbury (104) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 14, 2013
Light brown/amber with a reasonable head, not too much retention. Aroma is fruit and flowers, nice and rich. Taste is bitter up front and at finish. Lots of flavours chase each other around on the tongue, but bitter wins out in the end. This is a happy pour.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
wedgie9 (1590) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - MAY 11, 2013
Tasted on 5/11/13 from a capped 650mL bomber bottle purchased at a grocery store in Arizona. Pours clear orange with a thick white head that slowly recedes to average, messy lace. The nose is full of hoppiness, ranging from resin, to citrus, to floral, with just a touch of yeast aroma and a bit of bread malt. The flavor is really just dominated by hops and bitterness, with the same touch of bread malt acting as a bit of a balancing agent. The body is medium with a bit of a sticky texture, average carbonation, and a long, ridiculously bitter hoppy finish.

3.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 9/20
Beerenberger (787) - Fischer, Texas, USA - MAY 11, 2013
Nice fruity aroma with pine sand hints of citrus. Pours a clear golden amber with a white ring and spotty lacing. The taste, initially, has a sweet fruity quality about it followed by "subdued" pine/resin flavor ending with a satisfying hoppy bitter finish. Medium fbody with medium carbonation. There is almost a tongue coating quality that is not found in most IPA’s. Very pleasing. Overall, this is a very enjoyable IPA which I want to have again.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
AZBennett (76) - Chandler, Arizona, USA - MAY 9, 2013
Double Dry Hopped w/Southern Cross, Pacific Gem, Helga and Mosaic Hops. Pours a superb golden hue with lovely, fluffy white head. Aromas are sweet tropical fruit, then some citrus, pine and just a note of apple or apple skin. Flavors are sweet fruit right off the bat, then some grapefruit, big piney/resin bitterness a touch of bread and simple syrup. The mouthfeel is perfect on this beer as the ratio of weight and sticky-ness is melded wonderfully; the way this coats just a bit and then finishes super dry is awesome. Overall, a big improvement to last years super bitter DDH version of this beer and one I would love to get my hands on more often.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
ajnepple (466) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - MAY 7, 2013
22 oz from Campus West, cool bottle. Pours gold and clear with a fluffy, lasting white head and thick lacing. The aroma is strong, piney, fresh hops, floral, and citrus fruit. Similar flavor with heavy, resinous, oily hop bitterness all the way through. Malts? Nope. Medium body with a dry feel and lingering, bitter, dry, warming finish. Palate = destroyed.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
kraddel (843) - deurne, BELGIUM - MAY 5, 2013
ZEBF13 . not on the beerlist, but still got to try it . NICE ! pours very clear gold medicinal hops in the smell. soft carbo. very bitter, pretty straight forward and not that complex


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