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Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8663.97/5.03.96/5.08.7%97.6Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
We re brewers whose substantial mettle and idiomatic approach to brewing allows us to consistently create works of art such as this justifiably self righteous ale. Its bitterness hits our sweet spot. Its blackness lightens our hearts. Its liquid dichotomy pulls it all together in this sublimely sacrosanct ale. Yes, we damn well know our stuff here at Stone, and it would be irresponsible of us not to acknowledge how remarkable this heavenly creation of ours is. Thus the name we are compelled to give it ... Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale ... serves as a reminder of just how good we are, in both liquid and verbal form. We re certainly not perfect. Too often, we allow our modesty to get the best of us as we re simply not inclined towards senseless braggadocio. When youre good, youre good. And when you do something great, the least you can do is acknowledge it. Others benefit from knowing. In this case, we find that we are compelled to point out how amazing this beer is that we rightly call the Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale. First brewed in 2007 as Stone 11th Anniversary Ale, this beer was an instant hit. With us. Other folks with great taste loved it too, but we were focused on how much we liked it, and we felt it was truly sublime. That euphoria didnt last long though, as it was soon replaced with the grim reality that when we sold out of it there wouldnt be any more. For Us. And that was simply unacceptable. So, we are now blessing ourselves, and you the enlightened, with this beer on a full time basis.. Thusly, you may now revel in your own self righteousness as you see fit with this glorious example of ours. You are genuinely welcome, as it is our pleasure.
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 ehhdayton (1113), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 1, 2009  
Pours black with a beige head. Aromas are grapefruit, coffee, and chocolate. Flavor is complex with some chocolate, roastedness and hop charateristics of grapefruit and pine.


 SuIIy (1445), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Oct 1, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a dark dark brownish black color with a foamy, but small beigish head. Nose is grapefruity hops all up in your bidness, tingles the nostril, its wonderful. Palate is firm with a stingy feeling and a velvety film to the finish. Flavors of light chocolate and caramel mix and mash with a steady bitter hop note and there is an epic battle in your mouth. You are the winner.


elgavilancillo (63), South Gate, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/511/20
Oct 1, 2009  
wow another classic from stone.... went very well with a pastrami sanwich... hit the spot... maybe of my favorite stone brews


 phaleslu (509), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 30, 2009  
Draft at The Comet in Northside. Pours almost black with a small creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, fruits, bitter hops, coffee. Flavor is a lot more of the same, but also some pine, caramel, and citrus fruits. Very smooth, medium-full bodied, complex, and well-balanced. This was great and I need to try it again.


 curly (598), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Pours solid black with a frothy milky tan head. Aroma is pine, grapefruit, roast chocolate, berry. and dark fruit. Taste is very balanced between wicked bitter hops and floral pineapple hops with a bitter roast coffee finish. Nice body with smooth carbonation.


 MmmcKay (276), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Tasty brew. Great nose. Wonderful aroma. Can’t get too specific cause I’m seeing double. Miracle that its getting down at all. Super smooth. No alcohol. Delicious.


 Butters (1650), Virginia, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/58/104/518/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Sampled at the ’Butter’s Last Supper’ tasting. Pours a surprising jet black with fair light tan head, like that of a stout. Nose is stupendous pineapple and grapefruit citrus hops. Flavor takes over with a distinct light resiney piney hop bitterness. Extremely smooth and well hidden abv. with awesome label art. More beers need to be like this one.


 Barrios (858), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Pours a lasting ring of tan head with a dark brown body. Roasted, toasted malts and grapefruit aroma. Brown sugar, little soy sauce, bread, grapefruit, even some mange, pineapple and apricot on the flavor. Bitter, sticky, sweet, fruity, dry finish.



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