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RATINGS: 1811   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.99   IBU: 90   EST. CALORIES: 261   ABV: 8.7%
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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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3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jbrus (4992) - Delft, NETHERLANDS - MAR 30, 2009
Bottle@Home. Bottled as Stone 11th. Fruity, grassy and dried dark fruit aroma. Very dark brown colour, beige head, good lace. Sweet, loads of bitter and grassy hops. Too harsh for me. Tastes like a dark coloured Double IPA.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
igneous1 (1467) - Davenport, Iowa, USA - JUL 11, 2011
dark brown color, tan head. aroma is completely dominated by a bitterness that i have a hard time describing. also just a hint of alcohol. flavor is nicely bitter with strong notes of raisin. very long, dry, and bitter finish. I also pick up hints of dark chocolate. i’m sad to say that this beer just didn’t work for me.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Frank (2188) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 5, 2010
Black. Tan head of very fine bubbles lasts the duration and leaves splotches of lacing the whole way through the glass. Nose, at first, is just big American hops w/ a load of pine but w/ a strong underpinning of an acrid burnt coffee nature. It almost works but it doesn’t quite. The flavor is actually a bit lighter than I expected and much less bitter. it tends more towards the coffee-like elements of the flavor. Really nice thick but soft mouthfeel though the alcohol is a bit distracting here as it’s rather hot. Dark fruit notes come out as it warms and the warming also seems to accentuated and soften the coffee in the nose. Finishes quick and clean w/o any lingering sweetness and just a touch of coffee-like bitterness. Interesting beer though, honestly, it kind of seems like something that sounded good on paper and maybe doesn’t quite work as well in practice.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
gearbike (512) - West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA - SEP 8, 2007
Black with small frothy head. Hoppy but with light porter characterstics. Smooth with a hint of licorace and a lot of a burnt smoke flavor. Just not my type of taste.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
FoolishMortal (981) - San Diego, California, USA - SEP 19, 2007
22oz bottle. Nearly completely opaque black-brown with a medium sized tan colored head. Keening pine and candied citrus hop aromatics, tinges of alefruit peer through as well. Heavy resinous citric hop flavor. Chalky, roasty pallor emerges afterwards. Bitter citrus rind and earthy herbal tones develop. Minor sweetness in the finish as the astringent and resinous characters begin to subside, with a faint nuttiness. Mouthfeel is a thick medium, somewhat drying.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Illini08 (541) - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA - DEC 4, 2007
Duane shared a bottle of this with me. Thanks Dad! Deep brown pour, 1-finger tan head. Aroma was earthy, licorice, and plenty of citrusy, graprfruit hops. Flavor had some roasty, coffee character to it, but it was also dominated by the hops. This wasn’t bad by any means, but the mixture of a heavily roasted malt base with Stone’s aggressive hop-profile just didn’t work well for me.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TURDFERGUSON (3565) - Carrboro, North Carolina, USA - OCT 25, 2007
22oz bottle from Bauer Wine and Spirits. Pours black like a porter with a small white head. Nose is very roasty with some traditional stone hops lying underneath. The hops really overpower the roasty flavors in the finish. I like hops, but not this much. Alcohol well noted in the finish as well.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
garmonbozia (405) - Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA - FEB 14, 2010
22oz. Poured very dark with a huge thick head. Bitter aftertaste with lots of chocolate and hops. Alcohol was noticable, but who cares right? i thouhgt the complexity of this beer was great. great beer from stone.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
zebracakes (1339) - Washington DC, USA - DEC 2, 2007
Bottle purchased at Sam the Beer Man in Binghamton, NY. Pours black brown, off white head. Aroma is malt, peat, tangerine, slight tomato. Flavor is the same with caramel, vanilla, grass, toffee, wheat, some burnt molasses.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
FLP62 (6) - USA - OCT 13, 2007 does not count
Nice texture for an IPA. Dark malts do a decent job of masking the alcohol astringency, but the two combined with the heavy hops and uneven citrus notes results in a somewhat harsh finish. Expect it to mellow some in time, but not there yet.


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