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12 oz pour, J K O'Donnell's, Fort Wayne, IN. Happy to stumble across this purely by chance on a random Tuesday afternoon. Great clarity on the mid-orange pour. Some lace, light film on the surface. As expected. The nose has a surprising, stinky...
2016 Encore 20th Anniversary re-release, sadly not the original. $13.90 from Beer Lime & Sunshine, Pittsburgh, PA. Solid orange/tan pour with large head that recedes. Some lace, decent surface head retention. A little malty oxidation in the...
Without question insane. Might be the oddest beer I have EVER consumed 13%?? What?! Phenol band aid is absolutely overwhelming. The smoke set in for 5 seconds, then it became peat, then it was 100% band aids for next 2-3 hours! Bronze body as per...
OH look, a massive DIPA from Stone - how novel. This one has an Australian theme with 100% Australian Hops, and Australian Malt, and a name that belongs to a band that is only partly Australian. Mmmm ... I wonder how Australians feel about AC/DC...
Certainly a golden brown color but outside of that it is a run of the mill, West Coast influenced DIPA. Slight onion notes in the nose and taste. Nowhere near as aggressive and brash as some in the style, or indeed some/many Stone beers. Relatively...
Black Rye Kolsch? Morons. Rick & Robbie need stringing up. Essentially it's an over-hopped Schwarzbier in terms of how it drinks. Black body with plenty of brown highlights. Nose is a malty one, that of a Schwarzbier and the head is hight,...
Does @StoneBrewingCo Saison have any relationship to the old, 'Du Buff' series? (Like those) It seems VERY herbal to me. 12 oz single. Quite pale yellow, limited head presence but some nice lace. VERY herbal with lots of sage notes. Far too herbal...
Another Stone collaboration. Best before 10/10/13 - I'm two months late. Pour is an attractive, hazy, light golden color with some excellent bone-white head and a little lace. Smell is light onion with plenty of West Coast DIPA notes. Not much...
An old friend with a new twist. More from Stone. 12 oz bottle, purchased as a single in raleigh, NC. Pour is, as expected, robust. A reddish brown hue breaks the black monotony. Head is light but has good depth. Not much retention or lace, but the...
Oh good, another Stone DIPA. They don't make many of those! The usual Stone presentation. Very pale yellow pour, almost macro lager like in terms of the color. Average white head, some lace but very little retention. Low level hop aroma in the...
Dammit. Enjoy by 04.01.13 - that means that once the 4th of January has passed this is going downhill. Oh, hang on, this is America, so actually that's April 1st. A joke? Maybe, but either way you're hardly likely to confuse this beer with anything...
Here we go with the final in the vertical epic series (neither a vertical or in most cases 'epic'), but nevertheless always beers that I look forward to trying each year. On the face of it, 12 sounds like a beer that will suit me a lot. We'll see....
Bottled conditioned, August 2012. OK, the last Stone Anniversary beer that I thought was any good was 13. That beer was superb. 14 and 15 I disliked strongly, and I thought that 14 was simply a bad beer. That brings us to 16. Well, there are some...
Every time that I pick up a VE bottle I am annoyed by the fact that the series is not a 'vertical' at ALL, but I suppose that's a conversation/post for another day. Decent legs, nice, solid copper colored with a tiny bit of lace and a thin, creamy...
Classic Stone presentation. Screen printed bottle with usual Stone nonsense on the back. August 2011 printed along with ENJOY FRESH directly underneath that. I generally dislike 'Black' IPAs both in name and in taste. Utter nonsense on both counts....
22 oz bottle from The Beer Dispensary, Apex, NC, USA. I approach this beer with a mix of trepidation, excitement and interest since I feel that it is likely to bring together two elements of beer that are usually at opposite ends of the enjoyment...
22 oz bottle from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Magnificent clarity on the garnet pour with a head that is initially good but fades quite quickly. A little lace. The color is very attractive. There's a big, 'ole piney West Coast nose upfront with...
Updated review 03/11 Curious to see what this has done in a few months. Definitely more Belgian yeast character for me, and the grape elements seem to have dropped off quite a lot. This is not good news for me, since I really embraced them in the...
22 oz bottle, usual Stone presentation. Arbor Place Beverage, Douglasville, GA, USA. OK, off the top I think the name is tacky. There, got that out of the way, now back to the beer. Very light haze on the mid-orange pour. The body looks a bit like...
12 oz single from a recent trip to NY. The pour is a very bright orange color with a fizzy head that fades quickly to leave no lace but some thin film on the surface of the beer. The nose is very strong. It's a sweet, citrusy, herbal mix with the...
Surprised to see so few reviews of this (only 5 at the time of writing), since I've had this in my posession since last week. First time that I've drunk a VE on the actual day! Pour has a jet black body with a lovely, high head with fine bubbles....
12 oz bottle as a single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Can't remember the exact price but I remember it as being very expensive for what I was getting. The beer starts off with a great looking black pour that appears totally opaque with little...
Additional notes 08/10 OK, it's now a year old, but the total write-off that 14th is, inspired me to re-visit 13th. $6.49 from Highland Beverage, Hiram, GA, USA for the 22oz bottle. Stone suggest NOT to cellar this, but ... ... not quite the...
Thanks go out to my BA secret bunny 2009, mday. 12 oz bottle. The usual screen-printed, Stone style. One of my favorite styles from a combination of three (generally) superb breweries looks like a winning combo! Pour is a slightly hazy, golden body...
22 oz bomber as part of a trade. I've been hanging on to this one for a while - time to give it a whirl. Pour is get black with no light penetrating it. Little lace, but a tan film and collar soon appears. Not quite as viscous as the initial color...
12 oz single from Tower on Piedmont. $2.99 for the pleasure. Well, the marriage of these three breweries certainly makes for an intriguing combination, but at the same time it makes me a little nervous. Jolly Pumpkin has been very hit and miss for...
Interesting beer as is often the case with Stone. 22oz bomber with the usual Stone screen printed bottle. Thanks go out to BA PatronWizard for the chance to try this one. Stone special releases have not yet made it to GA. Very nice, light golden...
11/29/24 Encore Series version, bottled 08/26/15. A random find that is the kind of thing I generally cannot resist, even knowing that at the very best things will have changed dramatically, at at the worst it will be undrinkable. Great carbonation...
Had a chance to try this for the first time back in July (just after its release) at a Brick Store, BA get together but I didn't take notes. Thanks go out to BA Bleedingshrimp for the trade, and for the opportunity to get a crack at this one again....
Combined review of two, 12oz bottles that I recieved from both Hoppymeal and Brewfan in seperate trades. Thanks guys. Initially I have to say that I am a bit confused by this beer. Frankly I hardly get any "oaked" character at all. I guess that...
Thanks go out to RustyDiamond for the chance to sample this one at The Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. 22 oz bomber. VERY dark pour, almost black with a substantial head. This "looks" like a stout. Plenty of roasted malts present, even with some...
12 oz bottle, thanks to ArrogantB for the trade. Pale orange pour with a nice head, some decent carbonation and some nice, simple lace. This is a very nice beer. The kind of beer that revels in its simplicity and the kind of beer that the top US...
22 oz bomber, thanks to ArrogantB for the trade. Pretty much pure orange color with a very fine amount of head and lace. To be honest, more head and lace than I was expecting considering the ABV. Before getting into the specifics, this is obviously...
12 oz single, thanks go out to ArrogantB for the trade. Nice mid-orange pour with very little carbonation but a nice formation of creamy head and some sticky, creamy lace. Looks classically good. Very hoppy nose - seems quite dry. Clearly a simple...
22 oz bomber (#7 of 10) thanks to BigLove as part of Blue Max BIF (#48). Mid-orange pour with some lovely lace and a small but well formed head. Aroma and tastes are one and the same. Layers and layers of West Coast resinous, pine hops, loads of...
Additional notes 04/08 (Almost two year old bottle) Purchased at Kybecca, Fredericksburg, VA, USA. $7+ for the last bottle in the cooler. Poured in to the Val-Dieu goblet. Still has the dark, dark brown almost black body. Very thin spotty head...
Thanks to Boolshot for a great trade. 22oz bomber. This is not the best beer that I have had from Stone - not by long chalk. The main problem here is with the style. In a Brown Ale I'm looking for a simple, malt based (low hop presence) easy...
Poured into the Duvel tulip. One half inch, dense pock marked head sits atop the dark brown, almost Dubbel like body. Color is not the most attractive. The head fades but leaves that tell-tale spotty and creamy deposit for the remainder of the beer...
What an unusual beer. Poured into the Duvel tulip, there is an orange/golden body (looks a lot like lucozade) with a big frothy/rocky head but very little lacing to speak of. We get some spotty thin head left on the surface of the beer, and the...
Bright, golden pour with a light looking, large frothy head. Very nice, very distinctly layered lacing and pretty good retention. Some chill haze, but this is a very attractive looking brew. Some light, sweet hops in the nose. Taste continues to...
Jet black body but with some ruby red highlights at the bottom of the glass. Only at the bottom though. Definite "Guinness like" appearance with some very nice lacing. About one-eigth of an inch of dense, tan colored head persists all the way to...
Pale orange, almost peach colored pour, with a very attractive slightly orange tinted head that comes from the aggresive pour. Of course, the head is small and doesn't last long, but that's to be expected with the ABV. Typical AMERICAN Barley Wine,...
Pictured 08/07/24 Original notes 07/31/05 In many ways this is my favorite Stone beer. It may not score as highly as say, IRS, Ruination or either of the Bastards, but the whole point is that this a simple, everyday beer that doesn't need any kind...
Utterly delicious with the perfect combination of a sweet start and a hop finish. The pour is dark brown with great clarity and a lovely half-inch of solid looking head. Lots of sticky lacing. Lovely, almost orange colored head. Aroma's are hops,...
Very unusually I found myself craving some hops. What better way to take care of that than with some Ruination? Thanks to BA Prostman. Crystal clear, golden orange pour with a fantastic, large, billowing, rocky head and some sticky lacing. A treat...
Updated notes 08/03/24 Only 10.5% in its most recent reincarnations, but still the same. Honestly, I don’t love this beer, but these days, when I see it, on-tap, near me, I’m going to go and get it for two reasons. One to do my bit to encourage...
Additional notes 05/18/24 Spring 2006 Vintage, 18 years old. Pictured. Surprisingly good carbonation - not a lot but still decent - very sweet, no sign of oxidation, some solventy alcohol. The alcohol saves the beer for me, and makes it really...