IPA - Double Dry Hopped - Stone Brewing Co.

harrymel

Washington

3.53/5  rDev -19.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Scored at brewery one week ago.

Nice honey amber ale wit ha couple fingers of soapy white foam and gauzy lace. Excellent clarity. Nose is grapefruit, peppercorn, honey, pine, a hint of mango and some resin. Flavor is nice and bitter with a solid biscuit malt profile and some nice resiny flavors. There is a bit of tangerine and pine in here as well. Medium bodied with moderate carb and a wet, yet cloying finish. Nice beer.

Serving type: growler

09-23-2012 05:26:39 | More by harrymel

UCLABrewN84

California

4.33/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at the Better Weather Fest at Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles, CA.

Pours a hazy honey orange with a foamy bone colored head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, citrus fruit, and citrus zest. Taste is much the same with a slight herbal hop flavor on the finish. There is a medium hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

09-23-2012 05:00:30 | More by UCLABrewN84

oline73

Maryland

4.4/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I had this on-tap at Max's. Poured into a standard pint glass.

Appearance: Pours a clear golden amber color with a half finger of white head that fades to a ring around the edge of the pour.

Smell: Fresh citrus peel hops that are mildly grassy. Slightly sweet from the malt with a mild, fruity undertone.

Taste: There is a strong hop punch right off the bat. Grassy with some grapefruit peel in the bitterness. There is a bready, slightly sweet malt note that backs up the hops. The finish is very bitter and slightly floral.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with fluffy carbonation and a dry finish.

Overall: This beer was incredibly easy to drink. I could have put them down all night. The floral note along with the hops was very nice. Definitely a treat to try this beer.

Serving type: on-tap

09-05-2012 02:11:51 | More by oline73

Sideswipe

California

4.43/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Growler poured into a pint glass.

Beautiful orange/amber color with three fingers of fluffy white foam. The head subsides leaving delicate lacing on the glass. The nose is huge citrus. Fresh orange blossom and mango predominate. Taste follows the nose with flavors of orange, tangerine and grapefruit forward. A biscuity malt profile melds seamlessly with the hops making for a nicely balanced beer. Orange peel bitterness takes over on the back end. The finish is dry with a bitter aftertaste that lingers a bit. Feel is medium. Carbonation lends a creamy quality to the beer. Overall this is a really enjoyable brew from Stone. I prefer it to the unleaded version which is available everywhere. If you see this one on tap order a pint and enjoy!

Serving type: growler

08-17-2012 05:19:06 | More by Sideswipe

DonDirkA

Arizona

4.95/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Citrusy. The hops taste very fresh and very bright. I'm not a big fan of the normal IPA, too basic for my tastebuds, but this was definitely a treat. I had this with a bunch of other Stone hop bombs at the Stone Tap Takeover at 1702 in Tucson, AZ. I liked the double dry-hopped Ruination more than this but I liked this more than the 10th Anniversary Ruination (which is saying a lot).

Serving type: on-tap

08-01-2012 07:54:14 | More by DonDirkA

Darkmagus82

Montana

4.45/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Served on tap in a 10 oz pint glass

Appearance – Served a nice golden color, with a thin white head. The head fades fast to give a very light amount of lacing.

Smell – The aroma is a nice mix of caramel, bread and a blend of citrus hop. Mixed with these aromas is a nice pine and floral hop aroma as well. Wonderful!!

Taste – A sweeter caramel and bready flavor meet the tongue. Soon after the initial taste flavors of citrus hop meet the tongue. The citrus is somewhat sweeter at first, but gets more bitter as the taste moves on; transitioning from a more orange to a more grapefruit flavor. More toward the end floral and pine hopes then some to the scene and meld with the citrus hop and malt quite well, in the end leaving a pleasant bitter sweet flavor on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The beer has an above average creaminess with a carbonation level that is rather average. Both the creamy body and the carbonation suit the tastes and hop flavors of the beer well. It is quite enjoyable and makes a delicious feel.

Overall – A delicious IPA with a great hop profile as well as a very nice look, feel, and aroma. Overall a good IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

07-24-2012 23:57:18 | More by Darkmagus82

barnzy78

Illinois

4.48/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Tribes Alehouse & Grill - Mokena, IL

Pours a golden-amber color with excellent clarity; fluffy white head holds excellent retention and leaves all kinds of chunky lacing in rings down the glass. Aromas are sweet and fruity with grapefruit dominating the nose. Toasted grain and floral hops are present also. Tastes are sweet and floral hops up-front followed by toasted and biscuity grain, lingering piny bitterness on the finish with a slight spice from the hops. Great balance. Mouth-feel is medium bodied, smooth, and creamy with modest carbonation. Overall, Stone IPA is one of my favorite IPA's out there, and to try this was just awesome!

Serving type: on-tap

07-21-2012 03:53:07 | More by barnzy78

One2Remeber

Florida

4.18/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: Crystal clear. Golden pale yellow body. Bubbly white head, thin yet lively.

S: Hops: Check! Huge pine notes with dank/herbal undertones.

T/M: Light, refreshing mouthfeel lets the hops show. For an IPA it is hardly bitter, the hop flavors are extreme. Slightly gummy mouthfeel makes for a savory sip.

O: Everything I would want in a "double dry hopped" IPA. Tons of hop flavor, enjoyable malt body and a nice balance between straight forward flavor (Stone IPA) and over the top bitter (Ruination).

Serving type: growler

07-21-2012 01:10:45 | More by One2Remeber

jaasen64

Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at Salty Pig in Boston (if you live in Boston and love Stone this is a great place to go- it seems like they always have something fairly rare on tap from them). Bartender said this was just tapped last night. Served in a tulip glass.

A- Pours a translucent slightly brownish gold with a tiny bit of haze. About 3 fingers of white bubbly and fluffy head that comes out of the glass and slowly recedes down to just about no head. Average carbonation. Leaves decent layered lacing.

S- Sweet Lemony Hops, a little bit of grapefruit, spices, and some other citrusy fruits. Above average aroma strength and very appealing.

T- Sweet lemon hops, some grapefruit but definitely more lemon, some light spices, and some other citrus fruits. Finishes a little bit better but not too much.

M- Medium bodied, average carbonation, just right for an IPA, abv very well hidden, pretty much no alcoholic burn, smooth to drink.

O- This was another great IPA from Stone. Had a nice pleasant aroma. It also had a very nice sweet lemon taste that wasn't too bitter and was very easy to drink. I've had a lot of really good IPAs and this definitely ranks among some of the better ones. I wish they had this available more often. Definitely a must try.

Serving type: on-tap

06-29-2012 23:53:53 | More by jaasen64

hopfacebrew

Colorado

4.8/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The beer pours a nice opaque golden orange color with a nice 2 finger white head, excellent retention and lacing. The aroma is fierce and huge with an in your face assault of hops, it's beautiful. Citrus and pine and floral and extremely hop forward, to the point that the base malt isn't even in the picture. May be the best aroma I've ever experienced. Terrific. The flavor follows suit though presents the malt base in a more prominent fashion. A biscuit cereal grain flavor as the base from which the hops grow and dominate, actually fairly well balanced and approachable, extremely enjoyable. The hop flavors are outstanding. Extremely good. Medium bitter. The beer finishes with a light 2-row malt flavor and huge hop character. Overall, this is hop-forward and aggressive and excellent. Highly recommended.

Serving type: on-tap

03-23-2012 13:12:54 | More by hopfacebrew

portia99

Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

64oz growler courtesy of Mjmoon15 in a great recent trade. Poured into a Duvel tulip. Been looking for this one for a long, long time. Hope it lives up to my own internal hype.

A - Pours an absolutely clear medium amber and orangey color with two fingers of rocky off-white head that leaves nice webby lacing on the glass from top to bottom.

S - Right on the opening of the growler could smell this across the room. Lots of grapefruity citrus mixed with aq strong portion of pine...touches of floral/perfumey hops too...nice mix. Malt is quite subtle and barely perceptable.

T - Flavor is right there with the aroma. Nice blend of citrus up front with some floral hop flavors...pine comes on in the middle thru to the finish. As with the aroma, malt is mild, definitely perceptable though with a soft sweetness, bit of dry biscuity grain. Hop bitterness is rather low but firm and crisp giving a dry finish and a bit of resiny aspect.

M - Light to medium body with a smooth medium level carbonation. Dry and resiny, full of hop bitterness and flavors. Very smooth.

O - Came into this with high hopes and expectations and largely didn't disappoint. Definitely not an over the top IPA, but one full of hop flavors and remaining well balanced. As expected, more hop aroma and flavor than the standard Stone IPA. Glad to finally get to try this one...was beginning to think it would never happen.

Serving type: growler

01-15-2012 21:27:54 | More by portia99

Gmann

New York

4/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I believe this is the version that I had at the Pony Bar on 12/15.

Poured a cloudy golden color with a big pillowy white head, impressive for a cask.

The aroma was of floral and perfumey hops, perhaps some light grapefruit.

The taste also was of floral and perfumey hops. More grapefruit in the taste which also had a touch of pine. The malt body is very light, just there to support the hop flavor.

The beer had a moderate body with soft to little carbonation. Lightly bitter and dry on the palate.

Good IPA with a light malt body.

Serving type: cask

12-19-2011 00:57:58 | More by Gmann

welldigger888

South Carolina

4.85/5  rDev +11%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a beautiful hazed out orangish hue that held to the light appears lemon colored, A pillowy white head leaves sheets of lacing.

DANK citrus like piney perfume that leaves one with a wanting of MORE. The chinook hop is the allure hear.Christ I think I am high from smelling this elixer.

GRAPEFRUIT CREAMCICLE for sure, WOW this brew carries the hop well. Balanced with a nice dose of base malt this brew screams I AM BETTER THAN YOU!

CREAMED out grapefruit goodness and a splash of caramel sweet goodness but mostly 2 row WOW.

DRANK DEEP my friend.

Serving type: growler

12-02-2011 03:24:52 | More by welldigger888

Nugganooch

California

4.08/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Stone Brew

11-05-11 – Bitter Saturday
*16oz tulip

A: Pours a clear and light caramel copper color with some off-white foam head and spotty lacing. Carb very evident.

S: Smell is a touch sweet – candied citrus fruits and some pine oils. Some real danky fresh hop aromas.

T: Tastes a bit tangy with citrus rinds and lemon zest flavors that settle nicely on top of a bready cracker malt base. Dry hopping evident with resinous bitters across the palate. Slight sweetness. No alcohol flavs. Great balance.

M: Real light and creamy texture. Slight sticky tongue coating. Nice dry crisp finish that is accentuated by the puckering dry hop effect.

D: Take Stone IPA and add some more hops – voila! Very drinkable actually. Nice hop flavors with a great overall balance.

Have had many times and I must say this one held its own amongst all of the great IPA’s sampled today.

Serving type: on-tap

11-09-2011 00:06:36 | More by Nugganooch

far333

Connecticut

4.1/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Copper colored with a thick and firm white head that lingers long, even after many sips. Aroma of bright floral and citrus hops. Luscious flavors of floral and citrus hops, moving to a piney finish. Subtle malt flavor provides a good balance. Hops dominate without lending too much bitterness. A very flavorful beer. Even mouthfeel with moderate carbonation and a tingly finish.

Serving type: on-tap

09-19-2011 11:26:24 | More by far333

david18

New York

4.45/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I recently had a couple of glasses of this at one of my favorite pubs. This is one of the better ipa's I've had in a long time and a little less extreme than what most have come to expect from this brewery.

Appearance is a cloudy copper color with lots of carbonation activity and a big frothy head.

Aroma is very strong with citrus hops, some pineyness and malt that also comes through.

Flavor is also very hoppy but not too extreme. The hop flavor is there but very well balanced, not too bitter and very drinkable in general.

I hope to see this beer, or beers like it, again soon because it was great.

Serving type: on-tap

08-31-2011 18:15:05 | More by david18

jamescain

Texas

4.2/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a pint glass on IPA day!

Appearance: Golden-yellow with a white head about a finger thick that fades into a thin lacing and clings to the side of the glass.

Aroma: Huge hope aroma, tropical fruit, grapefruit, citrus, and floral with a bit of pine.

Taste: Bitter but not as over the top as Ruination, with a more balanced malt backing. The taste is mostly grapefruit with a touch of citrus and pine.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with medium carbonation and a dry finish with a lingering bitterness.

Overall: I already enjoy their regular IPA offering so of course I’m going to enjoy their more aromatic IPA offering.

Serving type: on-tap

08-05-2011 16:17:00 | More by jamescain

Phelps

Arizona

3.63/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Growler shared by tlay10.

Pale gold and fairly cloudy, with haze obscuring everything behind to shadows. Whispy white lace remains but doesn't build to a head.

Dank! Absolutely tons of sticky weed in the nose. There’s also a bunch of grass and lemon peel, making this aroma incredibly dense, sticky nose. Honey and a small amount of crackers round it out.

Flavor is much maltier than expected. Lightly cooked biscuits, like dumplings in a soup. Behind everything is an unsettling muskiness, like musty old crackers or bread. I get none of the bright hops from the nose here, though there is some bitter grapefruit.

Very light, tingly carbonation in a big, smooth medium body. Not too bitter.

Having thoroughly enjoyed this beer on tap, I’m thrown off by this. The aroma is just as fantastic as I remember, but that weird musk isn’t.

Serving type: growler

07-22-2011 21:37:14 | More by Phelps

Reaper16

Alabama

4.4/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

served on-tap @The Beer Trappe, Lexington, KY, into a snifter

Pours a very, very hazy orange. It's orange like a cough drop held to direct light. Less than one finger of soapy, white head on this pour, but from the looks of the bubbles the head could have been much larger had the bartender wanted it to be. Adequate lacing. Decent looking beer.

Wow. Double dry-hopped indeed. This is perhaps the most intensely green IPA I've ever smelled. It's a veritable garden up in this glass; all stems and stalks and leaves and petals. Lots of vegetal aromas. Underneath all of those are the expected bevy of grapefruit and orange aromas that you expect from Stone IPA. This aroma is not for everyone, not in terms of intensity or in terms of how green it is. But I like it a lot.

That same qualifier applies to the taste. This beer tastes nearly as green as it smells. Very intense plant/vegetal flavors. Almost too much; the citrus and even the pine can get overwhelmed by all of the green flavors. The malt manages to peek out just enough to say hi, which is exactly how I like it.

The body is on the lowish end of medium-bodied, which is just fine by me. I wanted there to be a bit more carbonation to help break up the intense buildup on hops on my tongue, but the carbonation level that is actually present in this beer does a good enough job. Overall, this is a splendid special treatment of an already-good American IPA. If you like the greener, garden-like side of the IPA style then you should really enjoy this one.

Serving type: on-tap

06-25-2011 14:34:47 | More by Reaper16

ehammond1

California

4.45/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On Tap

Churchill's Pub & Grille
San Marcos, CA

A hazy, golden orange with amber edges and a moderate white head that sticks around. Leaves rings of lace down the glass with every big sip. This beer could be on a magazine cover!

Grapefruit and lemon and orange rind in the nose. Strong and pungent citrus aroma. Extraordinary.

An exceptional spectrum of flavors including: initial bitterness, hoppy citrus, and then a bready and biscuity flavor near the end.

Smooth yet full and rich mouthfeel. This beer invites you to drink more of it.

Very close to a perfect IPA. I feel lucky to live a "Stone"'s throw away from the brewery.

Serving type: on-tap

06-19-2011 01:56:52 | More by ehammond1

kevanb

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -19.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a tall pint glass on draft at the ColLAboration event in Hollywood.

A: Lovely light amber color, cloudy texture with a nice frothy head with great retention and nice lacing.

S: I think something was a bit off here, it was a little fish like. I have to say I was a bit taken off guard by this. The usual aromas were in line, citrus, notably grapefruit, LOTS of hops and some piney notes. Kinda yeasty and bready too.

T: The taste followed the aroma. Great hop flavor, nice citrus and juniper notes to balance the bitter hops. But there was that fish taste. I've never experienced anything like it, something was afoot, it wasn't as bad as the scent, but it wasn't enjoyable.

M: Nice in the mouth, full bodied, smooth and crisp.

O: I hope that it was just something wrong with my pour, the keg at the garden or my glass, because I typically love Stone, especially their IPAs (Ruination is out of this world.) I'm going to leave this review a bit open ended for now, and will likely re-review at a later date to verify.

Serving type: on-tap

06-05-2011 00:47:49 | More by kevanb

guinnessjim

Nevada

4.7/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Delicious...the first Stone DDH i tried. Intensely hoppy nose almost lets you taste the beer from smelling it; Very aromatic...floral, almost pot like. Knew it was going to be great from the first smell.

Tasted like a Stone IPA with an extra hop punch. Good mouthfeel, clean finish. Very much wanted another.

Serving type: on-tap

06-01-2011 23:56:38 | More by guinnessjim

beagle75

Iowa

4.4/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Poured from a growler into a tulip pint glass.
Dry-hopped with Amarillo and Centennial hops, according to the menu at the Stone company store.

A: Hazy, light amber color with one finger of persistent white foam head. Moderate lacing remains on the glass.

S: Hops dominate, but do not smother, with floral and juicy citrus qualities. Malt is soft and toasty, subordinate but not left out, while carbonic acid enhances the citric side of the hops and also imparts a crisp edge.

T: Begins off-dry, with variable moderate-to-pungent hop aromatics of pineapple and savory cooking herbs. Moderate acidity is also present, remaining within acceptable bounds and adding to early brightness. The middle and finish are more malt-focused, yet the footprint of the grain is feather-light and bready. Bitterness is subdued for the style, lingering at the edges of the tongue and generally staying out of the way.

M: Medium viscosity, slightly sticky on the palate, with moderate carbonation.

D/O: Freshness is the imperative winning element present in this beer, setting it apart from the standard formula in a fashion that has nothing to do with the brewed-on date. The hop flavors are both titillating and palate-filling at their most intense, yet the perceived intensity varies with each sip and the different aromatic qualities seem not to be entirely copacetic. Still, the finished product is a minor wonder to behold, probably comparable to any other American IPA with similar (limited) availability.

Serving type: growler

05-10-2011 16:06:39 | More by beagle75

OlRasputin989

Arkansas

4.45/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into goblet...

On tap at the Flying Saucer, Germantown, TN

A: pours golden with a thick eggshell white head covering the glass with sticky white lacing

S: boatloads of tropical fruits and piney, earthy, and resiny hops dominating the cracker-like malt base.

T: hoppy all the way through. Tropical fruits up front give way to orange peel and pine sap, then a long resiny, bitter, and spicy hop finish.

M: lighter than one would expect. has a crisp bite that goes well with the dusty, dry finish.

Overall, this beer is a hop bomb that is perfect for anyone who loves the little green things. This beer has set the tone for the evening.

Serving type: on-tap

05-04-2011 00:31:34 | More by OlRasputin989

hooliganlife

Missouri

4.68/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

pour was a light hazy golden yellow with a light foamy head.

very hop forward with a massive onslaught of citrus and bitterness. tons of orange and grapefruit with a hint of pine. light sweetness.

super juicy and hoppy. almost like drinking fruit juice. tons of sweet grapefruit, tangerine, orange, and a light pine bitterness. tons of resin and earth. light malt body was overpowered.

a bit light malty body with a nice slight easy to drink feel. nice moderate to light carbonation.

this was the highlight of the night for me, so delicious in every way.

Serving type: on-tap

04-22-2011 17:26:15 | More by hooliganlife