Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale - Stone Brewing Co.

hawks10

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz. bottle poured into my Duvel tulip...

Pours a very dark brown, borderline black with 3 fingers of very light tan head which sticks around forever. Decent lacing left throughout the drink...

Does not smell at all how it looks. Sweet, citrusy hops, grapefruit and some piny hop aromas as well. Lightly balanced by some roasted malt, but this beer smells as good as some of the best IPA's...

The sweet/citrus aroma does not transfer over to the taste. As where this beer did not smell at all like you would expect from a dark beer, the taste is what you would expect. Roasted bitter malt and some coffee. A bitter hop presence shows up in the finish and leaves some lingering piny taste. The more you drink, the more you pick up the hops...roasted upfront and finishes like a nice IPA...

Medium bodied, bordering on heavy. Somewhat chewy and coating. Decent carbonation and a slight alcohol presence...

Pretty good beer here, definitely think the nose was the best part of this beer, highly unexpected given the pour. Have had on tap and from the bottle and both were pretty damn good...

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2010 01:49:24 | More by hawks10

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