Ruination IPA - Stone Brewing Co.

UnderPressure

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Pours a hazy straw color. 1 1/2 finger head. Nice lacing. Could stand to be a little more clear, and just a hair darker (for my taste).

Incrediblely intense hop aroma. Could be described as "floral" or "pungent". If you are a home brewer, you know the hop trub smell at the bottom of the kettle? This beer has that. Very Nice!

Hops. Oh, yeah! Great hop flavor. The bottle says 100+ IBU. But, this beer carries it very well. The bitterness sticks to the tongue, but it's not nearly as harsh as some other IPAs I've had. 7.7% ABV? I can't tell...

About the mouthfeel: What can I say? It perfectly suits this beer. Creamy. Not too thick. Not too thin. Carbonation is just right.

This is a great beer. One of the best IPAs I've had. Nice, nice beer. I need to get more of this.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2011 23:22:26 | More by UnderPressure

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4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

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4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

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4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

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4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

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4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

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4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

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Bauzen

New York

4.35/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Hazy and golden pour, with heavy carbonation that produces generous, fluffy, two-finger-deep head.

Intense, buttery and bitter hops hit contour the aroma. I detected notes of citrus and pine, but you can tell it's going to be super sharp and bitter.

Flavor follows the nose, and just as I thought it would, Ruination proceeds to wreck the palate at first sip. It's very bright, and makes it hard to pick out the flavors and components once you've begun. Some would say it grabs your attention, I prefer to say it kills any possibility of enjoying other beers after this one (at least in the same evening).

Overall, I enjoyed Ruination, but not as much as other offerings from Stone... Like Enjoy By.

Serving type: bottle

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