Stone IPA Dry Hopped With Centennial - Stone Brewing Co.

BeerAmbassador

Arizona

3.38/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had this beer on cask at the Toronado in San Diego. Golden yellow with a slight orange hue. Little to no head. Pine and grapefruit peel on the nose, with a bit of floral backbone as well. Typical mouthfeel for a cask beer, a bit creamy and less carbonation. Long lasting bitterness on the finish. I always try to get a cask beer if I see one only because I don't see them very often. Overall I was a little disappointed with this beer as it didn't seem to gain much by being put on cask.

Serving type: cask

07-26-2011 00:23:23 | More by BeerAmbassador

Zbeetleman

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

05-15-2013 03:02:55 | More by Zbeetleman

iuindy2l

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

03-25-2013 18:06:27 | More by iuindy2l

kjkinsey

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.2%

06-26-2012 22:55:50 | More by kjkinsey

bearisprime

California

4/5  rDev -1.2%

02-08-2012 22:41:26 | More by bearisprime

doof116

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -1.2%

12-11-2011 03:09:36 | More by doof116

Jstark5150

California

5/5  rDev +23.5%

11-19-2011 06:52:02 | More by Jstark5150

Overlord

California

3.48/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a golden yellow with maybe just a tiniest bit of orange to it. For a cask ale, surprisingly large sudsy foam head.

Smells like ... Stone IPA with maybe a bit more floral to it. Hmmm....maybe I'm mistaken in thinking centennial is supposed to add a robust grapefruit-y/citrus base to a beer?

Taste is, again, Stone IPA with maybe a bit more pine/floral residue to it. The mouthfeel is flat, the beer is a bit too warm for my tastes (sorry cask beer lovers), and I don't think the dry hopping added too much to it. If anything, I think I prefer the normal version. There's almost a soapy aftertaste to the beer that's hard to describe.

Serving type: cask

02-26-2010 01:23:34 | More by Overlord