Lukcy Basartd Ale - Stone Brewing Co.

MattSweatshirt

Texas

4.35/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep ruby red that just looks beautiful. It is topped with a thick beige head that does not disappear and laces the glass all over. This is what everyone wants in the look of their beer.

Sweet fruitiness(peach and orange with some tropical pineapple and tangerine type aromas) pours out everywhere from the snifter. I was wondering how prominent the different bastards would be and the oak is easily identifiable. Caramel malt and some piney hop are there as well. This might sound weird but I get a little pumpkin towards the end of the bottle when it warms up. I dig.

Oh yeah….bitter hoppiness and the great hop flavor takes hold at first leading into a huge caramal malt sweetness pop in the middle and end. A little butterscotch and oaky vanilla is there as well. The only bad thing about the taste is that ridiculously amazing fruity nose doesn't totally translate.

Drys out the mouth. Medium bodied. Active carbonation but it is not too much. When you get to the end of the bomber and swirled it around a bit and killed some carb it gets so smooth.

Ok. WOW is all I can say. I didn't know the whole story behind this beer when I bought it. I enjoy Stone and knew it was limited so I grabbed it. It is worth every cent you spend on it. Beers like this make me realize how awesome craft beer is. I love it.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2012 20:47:45 | More by MattSweatshirt

BeerChanticleer

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-19-2013 01:25:38 | More by BeerChanticleer

taylor714914

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-18-2013 23:51:23 | More by taylor714914

RyV

California

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-18-2013 21:34:36 | More by RyV

djre4orm

Virginia

2/5  rDev -52.2%

06-13-2013 19:13:18 | More by djre4orm

dbossman

Nebraska

4.16/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A: Reddish mahogany hue with a thick, solid 2-inch tan-colored head and good lacing

S: So much herbal, grassy, piney, and dank hops: man, this smells amazing--though there isn't much besides those hops going on here

T: More balanced in flavors--still the explosive hop flavors are there but the bitterness is balanced by a toasty, roasted caramel malt finish

F: So creamy and sticky and oily and full bodied

O: This is a fantastic beer; another great beer from Stone

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 18:25:24 | More by dbossman

utopiajane

New York

3.79/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

This poured dark with a ruby hue. Some yeast like speckles on the initial pour but settles down clear. Ample off white head that dwindled slowly to a nice ring and cap. Excellent retention and good legs. Nose is inviting bitter hops, grapefruit with sweet malt underneath. Oaked presence off the nose and a little pine. Hops are softer on the nose than on the palate. Slick, resiny, long finish but slightly wet with a bitter aftertaste. Body is medium heavy, a touch imbalanced, and favors the sweet aspect of the malt and citrus despite the abundance of bitterness. It’s an agreeable contradiction though at 8.5 ABV.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 14:44:23 | More by utopiajane

jarrgal

North Dakota

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-10-2013 02:20:59 | More by jarrgal

jaxon53

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-09-2013 20:04:12 | More by jaxon53

DrinkingDrake

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-07-2013 23:11:47 | More by DrinkingDrake

savagepm

Colorado

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-07-2013 22:36:26 | More by savagepm

DeutschesBier

Maryland

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-07-2013 14:30:25 | More by DeutschesBier

RBassSFHOPit2ME

California

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-05-2013 04:00:34 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME

Paccamacca

California

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-02-2013 03:47:53 | More by Paccamacca

chromeratt

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-01-2013 12:16:32 | More by chromeratt

CCutch

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-29-2013 17:01:15 | More by CCutch

GuttaMane138

Florida

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-28-2013 08:52:31 | More by GuttaMane138

ste5venla

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-27-2013 08:37:59 | More by ste5venla

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-26-2013 00:33:21 | More by PEIhop

sludgegnome

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

05-25-2013 22:09:05 | More by sludgegnome

Hoozierdaddy

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-25-2013 19:26:40 | More by Hoozierdaddy

thampel09

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-24-2013 18:46:34 | More by thampel09

drh1382

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-23-2013 20:17:23 | More by drh1382

vcoggins

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-23-2013 00:18:49 | More by vcoggins

IP-EH

California

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-19-2013 22:12:40 | More by IP-EH