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15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 10.8%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 12.59%
- Reviews:
- 720
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 19, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 16, 2011
- Wants:
- 56
- Gots:
- 139
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Ratings by Daniellobo:
Reviewed by Daniellobo from District of Columbia
4.42/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Richly hopped and malty brew with a long lingering range. Aroma seems to shine better bottled than on tap but solid all around in any case.
Presentation: 22 oz brown capped bottle. Screen printed label with the gargoyle raising the jar to the anniversary over the number. Back offers a mini article signed by the heads of Stone about the anniversary, the life over these years of the craft industry in the US, how it permeates a philosophy and life, and a toast to the aficionados holding the bottle. Shows 10.8% Alc. by Vol. Served in a snifter.
A - Black pour with a rich brown creamy head, fair retention, nice surface memory and lacing.
S - Rich nose with a long roasted profile with a nice resinous hoppy sense through it.
T - Flavor takes the brew to another level with rich roasted flavors, with touches of chocolate and coffee, heavily coated with resin and a pine hoppiness. Herbal with a slight meaty touch as it finishes...
M - Full body, although not so heavy on the bottle compared to the memory of the draft with moderate carbonation, very creamy and smooth.
O - Nice long sipper with a complex and provocative range.
Notes: Again can´t help to think of Night Stalker while having this one from the bottle. The body has a softer density than Night Stalker and the resinous edge while long maybe is not as hefty, but it is a close memory. Here the aroma, matter of temperature probably, feels richer than on tap. While it recommends to enjoy it fresh on the bottle this might be an intriguing candidate to age. And the price-quality ratio of this bottle is pretty spectacular. I think I may grab a couple more this week.
Oct 25, 2011Presentation: 22 oz brown capped bottle. Screen printed label with the gargoyle raising the jar to the anniversary over the number. Back offers a mini article signed by the heads of Stone about the anniversary, the life over these years of the craft industry in the US, how it permeates a philosophy and life, and a toast to the aficionados holding the bottle. Shows 10.8% Alc. by Vol. Served in a snifter.
A - Black pour with a rich brown creamy head, fair retention, nice surface memory and lacing.
S - Rich nose with a long roasted profile with a nice resinous hoppy sense through it.
T - Flavor takes the brew to another level with rich roasted flavors, with touches of chocolate and coffee, heavily coated with resin and a pine hoppiness. Herbal with a slight meaty touch as it finishes...
M - Full body, although not so heavy on the bottle compared to the memory of the draft with moderate carbonation, very creamy and smooth.
O - Nice long sipper with a complex and provocative range.
Notes: Again can´t help to think of Night Stalker while having this one from the bottle. The body has a softer density than Night Stalker and the resinous edge while long maybe is not as hefty, but it is a close memory. Here the aroma, matter of temperature probably, feels richer than on tap. While it recommends to enjoy it fresh on the bottle this might be an intriguing candidate to age. And the price-quality ratio of this bottle is pretty spectacular. I think I may grab a couple more this week.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.82/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had this on draft.
A: pours dark, black body with small, tan head with nice retention and lacing
S: nice, grapefruit smelling beer; nice overall
T: nice, grapefruit tasting beer; some bitterness; some roasted undertones
M: medium bodied and fairly smooth
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; definitely a nice drinking beer; solid IPA
Nov 21, 2020A: pours dark, black body with small, tan head with nice retention and lacing
S: nice, grapefruit smelling beer; nice overall
T: nice, grapefruit tasting beer; some bitterness; some roasted undertones
M: medium bodied and fairly smooth
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; definitely a nice drinking beer; solid IPA
Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
4.18/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From notes 8/19/12: Pours pitch black with 2+ fingers of soap bubble foamy, lasting mocha head that leaves nice webby sheets of lace. Aroma is grapefruit, pine, roast, char, and smokey with some chocolate and coffee. Taste is citrus with roast, chocolate and anise in front, pine and a dark fruit hint in the middle, it finishes chocolate in a blend of pine and citrus hop bitterness with a coffee hint. The alcohol is most noticeable the finish. FULL of roasted character.
Jan 04, 2019Reviewed by Riff from Virginia
4.17/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This is from the 2016 anniversary pack. Pours a black color with a thick, brown head that dissipates quickly. Smells of citrus, top soil, chocolate, and caramel. Taste had an overall citrus bitterness to it, enveloped with tones of malts, chocolate, and earth. Feel is silky smooth. Overall a very nice black IPA.
Nov 08, 2016Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri
3.79/5 rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours black with two fingers of dark, motor oil head. The head is fizzy and disappears pretty quickly with no lacing left behind. Aroma is dark, with notes of roasted and toasted malts, with pine hops and chocolate. It's almost more of a hoppy stout aroma. Interesting. Flavor profile follows the path lead by the aroma, with roasted and toasted malts and chocolate up front, before breaking away to a bitter, pine hop bite. The long lingering taste leaves very little other than pine hops on the palette. Mouth feel is bold, strong, and filling. It has a thick consistency and texture similar to a quality stout. The thick, viscous feel keeps this beer from being easy to pound, but makes it a pleasure to sip if you love the feel of a stout, but the bite of hops. Overall, it's a great black IPA. While it may be more adequately named as a hoppy stout, it still does the job of presenting hops in an alter-ego type fashion in regards to appearance. Just be careful, as the hops are a bit brutal.
Served in a 12oz snifter.
This bottle is from the 20th Anniversary IPA pack, made in 2016.
Nov 01, 2016Served in a 12oz snifter.
This bottle is from the 20th Anniversary IPA pack, made in 2016.
15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA from Stone Brewing
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
1451 ratings
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