Bottleworks 13th Anniversary Ale - Stone Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 3.73
pDev: 14.48%
Reviews: 114
Hads: 165

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Brewed by:
Stone Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Strong Ale | 11.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (109), on-tap (5).

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

When it came time to brew Bottleworks' 13th anniversary beer, we turned to Stone to brew this behemoth. "The Matts" traveled down to San Diego in December to help create this 13-hop, 13-grain monument to our 13 years of selling great craft beer!

13 Grains
Pale 2-R • White Wheat • Aromatic • Weyermann Chocolate Rye • Light Munich • Brown Crisp • Oats • Crisp Light Crystal • Caramunich • Baird's Chocolate • Lightly Peated • Simpsons Dark Crystal • Crisp Amber

13 Hops
Bravo • Target • Columbus • Cascade • Delta • Warrior • Magnum • Apollo • Calypso • Perle • Galena • Chinook • Mt. Hood

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Reviews by ChadQuest:

ChadQuest

Illinois

2.63/5 rDev -29.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Color is a dirty brown, not opaque, but dirty in color. There is a finger of head and light lacing.

The aroma is unique, it has some elements i normally note with Black IPAs, like the combination of Roast and Big Cascade/Chinook hops along with some peat and raisin.

The flavors are a lot to work through, there is a lot of overlapping and things going on. I really notice Chocolate and Rye like spices, the Rye spice notes seem to really pop out, but some of that might be the healthy amount of noble hops in here, and the Piney Cascade are prevalent also. All of that space between the hoppy spice shin dig is the malt fest that turns this into an interesting dark holiday fruitcake of a beer, so much going on and a lot of it doesn't add much positive, sort of a mess.

Well, it was an affordable bottle, but falls into the same fate as Bells 10,000 of using simpy too much.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2012 04:05:01 | More by ChadQuest

More User Reviews:

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3/5 rDev -19.6%

05-19-2013 01:39:53 | More by Photekut

beernads

Florida

3.75/5 rDev +0.5%

05-18-2013 06:37:31 | More by beernads

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4/5 rDev +7.2%

05-13-2013 22:25:28 | More by mikeincharleston

Artjsantos

Ohio

4/5 rDev +7.2%

05-10-2013 17:52:31 | More by Artjsantos

DarthKostrizer

California

3.25/5 rDev -12.9%

05-10-2013 01:46:01 | More by DarthKostrizer

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.5/5 rDev -6.2%

05-07-2013 23:11:09 | More by cadaugherty

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -6.2%

05-04-2013 19:14:01 | More by leftstagebrew

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev +0.5%

05-02-2013 04:54:45 | More by spycow

SDG1070

Ohio

3.25/5 rDev -12.9%

04-20-2013 19:16:39 | More by SDG1070

AlexChillton

Arizona

3.5/5 rDev -6.2%

04-02-2013 09:10:46 | More by AlexChillton

ezperkins2

California

3/5 rDev -19.6%

03-19-2013 04:58:09 | More by ezperkins2

AlexFields

Tennessee

2.63/5 rDev -29.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

Shared by CurtisMcArthur at TN whales tasting 3/16/2013.

Looks like room temperature black coffee with a few bubbles.

Smells like dusty gravel and wet cardboard.

Taste is typical Stone hop profile but greatly diminished and confused, some decent smoky malt character, this is okay but not great, probably a little better when fresh. Can more or less enjoy a small pour but wouldn't care for any more.

Mouth is a little undercarbed but not awful.

This tastes like someone put about 13 grains and 13 hops into a beer and then sat on it too long before opening it--oh wait.

5.6/10

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2013 17:07:24 | More by AlexFields

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5 rDev +20.6%

03-11-2013 21:15:18 | More by DaPan

brotherloco

California

3.75/5 rDev +0.5%

03-09-2013 04:30:56 | More by brotherloco

jegross2

Illinois

3/5 rDev -19.6%

03-04-2013 17:47:01 | More by jegross2

alexsergio

New York

3.75/5 rDev +0.5%

02-24-2013 22:46:06 | More by alexsergio

t0rin0

California

3.25/5 rDev -12.9%

02-24-2013 15:35:55 | More by t0rin0

chugamugofsud

Oregon

4/5 rDev +7.2%

02-22-2013 16:33:53 | More by chugamugofsud

drummermattie02

Texas

2/5 rDev -46.4%

02-19-2013 03:48:16 | More by drummermattie02

jeffjeff1

California

3.74/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Appearance- black color, very thin head

Smell- chocolate, malt, coffee

Taste- chocolate, malt, coffee

Mouthfeel- medium to full bodied

Drinkability- I thought it was pretty good. I might buy it again. I would definitely drink it again. I don't think it is their best beer but still pretty good.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2013 00:25:37 | More by jeffjeff1

ONUMello

Ohio

4.05/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

220z bottle poured into a pint glass
A: Pitch black with a two-finger golden-latte colored head that lingers at the one-finger level
S: A fairly straight-forward caramel-malt base with a noticeable hops influence and tropical fruits joining for the ride
T: Roasted malt, some coffee, come toffee, some hops/spice. Tasty, well-rounded and balanced
M: Creamy, smooth-drinking, balanced as not a hint of the 11%abv shows. Creamy and easy to sip
O: Stone wins again; I've not had a Bottleworks but kudos to whatever they added to the mix & I will have to visit the next time I'm in CA

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 06:16:05 | More by ONUMello