Enjoy By IPA - Stone Brewing Co.

Jason

Massachusetts

4.4/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

22oz brown bottle with an obvious freshness date. 12.21.12

LOOK: Bright golden hue, towering froth

SMELL: Ruby red grapefruit, asian pear, evergreen, tobacco, fresh cut grass, lemon pith crackers, clean alcohol

TASTE: Medium bodied, smooth, a little slick, hop bitterness, warming alcohol, grassy, pithy, hop resin, guava, peppery, rose water, nutty grain, estery, long hoppy finish

Absolutely love the concept, I've have earlier versions both fresh and after their "Enjoy By" dates and the age sets in relatively quick. Impressive from start to finish, a hell of a lot of fun drinking this ale.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2012 04:34:47 | More by Jason

jbarletto

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-18-2013 21:13:04 | More by jbarletto

ChefBenhase

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

05-18-2013 18:28:12 | More by ChefBenhase

Kreko7

California

5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-18-2013 17:28:43 | More by Kreko7

andysc83

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

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eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -20.8%

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jono0101

Missouri

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

05-18-2013 15:53:17 | More by jono0101

Beer-A-Lot

Virginia

4.16/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

5/17/13

A - Nice cloudy, light golden. Good head.

S - One of the real strengths of this beer. Citrusy, herbal, some spice but not overly.

T - Again, citrusy and lemony flavors, medium hop flavors, yet very sessionable for the abv. Solid taste.

M - Smooth, not overly carbonated.

O - A very solid IPA. It's no wonder fans of this style seek this out. With food, I found it going down very quickly, despite the high alcohol.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 15:47:54 | More by Beer-A-Lot

teraflx

Arizona

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

05-18-2013 15:38:10 | More by teraflx

beernads

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -15.2%

05-18-2013 06:37:52 | More by beernads

Emkehr

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 04:17:16 | More by Emkehr

Netdogca

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 03:17:16 | More by Netdogca

mikeyv35

New York

4.38/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Date: 05/17/2013
Type: 22oz. Bottle
Vintage: Bottled on 04/12/2013 & best by 05/17/2013
Glass: Half Acre Tulip

Ironically, I was getting ready to watch the Penguin game #2 against the Senators and was shopping for a good beer to drink at a store in Brooklyn and stumbled across this bottle. Now, I am watching the best team in hockey from my hometown and drinking best by 05/17/13 on 05/17/13. Life does not get much better than this!

Poured a golden in color w/ a big 2 finger white head that left sticky lacing on the glass. The aroma was of a massive amount of grapefruit, citrus, pine, and earthiness. The taste was big grapefruit up front, leading into medium amounts of resinous bitterness, finishing w/ vanilla mixed w/ an herbal quality.Medium bodied and somewhat dry. This, like most DIPAs was pretty drinkable.

Overall, a great DIPA from Stone! It was nice to see Stone's concern on freshness and innovation despite how large this brewery has become. This one just has a slight vanilla note on the end and the fact that it needs to finish drier that prevents it from being all-world. In the end, a well made DIPA that did not have many holes, but Stone should thank the Pittsburgh Penguins for filling the rest by winning 4-2.

Go Pens! Stanley Cup number 4 is around the corner.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 03:15:42 | More by mikeyv35

JonRogers

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 03:10:39 | More by JonRogers

mkirkland80

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

05-18-2013 02:29:21 | More by mkirkland80

timoteo833

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

05-18-2013 01:56:16 | More by timoteo833

alexsergio

New York

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 01:49:04 | More by alexsergio

abeerdude

California

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-17-2013 22:07:52 | More by abeerdude

GaryMarkle84

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

05-17-2013 21:43:59 | More by GaryMarkle84

pixieskid

France

3.75/5  rDev -15.2%

05-17-2013 20:26:48 | More by pixieskid

bonbini26

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

05-17-2013 19:15:14 | More by bonbini26

hsaye

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

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twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

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eliz108

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

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jklecko2

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

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