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Enjoy By IPA
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #36 - ABV:
- 9.4%
- Score:
- 98
Ranked #427 - Avg:
- 4.41 | pDev: 9.07%
- Reviews:
- 1,603
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 30, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 21, 2012
- Wants:
- 885
- Gots:
- 3,301
Listing for all Stone Enjoy By xx.xx.xx IPA beers.
http://www.stonebrewing.com/enjoyby/
You have in your hands a devastatingly fresh double IPA. While freshness is a key component of many beers - especially big, citrusy, floral IPAs - we've taken it further, a lot further, in this IPA. You see, we specifically brewed it NOT to last. We've not only gone to extensive lengths to ensure that you're getting this beer in your hands within an extraordinarily short window, we made sure that the Enjoy By date isn't randomly etched in tiny text somewhere on the label, to be overlooked by all but the most attentive of retailers and consumers. Instead, we've sent a clear message with the name of the beer itself that there is no better time than right now to enjoy this IPA.
http://www.stonebrewing.com/enjoyby/
You have in your hands a devastatingly fresh double IPA. While freshness is a key component of many beers - especially big, citrusy, floral IPAs - we've taken it further, a lot further, in this IPA. You see, we specifically brewed it NOT to last. We've not only gone to extensive lengths to ensure that you're getting this beer in your hands within an extraordinarily short window, we made sure that the Enjoy By date isn't randomly etched in tiny text somewhere on the label, to be overlooked by all but the most attentive of retailers and consumers. Instead, we've sent a clear message with the name of the beer itself that there is no better time than right now to enjoy this IPA.
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Ratings by lordofstarside:
Reviewed by lordofstarside from Nevada
4.65/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.65/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Enjoy by 4/20. Bomber to a snifter, really high expectations
Pours a deep gold, perfect balance between yellow and orange with a finger of foam that has some impressive retention. Beautiful transparency and very little carbonation. Nice sticky lacing, five minutes now and almost all the head is still there. I can't find any faults with it
Aroma of strong hops with a powerful grapefruit back bone. Lemon and lime zest pick through along with a nice earthy pine and some grass. Malts are well disguised yet present, sweet bread along with a touch of caramel. A little bit of alcohol comes through on the finish, everything comes together pretty well
Taste- follows the nose well, straight forward hop bomb with a strong grapefruit along with other citrus esters, lime really coming through for me. The malts through in the middle, sweeter than I was expecting but balancing the bitterness well. The end leaves a nice after taste of alcohol and citrus
The feel is pretty good also, very crisp and even with a solid medium body. There's some heat on the way down, as is expected at 9.4% and a week old which is pleasantly warming. Very dry and sticky finish, everything hold up with the rest of the beer
Overall this stuff wasn't quite what I was expecting, but pretty good anyway, as are all of Stone's brews. Working in shipping, I can appreciate the logistics of the beers concept, but wouldn't advise ordering one for 10$ (and then $20 for shipping) online like I did. I'm not sure it will ever come to my region, so I'll probably have to start trading if I want another, in which case I'd recommend it. Really glad I finally got to try this
Mar 23, 2013Pours a deep gold, perfect balance between yellow and orange with a finger of foam that has some impressive retention. Beautiful transparency and very little carbonation. Nice sticky lacing, five minutes now and almost all the head is still there. I can't find any faults with it
Aroma of strong hops with a powerful grapefruit back bone. Lemon and lime zest pick through along with a nice earthy pine and some grass. Malts are well disguised yet present, sweet bread along with a touch of caramel. A little bit of alcohol comes through on the finish, everything comes together pretty well
Taste- follows the nose well, straight forward hop bomb with a strong grapefruit along with other citrus esters, lime really coming through for me. The malts through in the middle, sweeter than I was expecting but balancing the bitterness well. The end leaves a nice after taste of alcohol and citrus
The feel is pretty good also, very crisp and even with a solid medium body. There's some heat on the way down, as is expected at 9.4% and a week old which is pleasantly warming. Very dry and sticky finish, everything hold up with the rest of the beer
Overall this stuff wasn't quite what I was expecting, but pretty good anyway, as are all of Stone's brews. Working in shipping, I can appreciate the logistics of the beers concept, but wouldn't advise ordering one for 10$ (and then $20 for shipping) online like I did. I'm not sure it will ever come to my region, so I'll probably have to start trading if I want another, in which case I'd recommend it. Really glad I finally got to try this
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.41/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz can. This one is labeled 'Enjoy By 10.31.23', with the bottom date stamp being 'PACKAGED RV 08/28/23'. Black can with yellow highlights.
Cloudy, pale gold colored body. One finger of white head which retreats quickly to a few islands and a ring. Leaves behind thicker webs of lacing.
Aroma of pine resin and orange/grapefruit/pineapple hops.
Taste is juicy and bright. Flavors of orange marmalade, some grapefruit, and pineapple. Good amount of pine resin but the bitterness is balanced with the juicy sweetness.
Thicker than medium mouth feel. Coats the mouth and tongue. Good carbonation.
Well balanced and tasty. Higher ABV% is well hidden.
Sep 25, 2023Cloudy, pale gold colored body. One finger of white head which retreats quickly to a few islands and a ring. Leaves behind thicker webs of lacing.
Aroma of pine resin and orange/grapefruit/pineapple hops.
Taste is juicy and bright. Flavors of orange marmalade, some grapefruit, and pineapple. Good amount of pine resin but the bitterness is balanced with the juicy sweetness.
Thicker than medium mouth feel. Coats the mouth and tongue. Good carbonation.
Well balanced and tasty. Higher ABV% is well hidden.
Reviewed by Captain69 from Illinois
4.1/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
i've had 12 other enjoy by date beers . they all were rated a 4 , one a 4.5 all were 9.4 % this is a hazy ipa pours a yellow haze with nice hop sell a great beer to grab a couple six packs// just had their 10-31-22 an it was amother great ipa smooth citrus and hoppy
Oct 14, 2022Reviewed by whitro17 from Florida
4.6/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Stone Enjoy by 4-20-22 Hazy IPA 9%. Smell is a bit dank & tropical with a little alcohol. I can taste a hint of alcohol followed by the tropical sweetness and nice hop flavor on the back end that lingers. This is another winner by Stone Brewing.
May 01, 2022Reviewed by PathofChaos from Maryland
4.53/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Appearance:
Translucent, pastel gold. Proffers up two fingers of finely minced froth that’s white as an untouched snowcap. Modest retention gives way to sudsy, webbed lacing.
Bouquet:
A mango, pineapple, peach smoothie rife with tangy Citra and bright, tangerine-sweet Amarillo, woven together with slender strands of earthy Mosaic.
Feel:
Full-bodied and thick with hop oils, the texture is given a much needed third dimension by a boisterous, peach fuzz carbonation.
Taste:
A huge chomp of just-ripe, yellow mango topped with shreds of candied orange peel. Then, lemony Citra and the tropic sweetness of Amarillo rise like flowers from the distinct, new earth flavor of Mosaic hops. Concludes on a long, low, afterburn of hop bitters and sauvignon blanc.
Oct 22, 2021Translucent, pastel gold. Proffers up two fingers of finely minced froth that’s white as an untouched snowcap. Modest retention gives way to sudsy, webbed lacing.
Bouquet:
A mango, pineapple, peach smoothie rife with tangy Citra and bright, tangerine-sweet Amarillo, woven together with slender strands of earthy Mosaic.
Feel:
Full-bodied and thick with hop oils, the texture is given a much needed third dimension by a boisterous, peach fuzz carbonation.
Taste:
A huge chomp of just-ripe, yellow mango topped with shreds of candied orange peel. Then, lemony Citra and the tropic sweetness of Amarillo rise like flowers from the distinct, new earth flavor of Mosaic hops. Concludes on a long, low, afterburn of hop bitters and sauvignon blanc.
Enjoy By IPA from Stone Brewing
Beer rating:
98 out of
100 with
11207 ratings
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