Stone Pale Ale - Stone Brewing Co.

TheQuietMan22

Iowa

3.8/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Serving type: 12-ounce bottle. The “ENJOY BY” date printed on the shoulder is “12.24.12.” Rats! Only two months late.

Appearance: Straight pour into a pint glass. The color is hazy, orange-tinted amber. Two fingers of dense, eggshell-colored head dissipated slowly to leave a thick, spotted lacing, ring around the edge, and trails of foam along the glass.

Smell: Mild citrus intermingled with malts and faint cardboard. This bottle is showing its age. Nonetheless, there are aromas of orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, some exotic fruit, light pine or spruce, and sweet caramel.

Taste: Despite this bottle’s age, the flavor is still pretty solid. Most of the hops may have fallen out, though. It is a mellow balance between mild citrus and the malts. Orange, lemon, pepper spice, pine, toasted malts, toffee, and caramel. It offers a floral bitterness that lingers as an aftertaste.

Drinkability: I will definitely buy a fresher bottle in the future, but this “old” one was still pretty good.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 20:23:16 | More by TheQuietMan22

Absolut

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-23-2013 23:08:15 | More by Absolut

camelgar

Arizona

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

05-23-2013 19:55:16 | More by camelgar

visionaries

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-23-2013 17:18:01 | More by visionaries

cyrushire

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -29.5%

05-23-2013 04:08:33 | More by cyrushire

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-21-2013 19:56:10 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-21-2013 18:24:35 | More by johntfox

bnes09

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Transparent amber and tons of carbonation. Rich, creamy ivory colored head with excellent retention and plenty of stickage to the glass.

Malty, bready aroma. Some spices, herbs and rye. Hint of pine.

Dense malt character, buttered biscuits and toasted rye. Subtle pine and leaf hop. Well balanced.

Medium bodied, smooth in the middle and dry in the end. Well carbonated.

NIce pale ale. Solid flavor and good balance.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 05:07:52 | More by bnes09

seplo

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-20-2013 23:12:01 | More by seplo

NJB145

Michigan

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-20-2013 00:36:52 | More by NJB145

PortLargo

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-19-2013 01:20:11 | More by PortLargo

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-17-2013 15:05:34 | More by twenty5

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-17-2013 03:04:32 | More by ElizabethEleanor

Doctlow

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-15-2013 05:42:09 | More by Doctlow

Bustersuess

New York

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-14-2013 18:37:33 | More by Bustersuess

csfcmitchell

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-13-2013 15:53:18 | More by csfcmitchell

EGolfer4

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-12-2013 18:28:15 | More by EGolfer4

durlta

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-11-2013 22:55:50 | More by durlta

Suds

Pennsylvania

4.11/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

This one is a clear and copper colored brew. The head is white and leaves a nice lace. The smell is clean and balanced with both malt and hop qualities. Herbal and earthy in aroma...some underlying stone fruit.m the taste is more assertive....bitter ans strong. On the dry side, but lots of malt flavor. Hop resin and flavor is prominent throughout. Full body and satisfying.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 01:50:12 | More by Suds

Whiskeydeez

Kansas

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-10-2013 19:11:23 | More by Whiskeydeez

jkane101

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-10-2013 01:13:43 | More by jkane101

MadCat

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Nice copper color, decent white head, leaves good lacing

Smell: Fruit and caramel malts, along with floral and citrus hops

Taste: Hoppy, with some bitterness, floral and citrus. Caramel malt sweetness backs it up some, with some fruit and nut flavor. Very well balanced

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body, good carbonation

Overall: Excellent example of the style. This brew always makes me happy, as I don't have it as often as other pale ales.

Serving type: on-tap

05-09-2013 01:50:45 | More by MadCat

billab914

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-09-2013 00:51:40 | More by billab914

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-07-2013 22:58:25 | More by cadaugherty

blknikon

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-07-2013 22:03:02 | More by blknikon