Stone Pale Ale - Stone Brewing Co.

mrgrinch

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance - Amber. Nice steady carbonation. Decent head with some remaining...solid lacing. Cloudy.

Smell - Sweet flowery lemon?

Taste - Sweetish, biscuity. Hoppy, bitter finish.

Mouthfeel - Good body.

Drinkability - This is a good beer. A bit on the heavy side for me, but I love the carbonation/head as compared to other Pale Ales. Great flavor that turns bitter at the end.

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2010 00:49:54 | More by mrgrinch

BeerChanticleer

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

06-19-2013 01:27:31 | More by BeerChanticleer

dwagner003

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-18-2013 21:37:05 | More by dwagner003

KevinGordon

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-16-2013 22:57:44 | More by KevinGordon

awicker

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

06-16-2013 22:51:21 | More by awicker

Dduquette

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2.6%

06-15-2013 21:15:06 | More by Dduquette

blastoderm55

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.6%

06-15-2013 03:12:42 | More by blastoderm55

rderedin

Maine

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

06-14-2013 01:16:15 | More by rderedin

MPSTARR

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-13-2013 02:02:06 | More by MPSTARR

PortlandSunDevil

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-12-2013 22:16:28 | More by PortlandSunDevil

jkermitj

Mississippi

4.25/5  rDev +9%

06-11-2013 22:25:41 | More by jkermitj

Illos

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%

06-11-2013 01:25:23 | More by Illos

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-09-2013 20:05:56 | More by jaxon53

shamrok

Germany

4/5  rDev +2.6%

06-09-2013 00:38:49 | More by shamrok

Rihup

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

06-08-2013 20:23:55 | More by Rihup

RBassSFHOPit2ME

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-08-2013 01:19:25 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME

lenbert

Indiana

4/5  rDev +2.6%

06-07-2013 02:51:30 | More by lenbert

Topher78

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

06-06-2013 20:49:03 | More by Topher78

Dcunicelli

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-06-2013 00:30:15 | More by Dcunicelli

Hopinista

Nevada

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-05-2013 02:38:13 | More by Hopinista

Roman5150

Michigan

3.95/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

bottle into Duvel Glass

appearance: dark mahogany with a subtle amberhue, large white head with intricate lacing, good retention

smell: tropical fruity hops, emphasis on citrus, grapefruit and apple

taste: very well balanced, enough bitterness to satisfy a hop head but smooth enough to appeal to anyone, follows the nose with citrus apple and grapefruit notes. very refreshing smooth finish, bitterness doesn't linger too long.

mouthfeel: not much carbonation, surprisingly full body for a pale ale

overall: I would say this may be a benchmark for the pale ale category, alongside Sierra Nevada's classic green label. Never had a bad beer from Stone; think of this as their "light" IPA, all the flavor and awesomeness, but in a more session-able variety.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 07:34:39 | More by Roman5150

allentownpaguy

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +9%

06-02-2013 22:11:12 | More by allentownpaguy

Slackerville

California

3.41/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

More mellow in terms of hop aroma and bitterness than many other Stone offerings this beer is still tasty with balanced flavor. Color is a nice pale amber and this beer is incredibly drinkable and refreshing while still staying in the West Coast pale ale vein.

As usual Stone uses quality ingredients in terms of both malt and hops to make one of their most balanced beers. While Stone IPA is distributed across the country Stone Pale Ale continues to have more of a niche following which is fine by me.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 04:29:59 | More by Slackerville

Paccamacca

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

06-02-2013 03:48:51 | More by Paccamacca

PlinyBeMiney

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-02-2013 03:37:41 | More by PlinyBeMiney