IPA (India Pale Ale) - Stone Brewing Co.

TempeBeerMan

Arizona

4.53/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a bottle into a nonic pint.

A – Appears hazy golden-yellow, with a small one-finger head of white soapy bubbles. Lacing clings for a moment and then disappears almost instantly.

S – Earthy resinous hops, and unbaked dough. Overall odor is medium strength.

T – Rich taste of grapefruit, orange, pine, and lemongrass. Malt backbone in the mid-palate has a delightful warm butterscotch character. Bittering finish of equal parts grass hop and earthy hop which carries for an extremely long time. Delicious!

M – Medium bodied with sharp carbonation. Finishes dry. Perfect feel for the flavor elements.

O – A stellar IPA. Don’t let the mild looks and aroma fool you; this one is a taste titan. And here this is only Stone’s “normal” IPA. Proof that an IPA doesnt have to be “Black”, “Double” or “Imperial” to be an outstanding beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2012 02:33:27 | More by TempeBeerMan

iCabaLLero

Georgia

2.75/5  rDev -35.4%

05-25-2013 07:39:58 | More by iCabaLLero

TheDoak

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -12%

05-25-2013 03:26:12 | More by TheDoak

NormLobstah

Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-25-2013 03:25:00 | More by NormLobstah

mulliwater

Virginia

2.25/5  rDev -47.2%

05-25-2013 03:16:56 | More by mulliwater

Dogzbone

New York

3.75/5  rDev -12%

05-25-2013 01:29:29 | More by Dogzbone

msinger1002

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

05-24-2013 23:15:55 | More by msinger1002

Spaz7

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-24-2013 20:11:38 | More by Spaz7

Dirksen

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-24-2013 18:40:43 | More by Dirksen

cozmohollis

Delaware

4.78/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

A: Orange in color with a white head a really good lace.

S: Citrus scent.

T: Orange and other citrus flavors with a good amount of hops from beginning to end. Really clean and smooth.

MF: Medium light body with medium carbonation. Crisp, refreshing, smooth and clean with a hoppy feel the whole time. Drinkable with a light and dry finish.

O: One of my favorite IPAs. I love how there are hops all throughout this beer but it doesn't over power it. A good IPA for any time, even summer.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 05:52:04 | More by cozmohollis

SwG237

New York

3.75/5  rDev -12%

05-24-2013 04:02:43 | More by SwG237

MN_Beerticker

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-24-2013 03:09:11 | More by MN_Beerticker

LambicPentameter

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-24-2013 03:02:24 | More by LambicPentameter

Thecasehead

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-23-2013 23:36:50 | More by Thecasehead

Michael_20P

California

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-23-2013 23:21:12 | More by Michael_20P

VaporDome

New York

3.5/5  rDev -17.8%

05-23-2013 22:00:51 | More by VaporDome

DRTBrewster

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-23-2013 21:39:29 | More by DRTBrewster

jaswilson2

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -12%

05-23-2013 21:25:43 | More by jaswilson2

sjanowiak

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-23-2013 20:17:20 | More by sjanowiak

visionaries

California

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-23-2013 17:16:48 | More by visionaries

pisano

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -12%

05-23-2013 13:40:04 | More by pisano

FairyFunBoy

California

4.38/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A- Straw color with a red hue. White 3 finger head.
S- Burst of pine and sap with a great citrus undertone.
T- Orange, pine, biscuit malt. Overwhelms the palate in the best way possible.
M- for such a great beer the mouthfeel was a little light. Not too much malty velvet like I would prefer. Carbonation wasn't sufficient half way through the pint.

O- this is one of my go to beers. Stone is dependable, their IPA is a great addition to their suburb collection.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 01:57:56 | More by FairyFunBoy

Cobrito

Georgia

4.79/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

Not sure there's much point in rating a beer that already has more than 5,000 reviews, but here goes for my faithful reader(s).

Bottle with enjoy by date of July 17, 2013.

I find that Stone IPA's excellence sneaks up on you. The appearance and head are fine but nothing dramatic in terms of size or museum-quality lacing or anything. The aroma is somewhat tightly wound, at least coming from the bottle, and it is subtle though nicely complex--dank hops with with a surprising, orangey-grapefruit fruitiness that tells me this beer was made by people who have a sense of composition and desire to combine flavors in an at least somewhat out of the box way. So then I drink. And drink. And it goes down so incredibly easily, but the complexity of the nose is still there in the palate, and the finish on the back of the tongue, while somewhat short, has a pleasant bite, and it is so tantalizing. Can I do that again? And again? In part because of the company's over the top ad copy, there is this sense that Stone is bad ass, but this standard IPA seduces slowly but completely. The Billie Holiday of IPAs?

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 22:46:34 | More by Cobrito

EduardoOrtega01

Panama

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

05-22-2013 20:56:39 | More by EduardoOrtega01

BigbROB

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-22-2013 16:09:46 | More by BigbROB