IPA (India Pale Ale) - Stone Brewing Co.

pheurton

Pennsylvania

4.28/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

on tap at the gingerman: slightly hazy pumpkin orange-tinted brown. big creamy off white head the stayed around the whole time. tantalizingly huge spruce hop aroma with light fruity esters and citrus in the background. this is a very appetizing beer to look at and just inhale. perfect level of carbonation...sturdy medium body that is nice and chewy yet still perfectly crisp. crystal/bready malt flavors hold up rather well to an enormous pine needle hop bite. citrus tones are there but take second fiddle to the resinous piney taste. dry hopped to perfection. finishes super clean and dry and enjoyably bitter. hop burps last for hours. this is one helluva an IPA, i think i enjoy this one even more than the ruination. seems crafted with surgical precision, a hop-head's quaffing delight. delicious.

Serving type: on-tap

03-15-2004 02:01:58 | More by pheurton

Hopmarc

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-19-2013 22:37:26 | More by Hopmarc

March_of_99

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

06-19-2013 21:01:46 | More by March_of_99

kustard

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-19-2013 20:03:15 | More by kustard

SDStoneEnthusiast

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-19-2013 05:17:14 | More by SDStoneEnthusiast

Tonmeister

Georgia

4.06/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5

Bottle Poured in a 16oz Goose Island Glass

Appearance: Golden Yellow with a solid thin head. The lacing is maintained when tilting the glass.

Smell: Piney, citrusy, and lemon

Taste: Very Citrusy with a burst of Hops. It is nice and piney with lemon.

Mouthfeel: thin bodied with highly carbonated

Overall: One of my favorites IPA by far. It is pretty aggressive with the hops, but not as much as Ruination. It is fairly well balanced.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 03:59:52 | More by Tonmeister

akttr

Michigan

3/5  rDev -29.6%

06-19-2013 03:59:08 | More by akttr

Rosanne

California

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-19-2013 02:54:33 | More by Rosanne

mjh0527

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

06-19-2013 01:17:55 | More by mjh0527

taylor714914

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-18-2013 23:45:41 | More by taylor714914

sudsy2drunk

Indiana

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-18-2013 18:39:32 | More by sudsy2drunk

jbar920

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

06-18-2013 17:39:38 | More by jbar920

HumphreyLee

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -29.6%

06-18-2013 07:28:14 | More by HumphreyLee

beernads

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -12%

06-18-2013 07:09:42 | More by beernads

RyV

California

3.75/5  rDev -12%

06-18-2013 06:16:21 | More by RyV

BeerMeInStl

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -12%

06-18-2013 02:45:09 | More by BeerMeInStl

ValpoExpo

Ohio

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-18-2013 01:54:45 | More by ValpoExpo

KyleMA

California

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-17-2013 23:56:20 | More by KyleMA

anticipation23

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-17-2013 22:08:48 | More by anticipation23

aProtagonist

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-17-2013 05:19:59 | More by aProtagonist

crwrunner

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

06-17-2013 00:09:55 | More by crwrunner

KevinGordon

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-16-2013 22:58:12 | More by KevinGordon

aeroparrot

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-16-2013 21:38:19 | More by aeroparrot

jkrug5

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

06-16-2013 18:33:54 | More by jkrug5

tosinski0489

Washington

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-16-2013 16:02:15 | More by tosinski0489