Lifeblood
Stone Brewing: Liberty Station in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - American Regular|
Score
6.81
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One of the first beers we brewed in 2013 that we’ve slowly tweaked until we found something we loved in 2016. Now a fan favorite, this beer has become a staple beer for us at Liberty Station.
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7/10
Ibrew2or3 liked this more than me!!!
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Dec 2025
at 01:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Poured up on tap at the Oceanside Stone tap room where it exhibits a deep brown to mahogany colored body that supports a light tan head of foam. The aroma offers up nutty medium roast coffee and a bit of caramel and chocolate malts. The taste follows suit with fairly deep nutty to dark roastiness, a dash of spicy chai and chocolate malts. To midway caramel malts become noticed as well. Very nice robust brown ale.
Tried
from Draft
at
Stone Brewing Tap Room - Oceanside
on 22 Dec 2025
at 20:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Nice stuff. More roast than most brown ales. Nice sharp aroma. Pours brown with decent head. Bitter finish. Some nut. Tap at Liberty Station.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2020
at 14:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Tap) clear, bright, dark amber colour with a small beige head; aroma of grain, straw, dry nuts; dryish, but not too dry flavour with a long, light bitter finish; better than most brown ales I have had....
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2017
at 18:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Not Stone's best effort, not strong enough on the malt flavours and too bitter to back it up. Stone on kettner SD ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 28 Apr 2017
at 17:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Stone Calm Before the Storm 2017. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with hoppy hints. Slightly roasted malty caramel hoppy flavor. Has a slightly roasted malty caramel hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2017
at 06:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft - Toasty notes and caramel. Dark clear Amber brown with a decent beige head. Light cocoa and toast with a nice light bitterness. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2016
at 16:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at GABF 2013. Poured a clear chesnut brown with a frothy off white head. The aroma is toffee and resin. The flavour is strong bitter with a liqourice resin woody palate and a long bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2013
at 09:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at GABF 2013. Pours clear brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of malt, nuts, caramel and brown sugar. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2013
at 07:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sample at the 2013 GABF. Pours a clear dark brownish amber with an ecru head. Aroma of toasted nuts. Some licorice notes. Bitter finish.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2013
at 21:15