Idolatrous IPA
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Rotating|
Score
7.07
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Stone Idolatrous IPA represents the elevated state of reverence that Stone extols for the venerable and almighty Hop. El Dorado & Mosaic hops have been anointed to bestow their divine qualities on this sacred brew. This limited release is part of Stone’s Hop Worship Seasonal IPA Series…Glory be to those who imbibe it in its freshest form…and faithfully worship thy Hop in the beauty of blissful bitterness.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can - 8 months in date. Amber with an inch of white head that fades slowly. 3+ Aroma of grilled kumquats, pine, mango. Medium bodied. Quite sweet with sweet fruit - kumquat, mango - melding with sticky bread crust. Fruity but no zesty top notes. Gradually resin grips and it gets bitter and spicy as it dries out a fair bit. Really muscles up after a time. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2018
at 12:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours coppery gold with a white head. Aroma is dank for me. Watermelon/tropical - hint of citrus. Med plus body. Dank for me again. Mix of melon/tropical/citrus. Pretty dry; very hoppy; quite bitter. Good stuff - tho perhaps a bit too much? Nah!
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2018
at 01:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Crystal clear, very nice peach and pineapple-y coloured body with a nice, two to three centimetre tall off-white head makes this look nice at least. Light-bodied; Strong aroma of resin, light pine, grasses, herbal and super perfumey citrusey scents make all of that stand out ahead of the malt and alcohol. Medium-bodied; Assertive candy-like hop flavours dominate with citrus, pineapple, resin, grass, perfume and a bunch of mango notes show through the thicker malt profile, dry yeast and alcohol punch towards the end. Aftertaste shows more of the resin and grassy bitterness from the residual malts and alcohol than anything else with a nice pleasant hop bitterness and a layer of sweetness from citrus and candy right at the back. Overall, a nice and robust IPA that shows some good flavours, but is definitely not remarkable nor worth trying to find if you can't grab it at a local store. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 16-October-2018 for US$2,49 sampled just six days later at my house here in Washington just blocks away on 22-October-2018.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2018
at 07:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355ml can. Pours a clear gold with a medium, creamy, short lived, white head that laces. Fruity aroma of caramel malt, tangerine, orange, apricot, mango, pineapple, pine resin and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of caramel malt, peach, mango, apricot, grapefruit, orange, tangerine, bitter grass and pine resin with a dry, spicy hop finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Tasty and enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2018
at 05:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml can at home. Pours a fairly clear deep gold, nice thick white head bursting with tropical fruit notes. Flavour is all tropical fruit; mango and apricot plus some passion fruit. Lovely long bitter finish
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2018
at 08:06
7.5/10
I AM NOT WORTHY.
One of the best bouquets, and the rest checks out. Near-passionfruit aromas, feels hoppy but accessible. Cheers, Stone.
One of the best bouquets, and the rest checks out. Near-passionfruit aromas, feels hoppy but accessible. Cheers, Stone.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2018
at 19:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
7 3 8 3 15Draft at Stone World Bistro and Gardens, Berlin. Clear golden with a medium bodied off white head. Aroma of tangerine, citrus and malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Sep 2018
at 11:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at World of Beer Middleton, 8/18/18. Clear vibrant golden. Aroma of floral, earth, tangerine. Taste is resin, citrus, tropical fruit, pale malt. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 17 Sep 2018
at 01:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at Save our Souls, Bangkok. Poured a clear medium amber colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is toffee caramel malt, light resin, dry woody hop. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter with a smooth, rich, toffee malt, big woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. Classic Stone.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2018
at 14:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz can pours with a clear deep gold body that supports a thin near white head of foam. The aroma offers up a blend of floral hops, guava, malts and a bit of cranberry. The taste delivers malt sweetened bitter floral hops heading into a mild yet punchy slightly under ripe guava sensation. Toward the finish the sweet malts drift forward as well as a quick thin hit of sweet bread. Decent IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Sep 2018
at 22:24