4

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17

Stone shows versatility with a nice crisp, balanced pale ale. A dark orange hue, orange/tan head and soft nose of bready malt and citrus hops. The taste profile is nicely punched up for a pale ale (surprise, surprise) but definitely within style boundaries. Juicy citrus hops with a touch of orange are fresh and crisp on a medium sweet malt body. Clean and refreshing.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Amber in color with a nice head. Malty sweet upfront with a bitter finish.

7.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Lithy. Amber color. Soft but pleasant aroma of malt, flowers, grapefruit and red berries. Well hopped beer, flowery with red berries and citrusfruit. Fruity, slightly earthy hopbitter aftertaste. Well balanced session beer.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

From Jun 2007

Purchased as part of a mixed 6pack from Wilbur's Liquors in Ft Collins.

This pours from 12oz bottle a hazy orange amber with a medium sized head of foam that dissipated quickly leaving a few islands and it has some nice lacing.

The smell is on the sweet side. I get caramel malt with just a touch of hops and some fruit.

The taste on first sip has some good malty sweetness up front with a solid backbone of hop bitterness that comes in about midway through and dominates the finish but it's not overly aggressive and I'm liking it. A few more sips in and I'm beginning to realize that this APA is all about balance and I start to notice a fruitiness in the flavour that I mentioned in the nose. Maybe cherry? Dang, this is certainly a drinkable example of the style and now I wish I had bought at least a 6pack. Oh well, I can cure that on my next trip to the Fort. ;^)

Bottom line: This a great APA that I can highly recommend. See some grab some.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, from US. Backlog entry. Entering my historic scores for US beers whilst visiting New York. No tasting notes kept, just rating.

6.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Kuparinen, punertavanruskea kirkkaahko olut, joka ei vaahtoa juuri lainkaan. Tuoksussa humalaa, havuisuutta, sitruksisuutta sekä jokin - ei niin miellyttävä - sivutuoksu, josta en saa päähäni mitä se on. Maku mielenkiintoinen yhdistelmä karamellista makeutta ja greippistä katkeroa. Katkeran greippinen jälkimaku. Keskiasteinen suutuntuma ja sopivasti hiilihappoja.

6.4

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from Cigarette City, Seabrook, NH. Aroma is weak and fairly nondeScript--light fruit/mild bread? Appearance is clear orange/amber with nice sparkle, finger-width off-white head with good persistence and fair lacing. Taste is light malty sweetness with late mild bitter. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thick, frothy texture/carbonation and mild bitter finish. Overall, gorgeous appearance but the rest is pretty pedestrian/forgettable.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Tap. Pours clear pale Amber, small white head, some lacing. Aroma is pine, some Bready malt. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, bland. Medium body

5.5

1.0 version, very malt forward for a pale, more so than the classic SN

8.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Aroma: caramel, citrus, Appearance: clear golden, off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, soft carbonation, long finish, Delicious