Stone Brewing Sublimely Self Righteous Black IPA

Sublimely Self Righteous Black IPA

 

Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Rotating
Score
7.80
ABV: 8.7% IBU: 90 Ticks: 258
We’re brewers whose substantial mettle and idiomatic approach to brewing allows us to consistently create works of art such as this justifiably self righteous ale. Its bitterness hits our sweet spot. Its blackness lightens our hearts. Its liquid dichotomy pulls it all together in this sublimely sacrosanct ale. Yes, we damn well know our stuff here at Stone, and it would be irresponsible of us not to acknowledge how remarkable this heavenly creation of ours is. Thus the name we are compelled to give it ... Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale ... serves as a reminder of just how good we are, in both liquid and verbal form.

We re certainly not perfect. Too often, we allow our modesty to get the best of us as we re simply not inclined towards senseless braggadocio. When youre good, youre good. And when you do something great, the least you can do is acknowledge it. Others benefit from knowing. In this case, we find that we are compelled to point out how amazing this beer is that we rightly call the Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale.

First brewed in 2007 as Stone 11th Anniversary Ale, this beer was an instant hit. With us. Other folks with great taste loved it too, but we were focused on how much we liked it, and we felt it was truly sublime. That euphoria didnt last long though, as it was soon replaced with the grim reality that when we sold out of it there wouldnt be any more. For Us. And that was simply unacceptable. So, we are now blessing ourselves, and you the enlightened, with this beer on a full time basis.. Thusly, you may now revel in your own self righteousness as you see fit with this glorious example of ours. You are genuinely welcome, as it is our pleasure.
 

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8/10
Tried on 13 Jul 2015 at 14:29

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Black colour, beige head. Aroma of cacao, red berries, quite fruity, coffee, citrus. Quite bitter flavour, coffee, citrus, hops, grapefruit, pineapple, berries. Finish coffee, straw, fruity hops. Lingering bitter. Nice.
(from 66cL bottle @ home. Thanks for the bottle, Tim!)
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2015 at 16:31

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pours a black from a bottle with a white head, good lacing. Sweet roasty smell, overly sweet flavor. Bitter finish. Okay beer.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2015 at 22:23

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Botella. Courtesy of Lowenbrau. BBD: 17-03-2015 Color negro, espuma blanca. Cuerpo medio. Final amargo.
Tried on 23 Apr 2015 at 06:23

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
At a great tasting in Vranovo-Serbia, with markoijelena and cika Boban. Bottle. Many thanks to Costantin from the Hoppy imp. Greece. Pours brownish black with an ivory foamy head which leaves drafts when lowers. Nose: roasted malts, orange peel. Mouth: juicy malty feel, Sweet and citrusy as well.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2015 at 15:22

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Cardinal. Clear dark amber body with a medium sized, stable off-white head. Nice aroma, fruity, pine and smooth dark malt and coffee in a really integrated combination. Nice and balanced in flavor as well, dark malt, light roasted coffee, dark chocolate, some caramel, dry fruit, citric fruit, some pine and nice bitterness. Fine body and good aftertaste. A really nice and pleasant BIPA.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2015 at 16:30

8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted malts, fruit, taste is nice and bitter, malty, roasty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2015 at 02:00

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Fra flaske på Cardinal Mi2 feb-15: vi lukker øynene og smasker uhemmet, dette er salliggjørende snob fra ende til annen. Røstet malt, rosiin, lakris kvalitetskaffe og lekker sjokolade sammen med dye god humle, og allikevel så lett på foten.
Tried on 25 Feb 2015 at 07:52

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 23.02.15. Almost black. Pale, brown head. Aroma and taste of bitter grapefruit and fresh pine. A slight hint of liquorice. Rather good.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2015 at 14:33

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
330ml bottle at home. Dark brown almost black color with nice dark beige head. Aroma is hoppy, herbal spicy, mint, piney, light roasted malty, caramel. Sweet and bitter taste like the aroma, mostly hoppy herbal spicy, light roasted malty when it gets warmer. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Feb 2015 at 14:18