Ruination IPA

Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸

IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating Out of Production

Score

7.81

ABV: 8.2%

IBU: 100

Ticks: 253

So called because of its truly "ruinous" effect on your palate, this massive hop monster will change forever your preconceptions of what defines good beer. This is Stone IPA's big brother, and we mean BIG. We essentially began with our already-awesome Stone IPA, threw in an extra-large helping of malt, and added a lot more hops. And then some more. And then even more, resulting in a vibrant blast of citrusy bitterness that hits you on the first sip. Just one taste and you'll know why we call this indelicate jewel "A liquid poem to the glory of the hop!"

One of the first regularly brewed and bottled imperial IPAs.

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WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Ruination IPA from Stone Brewing 1 year ago

Tried on 06 Apr 2024 at 21:34

7.9

alex_leit (19548) reviewed Ruination IPA from Stone Brewing 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Old note. Pleasant orange-yellow color, good foam. Aroma: tropical fruits and citrus fruits, fragrant flowers and some nectar. Taste: tropical fruits, citrus and pine, bitter and very good.

Tried on 06 Jan 2024 at 18:14

7.8

thejackpacker (3417) reviewed Ruination IPA from Stone Brewing 2 years ago

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

Can from Systembolaget. Very mature American IPA. On the soapy end of the bitterness level. Pine to the extremes.

Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2023 at 18:56

6.6

drpimento (5997) reviewed Ruination IPA from Stone Brewing 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Date stamped enjoyable 26 April 23. Aromas and flavors are a blend of slightly old resin hops with some citrus and caramel malt. Bittersweet with good carbonation and a mildly bitter finish. Wish I would have had it fresh.

Tried from Can from Festival Foods - Onalaska on 26 Aug 2023 at 19:23

WildeJoost59 (1493) reviewed Ruination IPA from Stone Brewing 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Thuis uit een blikje. Eerder de Europese versie van 8,5% gedronken. Deze heeft een prachtige volle gouden kleur, wit schuim. Citrus, voornamelijk grapefruit, in het aroma. Heftige bitterheid, aanwezig maar aangenaam. Ook een lange bittere nasmaak.

Tried on 19 Jul 2023 at 15:36

KevinReddirt (2121) reviewed Ruination IPA from Stone Brewing 3 years ago

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

A beer I thought I had rated before, not the situation. Tonight I have a 12 oz can, packaged on 12/27/22, ready to be opened and poured. My Chimay chalice glass, that's how I'm rolling tonight, shows a reasonably clear, gold body with a wispy skim of almost white foam. The smell, very IPAish from the day, is pine, grain and a touch of yellow fruit. I take a drink, wow, this takes me back, hop central for sure, orange rind, crackers, varnish and malt. A hop bomb, I have not encountered one in quite awhile, not bad but I have had others that are tastier. Peels the paint off the wall, I am all about it. It is nice to see a strong throwback IPA.

Tried from Can on 12 Feb 2023 at 03:20