Ruination IPA
(has 2 batches)
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.82
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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.
One of the first regularly brewed and bottled imperial IPAs.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm. Pours unclear orange. Hoppy and buttery aroma. Feels a bit like toothpaste, agresive citrus. A lot of bitterness as promised. It didn´t just "immediate ruin" my palate but I still felt the hops affect on my toung at noon the folowing day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2009
at 22:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
First ratingBottle at The Rover, Göteborg. On December 20, 2008. Cloudy orange color, white head. Hoppy citrus scent. Bitter hoppy citrus taste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness.7/3/7/4/15=3.6RerateDraught at Moeder Lambic, Brussels, for the Moeder vs Stone beer festival. Sampled on September 16, 2011Clear golden color, white head. Sweet, hoppy, grassy scent. Sweet, malty, herbal taste. Medium mouthfeel, high bitterness.7/4/8/3/15=3.7RerateDraught at 3 Små Rum, Göteborg, on February 3, 2015.Clear golden color, yellow head. Fruity, some pineapple juice, hoppy, herbal scent. Herbal, bitter, pith taste. Pith aftertaste. High to very high bitterness. Medium mouthfeel that feels fresh.7/3/6/4/12=3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2008
at 18:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Re-rate 3/7/12: Bottle sample at a tasting at Dagan’s place. Thanks Dagan. Clear golden. Aroma of slightly stale hops with some citrus and floral notes. Bitter flavor with light sweetish graininess and some slightly stale hops. Medium-bodied. Past its prime but still OK. 7/3/6/3/13=3.2
Re-rate 2/22/12: Bottle sample at a tasting at Dagan’s place. Thanks Lee. Clear deep golden. Aroma of slightly stale hops and some fruity notes. Very bitter hoppy flavor, a bit resinous, a bit grapefruity and a bit stale. Medium-bodied. Not bad, but past its prime. 6/3/7/3/13=3.2
Re-rate 10/29/11: Bottle sample at a tasting at Porter & Sons. Thanks to whoever brought this one. Hazy golden. Pleasant citric hoppy aroma. Flavor has a bit of sweet maltiness and a hoppy bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Decent but seems past its peak. 7/4/7/3/14=3.5
(10/23/08) Bottle drank at my hostel room in New York. Clear deep golden color with a medium stable white head. Aroma full of hops, resin, some pine needles, some flowery notes, cookies and some caramel. Sweet flavor with malt, caramel, cookie dough and some fruity notes. Continues with a very bitter hoppy attack (but still remains quite balanced) with pine and some grapefruit and light alcoholic hints. A very pleasant DIPA. 8/4/7/4/15=3.8
Re-rate 2/22/12: Bottle sample at a tasting at Dagan’s place. Thanks Lee. Clear deep golden. Aroma of slightly stale hops and some fruity notes. Very bitter hoppy flavor, a bit resinous, a bit grapefruity and a bit stale. Medium-bodied. Not bad, but past its prime. 6/3/7/3/13=3.2
Re-rate 10/29/11: Bottle sample at a tasting at Porter & Sons. Thanks to whoever brought this one. Hazy golden. Pleasant citric hoppy aroma. Flavor has a bit of sweet maltiness and a hoppy bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Decent but seems past its peak. 7/4/7/3/14=3.5
(10/23/08) Bottle drank at my hostel room in New York. Clear deep golden color with a medium stable white head. Aroma full of hops, resin, some pine needles, some flowery notes, cookies and some caramel. Sweet flavor with malt, caramel, cookie dough and some fruity notes. Continues with a very bitter hoppy attack (but still remains quite balanced) with pine and some grapefruit and light alcoholic hints. A very pleasant DIPA. 8/4/7/4/15=3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2008
at 15:25
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle as shown. Pours a clear orange golden color with a small frothy white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is a strong citrus and floral hops. The taste is very hoppy with pine and a bitter finish. Hides the alcohol, a very good double IPA from Stone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2008
at 01:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours hazy dark ornage with off white head. Big citrus and pine aromas. Lots of hop bitterness balanced somewhat by big maltiness. Alcohol is slightly noticeable. Medium body with average carbbonation and a sticky mouthfeel. Very nice.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2008
at 18:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle that I picked up at GBBF, and drank at Cropredy Festival 2008 Pours an orange amber colour with a big bouncy white head. Big fruity and floral hop blast on the nose with citrus, pine and all sorts of other stuff in there, marvellous. Taste is quite an assault on the tastebuds those hops just attempt to lay waste to your tongue with an incisive sweet, fruity, hoppy assault. The finish is a lingering hoppy bitterness quite lovely beer but surprisingly one that I expected a little more from.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2008
at 03:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From tap at Stone Bistro. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Hoppy and mild spiced aroma. Flavour is smooth hoppy and mild spiced. Followed by a mild bitterness. Smooth fruity hops finish. Lovely!
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2008
at 14:59