Vertical Epic Ale 02.02.02
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Series Out of Production|
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7.03
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A new Vertical Epic will be released every year, with the goal being to collect them all and have a Vertical Epic tasting once the final Epic is released on 12/12/12. Each new Stone Vertical Epic Ale will be release one YEAR, one MONTH and one DAY apart.
Vertical Epic 02/02/02 was not brewed "to style". Instead, we tried to create something new. It’s triple-ish in nature, with wit character, coriander and orange peel, and has way more hops than either a Belgian triple or a Wit would. Belgian yeast was used. Belgian Strong Ale is the closest category that fits -- Greg Koch, Stone Brewing CEO.
What about Stone Vertical Epic Ale 01.01.01? Well, there are two reasons for its non-existence: (1) We didn't want to participate in the whole overhyped media nonsense of "Millennium this" and "Millennium that," and (2) we didn't think of the Stone Vertical Epic Ale idea until the fall of 2001 (which was already too late for a 01.01.01 version.) Sure, we could wait until the year 3001 to start this series, but we were afraid that with all that time between now and the next millennium, we might forget. Besides, that millennium will probably be overhyped as much as the last one.
Vertical Epic 02/02/02 was not brewed "to style". Instead, we tried to create something new. It’s triple-ish in nature, with wit character, coriander and orange peel, and has way more hops than either a Belgian triple or a Wit would. Belgian yeast was used. Belgian Strong Ale is the closest category that fits -- Greg Koch, Stone Brewing CEO.
What about Stone Vertical Epic Ale 01.01.01? Well, there are two reasons for its non-existence: (1) We didn't want to participate in the whole overhyped media nonsense of "Millennium this" and "Millennium that," and (2) we didn't think of the Stone Vertical Epic Ale idea until the fall of 2001 (which was already too late for a 01.01.01 version.) Sure, we could wait until the year 3001 to start this series, but we were afraid that with all that time between now and the next millennium, we might forget. Besides, that millennium will probably be overhyped as much as the last one.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the hanging bat... Golden amber..... Thin white lacing.. Big dry banana fruit nose.. Long dry bitter banana fruit
Tried
on 27 Apr 2017
at 10:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Salon piva. 2016 version. Classically Belgian, spicy, clove, coriander, balanced, dry. Tasty, balanced, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2017
at 14:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bomber from the Brewdog Online Shop shared with jeevan. Pours clear golden orange with a thin white head. Aromas are bready, spicy yeast esters, cream, faint banana. Taste is light sweet, dough, spice. Crisp finish.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2017
at 10:40
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle: Slightly hazy, golden-yellow with a thin, off-white head. Pear, apricot, yeast aroma. Bitter-sweet fruits, banana, pear, lemon flavour. Dusty-bitter citrus-peel....increasing towards finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2017
at 16:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at BeerGeek Bar. Slightly cloudy, gold colored. AROMA- fruity, apricot, spicy, flowery, funky. FLAVOR- pleasantly sour, not dry, moderately bitter, fruity, flowery, spicy, white grapes must. Full bodied.
Good.
Good.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2017
at 08:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ Beergeek Bar, Prague. Pours golden with an offwhite head, lacings. Aroma of sweet malt, Belgian yeast, spice, herbal, sweet fruit. Flavor is light sweet, malt, wheat, spicy, coriander, sweet fruity, oranges, alcohol. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, light sweet finish with warming alcohol. 130417
Tried
on 13 Apr 2017
at 14:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at BD AGM. It pours orange - amber with a small white head. The aroma is. The aroma is fragrant, herbal, coriander, herbal, orange, bread, spice and cracker. The taste is bitter, dry, pretty spicy, peppery, floral, grassy, straw, orange peel, herbal and minimal alcohol. Finish is dry and spicy. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2017
at 06:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thx to David! Bottled 22.07.2016. Clear golden, creamy white head. Nose is huge on milky wheat brew, overly sweet milky witbier, banana, soapy coriander, sweet soap,... Taste is overly milky banana witbier, very sweet, rice pudding, soap, sugar, candy, coriander soap,... Not a fan, rice pudding, soap, overly sweet wheat witbier,... Imperial witbier with all the aspects that can falter with this style exaggerated. Not my thing. As far as the original concept goes why would you make this with the intent of aging it for 10 years, I cannot imagine the end result being anything but unpleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2017
at 14:26
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Peach, orange, coriander, biscuit malt, and straw aroma. Golden yellow with giant off-white head. Moderately sweet banana, orange, coriander, biscuit malt, and mildly bitter grass/orange peel flavor. Great body and balance. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2017
at 17:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, purchased at the LCBO - Rideau, savoured on March 19 2017; eye: orangey with a polished copper hue, slightly hazy, no effervescence, ring of off-white head, slight lacing; nose: malt, light alcohol, fruity, yeast, coriander; mouth: malt, fruity, alcohol, alcohol acridness, yeast, pepper, Cointreau, finale in Cointreau with presence of pepper, full body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, achetée à la LCBO - Rideau, savourée le 19 mars 2017; œil : orangée avec une teinte de cuivre poli, très légèrement voilée, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse blanc cassé, très légère dentelle; nez : malt, léger alcool, fruité, levure, coriandre; bouche : malt, fruité, alcool, âcreté d’alcool, levure, poivre, Cointreau, finale en Cointreau avec présence de poivre, corsée, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : correct
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2017
at 16:17