Japanese Green Tea IPA
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Baird Brewing Co. / Ishii Brewing CompanyIPA - Triple Special Out of Production
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Score
7.30
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Collaborators: Bryan Baird, Brewmaster, Baird Brewing Company / Toshi Ishii, President/Brewmaster, Ishii Brewing Co. / Mitch Steele, Brewmaster, Stone Brewing Co.
Our style of brewing has always been about taking chances. It’s an extension of our “What if” mentality, wherein we ask ourselves what would happen if we did things differently in the brewhouse, such as fermenting with a different strain of yeast or, in the case of this beer, incorporating whole-leaf green tea imported from Japan. The answer, embodied in this IPA when we first released it in 2011, was something truly magnificent, delicious and well worth brewing again. But what if we changed it up a bit? This time around, we exchanged Pacifica hops from New Zealand for Helga hops from Australia. The result is an IPA that’s as bright, herbaceous and bitingly hoppy as the one that’s had our fans requesting its return ever since its depletion from store shelves, but with a modern, hop-driven twist that makes this second draft unique and tasty in its own right.
Our style of brewing has always been about taking chances. It’s an extension of our “What if” mentality, wherein we ask ourselves what would happen if we did things differently in the brewhouse, such as fermenting with a different strain of yeast or, in the case of this beer, incorporating whole-leaf green tea imported from Japan. The answer, embodied in this IPA when we first released it in 2011, was something truly magnificent, delicious and well worth brewing again. But what if we changed it up a bit? This time around, we exchanged Pacifica hops from New Zealand for Helga hops from Australia. The result is an IPA that’s as bright, herbaceous and bitingly hoppy as the one that’s had our fans requesting its return ever since its depletion from store shelves, but with a modern, hop-driven twist that makes this second draft unique and tasty in its own right.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Av någon anledning sparades inte denna recension men lagrades ändå på statistiken. Mye fel tyvär på denna site..Saknar ratebeer en redig ölsite för oss som gillar betygsätta öl. Ja denna Dipa var himla god kom jag ihåg. Betyget är äkta då det sparades på denna site. Texten däremot sparades inte ??? Därav ovanstående nu påhittade meningar .
Tried
on 14 Feb 2026
at 23:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is resinous hop with vanilla, green tea, herbal notes, jasmin, light citrus, pine resin, malt. Flavour is bitter (it's Stone after all) with a little sweetness. Body is medium. Strong but drinks easier than the 10.1% would suggest.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2025
at 06:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can 12fl.oz. @ [ Trinntorp 🇸🇪 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡 💻👀
[ As Baird / Ishii / Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA - 2022 ].
ABV: 10.1%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, malty, rich, moderate to heavy hoppy, fruity hops, tea, tea - oak - woody touch. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, fruity, rich, sweet fruit, sweet hops, tea. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming. [20230106]
7-3-8-4-15
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jan 2023
at 20:50
6/10
Tried
on 06 Jan 2023
at 18:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours cloudy dark yellow with a very small frothy off-white head, very faint tea aroma, medium carbonation, bitter orange peel taste with alcohol undertones, faint tea flavor, thin body, long bitter finish with an alcohol kick. Bitter and potent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2023
at 00:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample (thanks omhper!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, some alcohol sweetness with tropical fruits and fudge. Flavour is sweet malts, toffee and some citrusy tones and mild herbal tones. Very sweet overall.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2022
at 20:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
--Canned, from Systembolaget. -- Clear deep golden, small head. Dan grapefruit meets alcohol and green tea up front. Mid sweet with full body ad rounded mouthfeel. Grapefruit and green tea on the trademark vital Stone malt. Long bitter finish with evident alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Dec 2022
at 22:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Blik gedeeld door Roelzie. Hey is een licht troebel goudgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag het heeft een aroma van hop en thee. De smaak is vol, hoppig met een droge thee smaak. Erg lekker.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2022
at 20:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 10
Texture 7
Overall 7
Burk efter träningen. Ölen är lätt grumlig (skönt i dessa extrema grummeltider) Jsg klunkar på och lätt torr känsla i munnen.Smak av barr lite citrusfrukter , The och lite lakrits. Himla god fyllig Dipa .
Tried
on 07 Dec 2022
at 19:15
7/10
Light hazy amber body small foamy off white head. Bready spicy floral aroma. Floral earthy bready flavor. Medium body moderately low carbonation. 7/3/7/3/15 3.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2022
at 21:17