Highway 78
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Green Flash Brewing Company / Pizza Port (Carlsbad)Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Special Out of Production
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Score
7.06
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Collaborators: Chuck Silva, Green Flash Brewing Co. / Jeff Bagby, Pizza Port Carlsbad / Mitch Steele, Brewmaster, Stone Brewing Co.
One of the great things about collaboration brew days is the conversations we have while we’re brewing. Here are some of the best of the Q (and some A) resulting from our collaboration brew day on December 17:
Q: Do we have to brew today? I’ve got tickets to the Chargers game and Foreigner is playing the tailgate party!
Q: What the heck are you thinking? Getting three of San Diego’s most hop enamored brewers together and brewing a scotch ale!? One of the least hoppy styles in existence!?
Q: How long does it take to dump 10,000 pounds of grain by hand?
A: About 4 hours!
Q: How long does it take to weigh out 25 pounds of hops?
A: About 4 minutes!
Q: Are you intimidated by Chuck’s beard?
A: It’s all right, but come back when he looks like Billy Gibbons or Santa Claus. He’s got nothing yet on Cecil.
Q: Did you figure in the extract from the brown sugar when calculating the recipe?
A: Ummm, hey! How about we increase the target gravity from 19°P to 20°P, everyone good with that?
Q: What are the wort IBUs? 30!? You mean 130, don’t you? No?
One of the great things about collaboration brew days is the conversations we have while we’re brewing. Here are some of the best of the Q (and some A) resulting from our collaboration brew day on December 17:
Q: Do we have to brew today? I’ve got tickets to the Chargers game and Foreigner is playing the tailgate party!
Q: What the heck are you thinking? Getting three of San Diego’s most hop enamored brewers together and brewing a scotch ale!? One of the least hoppy styles in existence!?
Q: How long does it take to dump 10,000 pounds of grain by hand?
A: About 4 hours!
Q: How long does it take to weigh out 25 pounds of hops?
A: About 4 minutes!
Q: Are you intimidated by Chuck’s beard?
A: It’s all right, but come back when he looks like Billy Gibbons or Santa Claus. He’s got nothing yet on Cecil.
Q: Did you figure in the extract from the brown sugar when calculating the recipe?
A: Ummm, hey! How about we increase the target gravity from 19°P to 20°P, everyone good with that?
Q: What are the wort IBUs? 30!? You mean 130, don’t you? No?
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught from B-tiger. Darkish brown with caramel and malts aroma, strong consistency, pretty good for the style.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:03
8/10
Tried
on 16 Oct 2015
at 10:33
8/10
Tried
on 13 Jul 2015
at 14:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle thanks to Toby. Pours out a mahogany topped with small head. Nose is caramel toffee. Taste is more of the sweetness caramel toffee sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2015
at 22:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Clear amber color, tiny off white head. Aroma of perfume and caramel. Taste is sweet and plain, slight bitter finish.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2014
at 13:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle on 03/21/2011 from Charleston Beer Exchange. Dark amber body with ruby highlights and a medium creamy tan head. Sweet earthy malt aroma with some caramel, peat and floral hops. Sweet earthy malt flavor, some caramel, floral hops and a dry bitter finish. Medium full body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2014
at 08:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Oliver Twist. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is fruity, malt, spice. Flavour is malt, spices, caramel, dark fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2013
at 10:55
8/10
Tried
on 21 May 2013
at 21:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
19th March 2011
Clear dark red beer. tiny tan head. Crispy palate. Sweetish and crisp malt. Subtle coca cola and marmite. Finishes with a carbonated bite and a trace of bubblegum.
Clear dark red beer. tiny tan head. Crispy palate. Sweetish and crisp malt. Subtle coca cola and marmite. Finishes with a carbonated bite and a trace of bubblegum.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2012
at 06:04
5.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 5
Draught at Moeder Lambic, Fontainas
Beautiful dark amber color, bright, with creamy head. Inexpressive aroma of roasted malt and toasted nuts. Caramel flavor, and some malt, with some sweetness; the alcohol and bitterness are so high to be disturbing. Annoying, difficult to drink.
Beautiful dark amber color, bright, with creamy head. Inexpressive aroma of roasted malt and toasted nuts. Caramel flavor, and some malt, with some sweetness; the alcohol and bitterness are so high to be disturbing. Annoying, difficult to drink.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2012
at 09:51