Vertical Epic Ale 10.10.10
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
6.98
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This ninth edition of our Stone Vertical Epic Ale series takes two interesting left turns. A Belgian-style golden triple is the starting point of this beer, but the first left turn is nearly immediate with the addition of dried chamomile flowers, triticale, and Belgian amber candi sugar. The second, and rather unusual left turn takes us half an hour up the road from Stone to Temecula courtesy of the addition of just-pressed Muscat, Gewurztraminer and Sauvignon Blanc grapes from our friends at South Coast Winery. As the Stone Vertical Epic Ale series has moved through the calendar, we found that the brewing schedule for a 10.10.10 release coincided nicely with the grape harvest, neatly providing an interesting twist in this epic ale.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours peach gold with white head. Nose/taste of chamomile, grape skin, citrus, fruit cake, candi sugar, honey and some florals. Sweet. Lighter than medium body. Held up well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2012
at 14:05
7/10
Tried
on 25 Dec 2012
at 16:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at church key in DC. Pours a fairly clear copper with an off white head. Aroma of orange peel and cardamon. Mish mash of flavors, grapes and bubble gum. Not my favorite of the series.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2012
at 15:37
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft @ Lord Hobo, on 12/15/12. We got to enjoy the left over Stone from the 12/12/12 event. Color shows an unclear gold with thin constant, white head. It left behind light lace. Smell is sweet with lots of fruits, banana and clove like yeast. Grape for sure as well. Very much like a hefeweizen. The taste is a homerun for me! Complex flavors of Sauvignon Blanc grapes, yeast, Belgian candi sugar with a mild tartness from the grapes. A light bitterness is also here to balance the brew. I believe it comes from the spicy yeast. However, Stone does hops well… so what hop variety is undefinable at this point. The texture is similar to a dry white wine. This brew is like a white wine meets a Triple with a German Hefeweizen splashed in for good measure. Absolutely delicious!
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2012
at 12:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
18th December 2010
Slight haze on this amber - gold beer. Small white head. Light crispy palate. Sweet malt and tangy muscat and orange. The floral additions seem to add dryness and sweetness. So nearly a very good beer indeed. I think a little more braveness with the grapes would have done the trick I believe.
Slight haze on this amber - gold beer. Small white head. Light crispy palate. Sweet malt and tangy muscat and orange. The floral additions seem to add dryness and sweetness. So nearly a very good beer indeed. I think a little more braveness with the grapes would have done the trick I believe.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2012
at 07:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a crystal clear deep golden color with a huge fluffy white head that slowly recedes but leaves a fair amount of sticky lace on the sides on the way down. The aroma is filled with light brown sugar, sweet candy sugar and malts along with prunes, grapes, raisins, and a non descript floral smell. The flavor is much like the aroma promised. Sweet malts and dark sugars alongside dark pitted fruit. The flavor is quite vinous, but the caramel from the malt counters that quite nicely. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet light syrupy mouthfeel. This is the second time I’ve tried this beer, and honestly when fresh I really didn’t like it, it was too winey for my tastes. That being said, age seems to have done wonders for this brew and all of the ingredients seem to have melded quite nicely.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Sep 2012
at 20:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
The pour produces a slightly hazy gold body with a thin, fleeting white head. The aroma is subtle, sweet fruity and a bit floral. The flavor starts with a tart aspect from the grapes. The hops don’t make themselves known here. The high carbonation level adds some carbonic acid to the vinous bite of this brew.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2012
at 15:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Er...Not really my cup of tea I guess. Starts out tasting something like a saison, but then the fruitiness becomes a bit intrusive. Pours a rather thin, golden yellow, with almost no head. Fruity aroma and flavor--some grape, some raisin, some rather bitter sourness with a cloying, sweet aftertaste. I bought it for the Stone name and am rather disappointed...
Tried
on 23 Feb 2012
at 16:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Bottle, 0.65 l, at Pikkulintu, 20120209) The beer poured deep golden and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had mustard, fruitiness, honey and malts. Palate was medium bodied and sticky with medium carbonation. Flavours were honey, malts, mustard, fruitiness, hops, spiciness and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy, sweet and bitter. Very interesting brew and a good one, too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2012
at 06:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2011
at 14:57