Stone Brewing IPA

IPA

 

Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
7.50
ABV: 6.9% IBU: 71 Ticks: 394
By definition, an India pale ale is hoppier and higher in alcohol than its little brother, pale ale—and we deliver in spades. One of the most well-respected and best-selling IPAs in the country, this golden beauty explodes with tropical, citrusy, piney hop flavors and aromas, all perfectly balanced by a subtle malt character. This crisp, extra hoppy brew is hugely refreshing on a hot day, but will always deliver no matter when you choose to drink it.
 

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8.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Servida en pinta, color dorado claro, limpia, espuma blanca bien retenida. Aroma a hierbas, pino, naranja, cebollino, algo de mandarina. En boca es tan robusta como jugosa, una armonía ligeramente dulce y floral de fondo soporta una firme y contundente sonata de lúpulos amargos con destellos cítricos y resinosos lleno de matices frutales...cojonuda. Muy rica

Tried from Can on 06 Dec 2023 at 23:00


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Clear and golden with a bubbly off-white head. Proper decent IPA, big on piney bitterness with orange marmalade malt.

Tried from Can at Hickory's Smokehouse on 24 Nov 2023 at 20:05


7

Tried on 14 Jun 2023 at 20:00


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.

12 oz. bottle, 6.9% ABV, RVA: 02/03/23, EJBY: 06/03/23

AROMA: I get minor scents of citrus and pine, and that's it. Admittedly, the beer is fresh out of the fridge and VERY cold. So maybe the aromas will open up a bit as the beer warms.

APPEARANCE: Pours a hazy orangish-brown, with a one-finger high, white, tightly packed, head that dissipates very slowly with good lacing.

TASTE: I'm first hit with some mild sweet citrus that is then evened out with some mild pine bitterness and just a hint of lemon sourness. However, on the backend, the sweetness completely evaporates and the bitterness significantly intensifies. I very much like the taste as I take each sip, but the bitterness level of the finish just ... well ... leaves a bad taste in my mouth. And it's not that the bitterness level is extreme, as I've had way more bitter beers than this one. It's that there is no other flavor to balance out all that bitterness.

MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a dry and somewhat tacky texture. Carbonation is on the high side of average.

OVERALL: I've had several of the other Stone brews, and I have enjoyed them. But this one is not going to be one them. With each sip I initially think "Yes, I like this!". But then 3 seconds later, when all that I can taste is pure bitterness, I tell myself, "Nope, not gonna buy this ever again.". I understand that some people will like the bitter factor, but I prefer beers that have flavor that last all the way to the end.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2023 at 18:49


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Nearly clear, white head. Aroma of herb and vegetable. Taste of bitter marmalade, citrus and resin. With bg

Tried on 10 Feb 2023 at 17:20


7

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2023 at 19:35


6

Tried on 12 Jan 2023 at 19:28


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

355ml can - Pours an almost clear golden colour with a small diminishing frothy white head. Aroma is hoppy, pine, grapefruit, orange with some caramel and malt notes. A moderately sweet to light sweet and moderately bitter taste, bitter orange, grapefruit, sweet malt, caramel and piney hop flavours and a hoppy bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2022 at 19:12


6.5

Tried from Can on 06 Sep 2022 at 20:45


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Canned, served in a trappist goblet. A clear copper-hued pour with an ash-white head that leaves a ring for good. Aroma is peach, porridge, arugula. Bone dry onset. Crisp, full-bodied mouthfeel. Incredibly bitter finish (one of the bitterest beers I've had outside the undrinkable 黑 from Mikkeller -sorry if I stepped on some toes.) Very long-lasting finish with hints of conifer resin all over. Clearly over the top.

Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2022 at 23:42