Vertical Epic Ale 07.07.07
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
6.87
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In this year’s edition we took our inspiration from two Belgian styles: saisons and golden tripels. As such, Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale has a deep, deep golden hue and the flavor is spicy, fruity, complex and refreshing. We used four different malts and a subtle, yet distinct, blend of Glacier and Crystal hops to get just the right balance. Then, for the complexity, we added in some exotic spices—including ginger, cardamom, grapefruit peel, lemon peel and orange peel (the latter three acknowledging our Southern California home)—and a special Belgian yeast strain. All in all this is yet another case of us drawing from classic Belgian influences and cavalierly making it our own...San Diego style!
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Intriguining strong potpourri of spices. Among them: coriander, clove, ginger, and thyme. Amber color with a medium head, nice lacing. Medium to full body of orange flavor. Perceptible alcohol content is minimized. Traces of thyme and coriander can be detected on the palate. Very unique and enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2007
at 19:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a deep orangey color ale with a small foamy head with little retention and no lacing. Aroma of spices and rich sweet Belgian malt with some cardamom. Taste is dominated by some spicy notes with lots of cardamom with what seems like wheat. Texture is oily with a thick body and some medium carbonation. Definitely too sweet and oily for what I usually looks for in Belgian ale but interesting nonetheless. Also, as much as I like the experimentation, I have a hard time seeing this one improving over the next five years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2007
at 12:08
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
1 pt. 6 fl oz, thanks to Papsoe. Pours golden yellow, clear, with a white lacing head. Dried fruity and slight herbal/spiced. Flavour is heavy spiced, ginger. Some minor citrus fruity notes are present, but it all drowns in ginger. Finish is slight cloying. Not good. Well crafted, I just don’t like ginger.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2007
at 16:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of boboski. Hazy, pale golden with an off-white head. Sweetish aroma of fruit and caramel - and quite some yeast also. Quite full-bodied, sweetish fruity and very spicy - I detect some ginger. Dry and fairly hoppy finish with also the alcohol showing some muscles. Quite interesting and well crafted. 280907
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2007
at 04:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled@Oliver Twist
Clear copper-orange color, small mostly vanishing head. Spicey nose: ginger, orange peels, clove and cardamon. Par the flavor: citrusy, a bit bready, lots of different spices. Liquerish palate, quite sweet. Propably gets better after ageing.
Clear copper-orange color, small mostly vanishing head. Spicey nose: ginger, orange peels, clove and cardamon. Par the flavor: citrusy, a bit bready, lots of different spices. Liquerish palate, quite sweet. Propably gets better after ageing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2007
at 05:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Deep golden colour, not much head. Aroma is really spices, lots of clove, ginger, orange peels, cinnamon and some slight hoppyness. Flavour is really spicy, mainly same as in aroma. Wellbalanced, refreshing and pleasant. Long spicy aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2007
at 11:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at Oliver Twist , Stockholm ... Nice copper colour ... very fruity coriander pear and apple ... Very lively fruity (beforei knew style) was clearly reminicent of a belgian golden ale ... tart juicy hop..
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2007
at 06:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at LCRBM3. Spicy, cinnamon, no real body or malts at all. Almost like liquid sick (apparently). Bit disappointing. Too much candy sugar. 2.5/5. Re-rate Bottle at ChrisO "I’m Trying to see the Stool" pre GBBF2010 tasting. Amber, hazy, lasting beige head. Sweet toffee, very sweet. Bit of decent yeast and tangerine citrus flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2007
at 11:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy vibrant amber. Very spicy nose - ginger, ginseng, star anise. On the palate it’s all about caramelly malt and light spice. The finish is slightly chewy and a little bit toasty. Not sure about aging it, but it’s a pleasing Belgian-style brew.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2007
at 14:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden-orange beer with a little white head. Weird spicy nose, not as spices or herbs, but as some washing liquid, lavender, dry lemons. Oppressive spicy taste, alcohol not helping, jumble of fusels, ending dry as an afterthought. Alcohol diminishes the body, which is seriously impressive. Not my idea of a great beer. And as to those classic Belgian influences , now there’s a load of b******s.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2007
at 14:56