Cali-Belgique IPA
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Rotating|
Score
7.18
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A California-style IPA with a Belgian twist
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA features a complex and surprising combination of flavors, but behind the fancy title is the simply delicious Stone IPA. The addition of a carefully selected strain of Belgian yeast adds banana and spice notes to the hoppy brightness of our flagship IPA. Think of it as an otherwise identical twin to Stone IPA that was raised in a Belgian culture. Literally.
This beer was created in 2008 when we used Stone IPA as the propagation wort for fermenting our Stone 08.08.08 Vertical Epic Ale. We liked what the Belgian yeast flavors added to Stone IPA, so we kept brewing it and eventually released it as one of our year-round beers.
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA features a complex and surprising combination of flavors, but behind the fancy title is the simply delicious Stone IPA. The addition of a carefully selected strain of Belgian yeast adds banana and spice notes to the hoppy brightness of our flagship IPA. Think of it as an otherwise identical twin to Stone IPA that was raised in a Belgian culture. Literally.
This beer was created in 2008 when we used Stone IPA as the propagation wort for fermenting our Stone 08.08.08 Vertical Epic Ale. We liked what the Belgian yeast flavors added to Stone IPA, so we kept brewing it and eventually released it as one of our year-round beers.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Appearance: Almost clear deep golden color with a creamy white head. Nice lacing.
Aroma: Fresh citric hoppy, Belgian yeast and tropical fruity.
Palate: Medium + body. Fine balance between sweetness and bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Fine fresh citric hoppy, Belgian yeast, pine and tropical fruity.
Overall impression: Nice fresh, tasty and lovely IPA.
Personal stats: On tap Steampunk Bar in Goteborg, Sweden
Aroma: Fresh citric hoppy, Belgian yeast and tropical fruity.
Palate: Medium + body. Fine balance between sweetness and bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Fine fresh citric hoppy, Belgian yeast, pine and tropical fruity.
Overall impression: Nice fresh, tasty and lovely IPA.
Personal stats: On tap Steampunk Bar in Goteborg, Sweden
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2015
at 08:40
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
So many ratings yet this is the first time I’ve seen it. Tap. Sweet perfume aroma. Pale yellow. Puffy head. Strong bitter medicine. Hardly any co2. Lingering finish. Not impressed. Needs a little civility.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2015
at 10:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Draught at BrewDog Stockholm, 11 June 2015) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty, spicy nose with notes of dried apricots, citrus, grass and spicy yeast. Malty, fruity taste with dried apricots, citrus, hay, spicy yeast, resin and a generous spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and interesting, with a spicy touch of Belgian yeast. Nice one.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2015
at 15:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Craft & Draft, BB 06/25/15, large sample. Clear golden color, medium rocky slight off-white head. Aroma of bit peppery yeast, slight onion and garlic, bit floral, citric. Medium bitter in taste, peppery spicy, quite dry in the finish. Quite straightforward belgian-styled IPA with the peppery spice of the belgian yeast and the hoppy power of (Stone) IPA. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2015
at 13:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
650ml bottle at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki, courtesy of Konstantinos. Unclear golden color with off white head. Hoppy aroma, grassy, citrusy, light pine, light spicy and some yeasty notes when it gets warmer. Sweet, heavy bitter taste like aroma. Light to medium body oily with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2015
at 17:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden, lots of carbonation, an inch and a half of soft off-white head. Luscious aroma: grapefruit, sweet fruits, pine. Interesting flavor. Citrus, light banana, light bubblegum, floral hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2015
at 17:26