Cali-Belgique IPA
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Rotating|
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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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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl can, brewed in Berlin, from Beer52.com. A pale amber pour with a loose white head; pleasant aroma of coriander and yeast; dry and crisp with a grassy bitterness and lots of corinader; then a long, dry finish with some warming spice and a rounded herbal bitterness. A definite Belgian influence.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2017
at 13:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma: fruity sweetness and yeast. Flavour: Fruity hoppy bitterness with belgian yeasty aftertast and dry bitterness. Mouthfeel is creamy and dry. Colour: light amber with a white head.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2017
at 09:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7
Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. Aroma is grapefruit, citrus, with distinct notes of yeast and spice. An enticing prelude. The taste is bittersweet up front with a candy bubblegum flavor defining the sweeter side. This is swept away going into the finish, which is defined solely by a hoppy bitterness that can feel astringent at times. As with the normal IPA from Stone, I am a fan of the palate which is creamy, sticky, smooth and yet not overly heavy. Apart from the finish, which is merely mediocre, a very nice brew.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2017
at 12:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ Fox & Hounds, Sønderborg. Pours nearly clear straw with airy but stable white head. Clear aroma of hops and citrus, with some fruity and floral notes and hints of yeast. Intense, bitter and citric flavour of American hops, with notes of fruit and Belgian yeast and touches of malt. Lingering, dry aftertaste. An okay Calibelgian experiment but I prefer the regular IPA from Stone.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2017
at 12:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33l can. Clear dark golden with medium white head not lasting so long. Aroma: yeast, spicy, light citrus and dark fruits. Taste: yeasty, esters, hint of citrus. MEdium body, moderate carbonation. Good but not my cup of tea
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2017
at 05:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
MBR. Thanks Ludo! Clear golden, white head.Dry pear taste, nicely phenolic. Some citrus. Vague bubblegum. Saison aroma. Nicely mixed taste, soft maltiness, caramel, bubblegum, sweetish banana, phenols on peppery bitterness going to a long herbal aftertaste. Dryyyy. Very interesting stuff.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2017
at 09:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can Hazy yellow colour with medium white head.Aroma of mandarin and bananas,good fruity with some yeast flavor aswell,spicey and livley mouthfeels and slight oily finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2017
at 06:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
CAN 33 CL. Hazy deep golden, soapy white head. The aroma is right in the middle between a fruity and spicy Belgian Ale and citrusy hops. Same with the taste - hints of stone fruit and spicy alcohols on one hand, sweet citrus and caramel malts on the other. Spicy peppery bitterness. Not bad, not sure the hybrid improves on either of the original styles.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2017
at 15:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Clear golden, white froth. Yeasty aroma, banana, candy and citrusy hops. Sweetish flavour, spicy yeast, citrus and citrus peel bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2016
at 10:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap at Beerlovers bar. Pours very clear blonde, ok white head. Smell is mild, bit bitter, mild maltyness. Taste is very mild, bit malty, some bitterness. Rather weak, but certainly Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2016
at 17:19