Stygian Descent
(has 2 batches)
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.64
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Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA Aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels & Bourbon Barrels
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA practically named itself. The perfect melding of dark malts with a downright indecent amount of hops forges a complex flavor profile of assertive dark roastiness and big, bright hop notes for a singularly sublime experience.
Small Batch Brewer Cecil Menasco thought it would be an ingenious experiment to age our dark and deeply hopped Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA in rye whiskey barrels…and he was right. This time our small batch crew, never a self-satisfied bunch, added bourbon barrels. The result is transcendent: perfectly balanced dark chocolate, oak, dried fruit and citrus tones. As it warms, the spicy rye and sweet bourbon barrel notes complete this masterful transformation.
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA practically named itself. The perfect melding of dark malts with a downright indecent amount of hops forges a complex flavor profile of assertive dark roastiness and big, bright hop notes for a singularly sublime experience.
Small Batch Brewer Cecil Menasco thought it would be an ingenious experiment to age our dark and deeply hopped Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA in rye whiskey barrels…and he was right. This time our small batch crew, never a self-satisfied bunch, added bourbon barrels. The result is transcendent: perfectly balanced dark chocolate, oak, dried fruit and citrus tones. As it warms, the spicy rye and sweet bourbon barrel notes complete this masterful transformation.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Corked and caged bottle from Bert’s Broke the cork trying to wrangle it out of the bottle. Had to pull it out with a corkscrew. Pours a fairly opaque dark brown bordering on black with a decent sized tan head that shows great retention and much sticky lace. Earthy resinous hop nose with bits of light roast and chocolate. Solid hit of vanilla and light spice bourbon with a touch of oak. Pretty tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2016
at 16:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and caramelish. Caramelish, toasted. Malty. Sweet and caramelish malty finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Oct 2016
at 05:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (Stone TTO 27/11/2016) - fuzzy dark brown to black coloured pour with a tan head. Aroma and taste is a mix of roasted malts with dried fruit shred, brown sugar, some cocoa and caramel, cocoa, great vanilla and whisky soaked wooden notes into the close.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Sep 2016
at 04:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. A black beer with a lazing dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, alcohol, whiskey, and rye. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, rye, coffee, chocolate, and whiskey, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2016
at 08:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Taphouse, Copenhagen. Pours a dark amber ruby black color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty woody whiskey caramel aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity malty woody whiskey caramel hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty woody whiskey vanilla caramel finish with hoppy hints.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2016
at 08:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Heavy 500ml bottle. Pours out brown topped with a sand head. Nose is big booze pine hops barrel notes typical stone over the top. Taste is more of the heavy booze pine chocolate roast malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2016
at 09:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
22oz bomber shared at GTMW ticket wait out line 2014. Very nice. Coffee tones. Warming alcohol tones but the mellow carbonation keeps it drinkable. Right on.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2014
at 16:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled 500 ml, at rlgk + Aniela tasting, USA comes to Göteborg 2014, on October 18, 2014. 2014 series "01".Thanks to rlgk + Aniela!Clear very dark reddish brown color, small teal head. Alcohol, solvents, hoppy scent. Bitter, hoppy, oranges taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2014
at 12:14
8/10
Tried
on 18 Oct 2014
at 18:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of rlgk. Pours dark brown with a rather small goldenish offwhite head that leaves a small trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is tiny fruity and tiny boozy with roasted malts, dark roast coffee, grapefruit juice, moist grass, pine needles, black pepper corns, charred wood, resin and hints of rye whiskey. Taste is sweet, bitter, malty and earthy with roasted malts, burnt caramel, charred wood, black pepper corns, grapefruit juice, moist grass, pine needles, resin, kumquats and hints of rye whisky. Mouthfeel is round, astringent, tiny boozy and medium bodied. finish is tiny sweet and bitter with roasted malts, burnt caramel, coffee, liquorice, soil, grapefruit juice, kumquats and orange zest. Tasty… Much better than expected…
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2014
at 09:27