Vertical Epic Ale 04.04.04
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
6.90
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As with the 02.02.02 and 03.03.03, we are again making a detailed homebrewing recipe available on our blog. This time around we used some unmalted wheat, just the right touch of kaffir lime leaf and a really cool Belgian yeast. The result is a bit like a strong Bière de Garde/Saison-esque influenced beer coupled with some aromatic Bavarian Hefeweizen-style phenolic banana esters, and a backnote hint of lime from the lime leaf. Perfect for a match-up with some Thai in SoCal (or wherever in the world you might be), as kaffir lime is often combined with garlic, galanga, ginger, fingerroot and chiles (in the Tom Yum that is, not in this beer). Or, most certainly, you may choose to enjoy alone in a glass along side its Epic brothers.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the 5th Annual Richmond Industry Gathering on 11/28/2010. Slightly hazy golden body with a small white head. Sweet lime, fruit and caramel aroma. Sweet caramel, lime, and fruit flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/8/3/15 - 3.6 Bottle at the Relentless Thirst Tasting on 08/29/2009. Clear golden body with a small off-white head. Sweet spice and pale malt aroma. Sweet spice and pale malt flavors. Light body with moderately high carbonation. 7/2/7/3/14 - 3.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2009
at 08:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle at the Relentless Thirst Gathering in Richmond, VA, 8.29.09. A totally unintentional 2100th rating. Cool. Pours a clear golden amber color with a thin head. Syrupy honeyish aroma with spicy and nutty notes. Taste is honey, bread, peppery spice and leafy notes. Also some toastiness and fruitiness. Medium bodied,
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2009
at 11:29
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Re-rate 2/2/13: Bottle sample at a Stone Vertical Epic tasting at Mastikim. Thanks beerandbeyond. Hazy deep orange. Aroma of honey, caramel, fruits, some oxidation, chocolate notes and some spicy notes. Sweetish flavor of honey, fruits, caramel, a bit of spiciness and some oxidation. Light to medium-bodied. So-so. 6/3/5/2/11=2.7
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks Shachar. Hazy orange with a white head. Really spicy aroma with some malty notes and fruits. Spicy flavor with lots of vanilla, fruits and some piney hops. Medium-bodied. 5/3/5/3/10=2.6
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks Shachar. Hazy orange with a white head. Really spicy aroma with some malty notes and fruits. Spicy flavor with lots of vanilla, fruits and some piney hops. Medium-bodied. 5/3/5/3/10=2.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2009
at 06:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
At a tasting, thanks Shahar, murky orange with lots of sediments floating around. aromas of orange marmalade, apricot vanila and a hint of mud, flavours of peach and vanila pudding with a strong alcoholic presence, medium to full body, short bitter aftertaste.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2009
at 02:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours with a hardly any head and a deep golden body. Aroma of raisins, bread, honey and berry. Taste is baked bread, berries, oxidation, banana and must. Tickling carbonation and a water like mouthfeel. Still quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2009
at 18:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Golden colour witha white head. Aroma is dry, spices, malt. Flavour is sweet, dry, spices, hop, alcohol, malt, flower. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2009
at 22:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 22oz. Pours a slightly hazy golden body under a nice dense head. Orangey hops dominates the aroma, with some herbal notes and a malty sweetish aroma to give some balance. Sweet and fruity in the mouth, with white sugar, some alcohol and caramel. Full-bodied, slightly warming. Sweet finish. A nice beer, but too strange to be real good. (081229)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2009
at 14:16
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright orange-golden color with a medium sized yellow-white head and lots of small floaters suspended. The aroma was sweetish and tangy with lemon and yeasty elements. The flavor was sweet and very yeasty and bready with a light lemon-lime undertone and a dry must middle and a long bready finish. Thick and chewy. Surprisingly subtle for Stone. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2008
at 19:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Stone Half Vertical tasting. No head, which was a surprise compared to the previous years. Deep golden color. Caramel, bready with a touch of lime exuding from the nose. Malty sweetness is also a bit more present than I expected. Lime hits up front, caramel, smooth wheaty body that boders on cloying and then pulls back. Lingering sharp finish that came across has a fruity, oaky chardonney with a squirt of lime. Very interesting and my favorite of the Verticals.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2008
at 09:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Part of a vertical in Tokyo; thanks marc! Slightly hazy yellow with a nice white head. Citrus, lime, some soap, herbal, spice, yeast, and some alcohol in the aroma. The body is a bit thin, but not distracting. Flavor of bright citrus, earthy, lime, spices, yeast, light soap, and a overall wispy sweetness. Finishes dry with some alcohol fumes. Found this to be a bit soapy, but real good regardless.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2008
at 05:19