Stone Brewing Delicious IPA

Delicious IPA
(has 1 batch)

 

Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating
Score
7.13
ABV: 7.7% IBU: 75 Ticks (all batches): 283
An intensely citrusy, beautifully bitter beer worthy of the simple-yet-lordly title of Stone Delicious IPA. Lemondrop and El Dorado hops combine to bring on a magnificent lemon candy-like flavor that's balanced by hop spice. Delicious is crafted to reduce gluten.

Editor’s Note: Originally tap only and listed at 8.3% abv and 116 IBUs.

While our beers are many and diverse, yet unified by overarching boldness, India pale ales are our undeniable bread and butter. We’ve brewed many over the past 18 years, from double-down bitter bombs to piney session sippers. Whether it’s big IBUs or a precise ABV, there’s usually a target we’re shooting for. The same is true of this, our latest IPA, but we gave zero thought to any acronyms. This one was all about packing as much unique and, you guessed it, delicious flavor into a glass as humanly possible, regardless of oomph or octane. This intensely citrusy, beautifully bitter beer is worthy of the simple-yet-lordly title of Stone Delicious IPA. Lemondrop and El Dorado hops combine to bring on a magnificent lemon candy-like flavor that’s balanced by hop spice. It’s unlike anything we’ve tasted in nearly two decades of IPA experimentation, and another lupulin-laced creation we’re excited to introduce to hopheads everywhere.

Bottle description: Great beer is for everyone and anyone with the good taste to recognize it, not just a niche group like us über beer geeks. So, when we developed this pleasantly bitter, deliciously citrusy, hop-driven IPA, we took it as an opportunity to go a step further and do something we’d spent over a year researching and perfecting: creating a beer that makes it possible for nearly everyone to experience our aggressive, no-holds-barred approach to craft brewing. It’s a flavorful, cutting-edge, modern-day IPA for everyone. Lemondrop and El Dorado hops provide plenty of fruity citrus character and a burst of hop zing that sings on the palate. We’re proud to present it to those who already know us for our IPA prowess and to those who, so far, have only heard the legends.
 

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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
12 oz bottle, gold clear color. Citrus hops aroma, pine and orange peel taste. Mild bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2019 at 02:37

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
[On tap at the HI, La Mirada, CA] A straw coloured pour with a thin white head; sour fruity aroma; crisp under-ripe fruit taste - green mango and green peppers; and a resinous, piney hop finish. A serious IPA.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2019 at 02:52

7/10
Quite good, though the opposite of special.
Tried from Can on 24 May 2019 at 23:44

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle from Jewel/Osco. 7.7% abv. Crafted to remove gluten. Gentle, slightly citrusy and piney hop under the cap. Pours a slightly deep gold, under a frothy head. There is a lot more hop in the taste than in the nose, I've found. In fact, the hoppy resin and bitterness just get bigger as I drink it. Finally finishing out with a big smack of hoppiness. I see no fault with this being a gluten-free beer. Hoppy enough to mask the large dose of alcohol as well.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2019 at 03:23

7/10
Tried on 12 May 2019 at 03:29

7/10
Rb backlog. Unclear gold with a low white head. Caramel, pine, citrus, grassy. Medium sweet, tart, dusty bitterness. Slick body, soft carbonation. Pleasant.
Tried on 07 May 2019 at 20:18

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Can from Systembolaget. Gluten free. For me, this wasn't great. The old hops were just so overpowering; perhaps suffered from gluten castration who knows.
Tried from Can on 04 May 2019 at 23:35

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Gylden brun klar med høyt tykt hvitt skum. Lukter sitrusskall, ananas og strå. Middels fylde og bitterhet. Smaker aprikos, sitrusskall. Ren. Tørr
Tried on 19 Apr 2019 at 12:31

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear light golden. Foamy head. Fresh pine aroma. Faint mango taste with distinct bitterness.
Tried on 12 Apr 2019 at 21:23

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
33cl bottle at Dicken street café, shared with Lubiere Thick creamy white head. Very hazy golden pour. Lovely bitterness. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2019 at 13:55