Delicious IPA
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.13
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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.
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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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
35cl Blik van Beer Republic. Iets mistig goudamber kleur, witte kraag. Licht harsig, bloemig, caramel, oldskool, licht fruitig, bitter. Medium body. Lekker.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2022
at 20:15
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2022
at 19:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home. Has a slightly hazy amber colour with an off-white head. Aroma of pine, grapefruit, dust, pepper, thyme, lime, gin, pineapple and some ammonia. Flavour of grass, pineapple, peaches, grapefruit and ammonia. Has a slick and slightly soft mouth feel, medium to full body and a medium to heavy bitterness. Solid, classic IPA with a really complex aroma.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2022
at 19:38
7/10
Brachial, fruchtig, aber auch ordentlich klebrig
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2022
at 21:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
35,5 cl. can @ Nola, Utrecht. Hazy dark yellow with a loose white head. Malty caramel with citrus hops aroma. Sweet taste with a smooth, creamy bitter finish. Delicious indeed.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2022
at 18:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dose 0,355l: Bernstein, deutliche Trübung, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; fruchtige + würzige Nase, leichte Süße, Zitrusnoten, exotische Früchte, Mango, Papaya, Maracuja, florale Hopfenaromen, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, etwas Karamell, kräftige Hefearomen, malzig-fruchtige Bitterkeit; sehr fruchtiger + leicht würziger Körper, kräftige Süße, Zitrusnoten, leichte fruchtige Säure, Mango, Maracuja, Grapefruit, kräftige würzige Hopfennoten, kräutrig/harzig, Pinie, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, Karamell, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, kräftige Hefearomen; fruchtig-würziger Nachgang
Tried
on 05 Mar 2022
at 18:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle that was part of the 2021 - 12 Days of IPA mix pack. The pour is a hazed orange golden with a small white head that falls quickly. Decent lace. The aroma is grapefruit and line citrus, grapefruit peel bitterness and a whisper of cereal malt. The taste is big grapefruit flavor, strong natural citrus flavor up front, the peel bitterness in the middle and a touch of pine and cereal malt to the finish. The palate is medium to light bodied, active carbonation and a dry bitter clean finish. Good beer, though pretty one note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2022
at 02:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2022
at 13:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Rocky white head on a hazy vivid amber coloured body. Punchy hopped up citrus aroma. Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with a short dry back. Bitter, hoppy, pith, citrus & peppery tastes with burning finish. I've not seen any Stone for a long time & this is classic Stone. Excellent.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2021
at 21:02
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2021
at 11:48