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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7.5/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2021
at 16:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice zesty and citric tatse with a very nice bitter-hopy finish. I like this Stone IPA hoppy finishs.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2021
at 09:49
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2021
at 21:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, 7.7%. Good caramelly aroma. Cloudy golden colour. Small stable off-white head. The flavour starts off nicely fruity and with a distinct bitterness. Mango and peach notes. Clean but slightly harsh. Creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2021
at 16:27
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2021
at 00:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can: Drank from the can like a man! Aroma is citrus, hoppy, lime. Taste is harsh hops and lime, stays bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Aug 2021
at 19:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
opalescent golden to orange colour, medium sized creamy ecru-ish white head; aroma of pine resiny, grapefruity, pineapple, peach and slight marmalade notes; hop-dominant taste with the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; really good ipa
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2021
at 20:43
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Appearance: cloudy gold with a moderate white frothy head of decent retention. Aroma: meadow flowers, honey, grapefruit, resin. Taste: light to medium sweet, medium to heavy bitter. Floral, honey, grapefruit, resin. Lingering hoppy ending. Mouth feel: medium body, average to lively carbonation. Summary: not that fresh, still good.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2021
at 12:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
355ml can at home. Clear amber pour with a medium white head. Nose is pine, citrus, biscuit, some grass. Flavour is pine and citrus hops, biscuit malt, slight caramel sweetness. Medium carbonation, bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2021
at 19:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Aroma: Juicy fruity hops. Flavour: Dry fruity bitter with notes of grapefruit. Aftertaste is dry bitter with tangy notes. Colour: Golden amber with a white head. From: Can @ Nemlig webshop.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2021
at 17:03