Stone Brewing Delicious IPA

Delicious IPA

 

Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating
Score
7.13
ABV: 7.7% IBU: 75 Ticks: 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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7/10
Mõnus puuvillane vana kooli ipa, päris kuiv mõru lõpp, samas esmamaitse on magus ja meeldivalt mandariinine+greibine. Pole vbla kõige värskem, aga mulle sobib.
Tried from Draft on 15 Dec 2020 at 17:05

8/10
CO 23/06/20, BB 23/06/21, 355ml can; Smooth West Coast IPA aroma, light to moderate caramel sweetness, light citrusy undertones, lime, herbal bouquet, wormwood, hints of leaves, earth, subtle apricot, pineapple, restrained malt profile, hidden alcohol
Tried from Can on 10 Oct 2020 at 22:12

7/10
Tried on 05 Sep 2020 at 14:40

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Blik 35,5cl bij Café De Slock in Den Burg. Bitter, tropisch fruit, grapefruit, wat wrang, droog, bloemig, licht stroperig. Nadronk blijft lang hangen. (31-8-2020).
Tried on 31 Aug 2020 at 21:03

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Clear blond colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have crisp citrus peel bitterness. Nicely piney and bitter too.
Tried on 29 Aug 2020 at 17:00

7/10
Toch t hoogtepunt van de avond. Goed is goed.
Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2020 at 01:22

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
355ml can from Vinmonopolet Langnes. A firm, frothy white head over a hazy golden body. Upper part lacing on the glass. Rather restrained aromas of mild resinous hops. Mid-sweet juicy malts to the flavour character, moments of lemon and grapefruit. Lingering, dry bitter ending, hints of citrus peels. Fine depth. Weak on the nose, rich to the taste buds. Like it. (Tromsø 14.08.2020).
Tried from Can on 15 Aug 2020 at 11:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Unclear golden body with a dense white head. Aroma has grapefruit and some citric fruit. Taste is medium sweet malt, grapefruit, citric fruit and god bitterness. Medium body and same aftertaste. Nice, quiet straight forward old school IPA with lots of fruity hops.
Tried from Can on 04 Aug 2020 at 20:29

7/10
Pine, resinous, Smooth, biscuit crisp, clean bitter , slightly peppery, citrus, and yet another nice brew. Flowery
Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2020 at 22:27

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Thuis uit een blikje. Helder gouden kleur, mooi, beige schuim. Hop in de geur, stevige bittere smaak, erg goed, lichte citrus, prima nasmaak. Zeer goede ipa.
Tried on 29 Jul 2020 at 15:47