Vengeful Spirit IPA
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Flavoured Rotating|
Score
7.33
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We’ve often been inspired to brew beers on a theme. In 2007 it was black IPAs. 2008 saw Belgian-influenced IPAs, and more than once it’s been Triple IPAs. It’s been fun to dive deep, and you’ve ridden those waves right along with us. But like you, we also crave new breaks to surf. Right now, it’s tropically-inspired IPAs as represented both by this flavored ale, Stone Tangerine Express IPA and others we’ve got waiting in the wings....With Stone Vengeful Spirit IPA we employ a bit of tropical mythology to pay homage to our ever present gargoyle. Since 1996 he’s had our backs, and yours, by representing an aggressive intolerance for commoditized beer. He constantly inspires us to forge ahead with resolve–even with the omnipresent forces of forceful evil. Vengeful spirits can be awesome when they’re on your side.
Another exploration into fresh fruit with a nice array of fruity and floral hops. This is about as refreshing as it gets with just the right amount of malt and bitterness to carry this beer through to another sip, taste, pint, etc.
Another exploration into fresh fruit with a nice array of fruity and floral hops. This is about as refreshing as it gets with just the right amount of malt and bitterness to carry this beer through to another sip, taste, pint, etc.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can from Trafalgar Wines Brighton and drunk on a train. Hazy orange gold amber colour lasting cream head. I mean that is a tasty ipa. Shows you can do a tasty fruity ipa without going dank. Some sweetness no doubt. It's just a big fruity sweet melon orange and pink grapefruit on finish ipa. Lovely and super fresh flavours. Gone are the days of oxidised pale interpretations of American ipa. This fruit is lovely and fresh. Wow even smelling this again it is so fresh of hop flowers. Leafy but not over the top. Decidedly excellent. Lovely ipa
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2018
at 19:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Amber beer with a dark cream head. Tropical fruit aroma. tropical fruit and orange flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. tropical fruit and orange linger with pineapple.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2018
at 18:35
8/10
Tried
on 03 Mar 2018
at 17:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at I'm happy, Chiang Mai. Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Lovely bitterness. Nice brew.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2018
at 15:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can sample at a tasting at troubles's place. Thanks troubles. Hazy golden. Stale hops, some fruitiness, sweetish malt, bitter finish, medium-bodied. Only 4 months old but feels old.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2018
at 22:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can at the Tall Boys during hipster number juan stag do; hazy golden yellow pour with a creamy off white head, aroma has mandarin, taste has tangerine and pineapple, creamy malts, light bitterness. Ok for the age.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2018
at 15:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
355ml can. Hazy, orangey golden colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Tropical fruity, hoppy and sugary, crystal malty aroma, notes of passion fruit, hints of mango and orange. Taste is sweet caramel and crystal malty, tropical fruity hoppy, notes of passion fruit, hints of mango and orange. Sweet and slightly sugary, almost a bit tacky.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2018
at 16:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz can at The Beehive
Pours clear light golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is fruity, pineapple and mild bisquity. Flavor of pineapple, floral, oranges and resin
Good
Pours clear light golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is fruity, pineapple and mild bisquity. Flavor of pineapple, floral, oranges and resin
Good
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2018
at 00:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Smooth fresh intense nose. Very fruity and tropical hop nose. Fruity nice grainy beginning. Easy to drink, round and fruity. Malty smooth, tropical fruit, intense floral hops. Great stuff.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2018
at 18:40
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pours hazy orange with a large fading head.Nose shows pineapple, lychee, citrus fruits, tropical fruit confectionery and sweet clean malt.Flavours include more pineapple and citrus, along with pine and resinous hops. Some sweet clean malt behind accompanied by an assertive bitterness.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2018
at 11:30