09th Anniversary Ale
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Special Out of Production|
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7.00
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As has been a tradition, we have “Anniversary-ized” a recipe from our history by cranking it up, making it stronger and more assertive. With this year’s anniversary we decided to look back at a wheat beer that we released a couple of spring/summers a few years ago: Stone Heat Seeking Wheat. While it was a plenty tasty beer, we ultimately decided that it wasn’t that reflective of what Stone was all about, and we unceremoniously dropped it from our lineup. For the Stone 9th Anniversary Ale, we carried some of the characteristics from the Stone Heat Seeking Wheat–clear, not hazy; hoppy, not yeasty; combining a delicious hop bitterness and wheat tartness–and made some…well…adjustments.
Lively carbonation and medium body make this beer feel refreshing. Hops lightly attack the tongue, yet the finish is very soft and clean. Dangerously delicious.
Lively carbonation and medium body make this beer feel refreshing. Hops lightly attack the tongue, yet the finish is very soft and clean. Dangerously delicious.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 6
From Nov 2005
Pours a nice orange-gold that is semi-clear and produces a good sized head that fades fairly rapidly leaving lacing around the edge and in the center.
The smell is very fruity(grapefruit) mixed with a strong hop aroma.
The taste is more of the grapefruit with some malt tones but this brew has a decidedly bitter flavour that I don't find all that attractive.
I'm a fan of many of Stone's offerings and I'm glad I tried this one but once is enough, thank you.
Pours a nice orange-gold that is semi-clear and produces a good sized head that fades fairly rapidly leaving lacing around the edge and in the center.
The smell is very fruity(grapefruit) mixed with a strong hop aroma.
The taste is more of the grapefruit with some malt tones but this brew has a decidedly bitter flavour that I don't find all that attractive.
I'm a fan of many of Stone's offerings and I'm glad I tried this one but once is enough, thank you.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2017
at 16:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
22 oz bottle shared for Allagash’s Drink It Now Day. Thanks radagast83! Golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of malt, citrus, stone fruit. Tastes of malt, citrus, caramel, toffee, aged wheat. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2017
at 21:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle courtesy of a splendid trade with FlacoAlto. It pours with a murky copper colored body that supports a thin near white head. The aroma offers up plums, apples, sugary malts, earthy green apple and funky earthy yeastiness. The taste quickly gets into honey and malt sweetened apple and plum notes. To midway it picks up brown sugar and an earthy funky yeast sensation. Above all of the sweetness hovers a modest tartness that seems almost tannin like or something. Interesting brew that I am glad to finally try after mistakenly missing it on far too many occasions.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2015
at 22:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Aces and Ales. Pours a cloudy yellow gold with no head. The aroma is wood and faint citrus. Similar flavor with sweet finish. Held up ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2014
at 11:30
2/10
Tried
on 17 Sep 2011
at 17:27
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at Churchkey. Bright pine aroma and taste, well balanced bitterness. Quite the nice brew.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2010
at 16:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Graduate
Appearance: Hazy grapefruit color with a small white head, no lacing
Aroma: Grapefruits, spices and malts
Taste: Grapefruits, sweet malts and some spiciness
A nice beer, on the sweet side
Appearance: Hazy grapefruit color with a small white head, no lacing
Aroma: Grapefruits, spices and malts
Taste: Grapefruits, sweet malts and some spiciness
A nice beer, on the sweet side
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2010
at 12:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tap at the Graduate in Davis, CA. Pours opaque honey amber with an off-white head. Smooth fruity aroma. Full bodied with near creamy carbonation. Flavor is lighter stone fruit and something like honey toffee. There is lurking bitter. A very different, exotic flavor. Finishes towards light toffee. Amazing brew. Too drinkable by far.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Feb 2010
at 15:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
10th June 2008. Cloudy amber gold beer. Plenty of hops but offset by a barleywine amount of malt. When it was straight from the fridge actually thought it was a barleywine. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2009
at 05:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Immy’s Backyard Gathering. Pours a hazy orange color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Herbal, floral hop aroma with toffee and citrus notes. Taste of toffee, caramel and citrus. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2009
at 22:36