4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
On my third and last flight of the afternoon at The Liberty Station on 17th March 2014. Beer Card stated 8.2% ABV. Golden with a white head that soon dispersed to a collar and wisp. Slight hop aroma with odd fruit and veg smells, not what I want to smell in a beer. Luckily the taste wasn’t like a mixed bag of produce from the grocery store. The hops rule the flavours with mild citrus notes to the fore becoming more bitter towards the end of each sip. Hides the alcohol well considering it’s body depth and lack of maltiness within it’s make up. OK more than ’great’ and the only Stones beer I had on the day that didn’t get my taste buds excited.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2014
at 05:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Stone Liberty Station, SD, 18/04/14. Black with a moderate tan swirl and edgework. Nose is bitter roast, dark fruit peel, cocoa powder, brown sugar, liqourice, earthy. Taste comprises dark toffee, light ash, liqourice, more bitter roast, smoke, hint of green pepper, earthy cocoa. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid stout.
Tried
on 19 May 2014
at 12:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Stone Liberty Station, 18/04/14. Clear golden with a moderate off white head that retains well. Nose is subtle hops, citric sherbets, bitter orange, grass, a little thin for the ABV perhaps but pleasant enough. Taste comprises punchy hops, bitter orange, grapefruit, straw, pine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close laced with hop bitterness. Decent enough IPA but maybe lacks a little depth for the ABV.
Tried
on 13 May 2014
at 13:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Stone Liberty Station, SD, 18/04/14. Clear golden amber with a moderate off white covering. Nose is bitter hops, pine, bitter grapefruit, orange pith. Taste comprises caramel malt, boozey tones, bitter grapefruit, tangy orange. Full bodied, fine carbonation, agrressive hop bitterness in the close. Ok DIPA - a bit boozey and hot at times, I wouldn’t want whole lot of this one!
Tried
on 11 May 2014
at 04:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Wanted the lower alcohol beers on my first flight while visiting the Liberty Station Stone outlet on 17th march 2014: this slotted right into that ’lower alcohol’ bracket. Black in the sunlight, with a tanned foam covering. The nose was all ’over roasted’ maltiness with coffee and bitter dark chocolate esters to the fore. Those two aromas also shaped the taste giving a mocha feel to the flavours. The hops gave a dry bitter bite to the brew with the malts offering little in sweetness to counter them. A pleasant and different beer from Stone to anything I’d had before.
Tried
on 08 May 2014
at 23:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Stone Liberty Station, SD, 18/04/14. Clear chestnut brown with a moderate off white swirl and spotting. Nose is banana, yeast esters, toffee, spice, bubblegum, nutty tones. Taste comprises rich toffee, bubblegum, yeast, brown bread, spice. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok dubbel, pretty solid for the style, doesn’t get too sweet and sugary.
Tried
on 08 May 2014
at 14:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
My first flight at Stone’s Liberty station was mostly lighter alcohol options, this being one of the weakest (my notes claimed 5.4% ABV). Golden, light golden in fact, sparse covering of wispy whiteness that might have been a head straight after the pour, but not by the time it came to my table outside. The nose was a blend of fruitiness and traces of malt molasses to come. The taste slightly more bitter than the aroma hints at, the malts being suppressed by the slightly citric hop content. Refreshing and pleasant enough, but not a real ’Stone’ beer as I know them!
Tried
on 08 May 2014
at 05:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draft at the Stone Tap Room in Passadena. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma and taste of tobacco, licorice and old leather. Smoky roast finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Mar 2014
at 14:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Stone - San Diego Airport location. Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. Rindy citrus in the nose, orange peel, dirty leaves, pine and grass. Light to medium sweet flavor with aggressive bitterness, dirty leaves, earth, some toasty malts and grainy bread. Medium bodied with average carbonation. More heavy bitter grass and leaves to finish, some dusty pine, dried bread. Pretty ho hum, really.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2013
at 10:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at the brewery - Escondido. Pours clear amber-red with a frothy white head. Dry, grainy bread in the nose with touches of berries and caramel. Medium sweet flavor with more bready sweetness, leafy bitterness, subtle toffee, plums.medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Fairly well balanced on the finish, leafy bitterness balanced by bread and mild toffee. Some husky grains in here. So so.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2013
at 12:01