Stone IPA 6pk, Escondido
American IPA from Escondido
| Description: | Hop aromas are off the hook! Wonderfully aromatic, a bit pungent, with strong herbal / spice characters. Loads of thick fruity esters join the fun, too. I think Stone should bottle this scent and market it as a beergeek cologne. First thing that hits the palate is hop spice. It's herbally and there's lot of it -- a bit piney, too. There's a background peak of grassy hop flavours, and a near puckering effect -- I know George Carlin hates this word (screw him), but this beer is "zesty!" and one hoppy-ass beer, to say the least. (drink this beer and burp. gotta love that). Mouthfeel is so damn smooth, very creamy, a bit syrupy and big all around. Malt-wise, things get nicely balanced with a very full and rich body and moderate sweetness, in comparison to the hops. Middle fruity flavour, akin to pineapple. Big bready and yeast-like finish (a tad too much, but forgivable), going dry with residual hop flavours still kicking ass all over your palate. Simply put. this is one insane Ipa, and not for the weak palate. To compare it to other IPAs would be silly, however I think this sums it up. Once Stone comes into a new market it's like a challenge to other brewers in the area: "i know my big beers are bigger and better than yours, but let's see yours anyway. I promise not to laugh." Oh. and this is just their standard Ipa doing the speaking. 99 points, BeerAdvocate (Oct 2002) |
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| Price: | $ 9.99 |
Previously available from B-21
| Address: |
43380 US Highway 19 North Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 1-888-221-9463 |
| Telephone (regular): | 727-937-5049 |
| Fax: | 727-934-3104 |
First added to 1000 Corks on June 10, 2017.
This product was inactivated May 7, 2019.
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