Celebration Beer

Stone Vertical Epic 08.08.08.

Thirsty Thursday: Stone Cali-Belgique IPA

Synopsis	The Stone Brewery sends yet another love-letter to my palate.
Pour	The beer poured to a beautiful clear golden elixir with a modest head that quickly dissipated. Holy Mother of Budha, this shit is starting to sound like I know what I’m talking about.
Aroma	A sweet Belgiany (a word?) ale aroma couple, unsurprisingly, with a whiff of piney hops.
Flavor	As the name implies, this beer marries a strong Belgian Ale to a hoppy IPA.  And it does so successfully.
Conclusion	What do you expect me to say when Stone once again masterfully combines my two favorite beer styles? It’s pretty good. A-

Thirsty Thursday: Stone 13th Anniversary Ale

OK, it's not Thursday. Sue me.

It pours very dark brown with a solid creamy head. (mark)

It tastes very similar to Stone's Arrogant Bastard. So, if you you that, which I'm not a huge fan of (Lagunita's Hairy Eyeball is better), you will probably like this.

ABV 9.5% so, it's got that going for it, which is nice.

Strong dark malts and strong hops as you would expect from Stone. But I'll wait for the Vertical Epic '09.09.09 to arrive to be overwhelmed.

B


Current Standings

1. Stone Vertical Epic '08
2. Stone Ruination IPA
3. Dogfish Head Red and White
4. Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
5. Maredsous 10

The Countdown Has Begun

clipped from blog.stonebrew.com Chocolate + Orange = Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale The last few Stone Vertical Epic Ales have been lighter in color, but this year’s Ale is a sinfully dark Belgian Porter, and instead of using American hops like last year, we’re using two European hop strains: Perle and Magnum. Staying true to the series, this year’s batch also comes packed with some unique, mouth-watering ingredients. If you follow us on Twitter, you already know what some of them are. Check out what we tweeted on June 1st. Look out for Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, and stay tuned for a detailed homebrew recipe.