Stone Delicious IPA
overall
96
style
 | bottling |  | on tap |  |  |
RATINGS: 1111 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.65/5 SEASONAL: Special IBU: 80 EST. CALORIES: 231 ABV: 7.7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Editor’s Note: Originally tap only and listed at 8.3% abv and 116 IBUs.
While our beers are many and diverse, yet unified by overarching boldness, India pale ales are our undeniable bread and butter. We’ve brewed many over the past 18 years, from double-down bitter bombs to piney session sippers. Whether it’s big IBUs or a precise ABV, there’s usually a target we’re shooting for. The same is true of this, our latest IPA, but we gave zero thought to any acronyms. This one was all about packing as much unique and, you guessed it, delicious flavor into a glass as humanly possible, regardless of oomph or octane. This intensely citrusy, beautifully bitter beer is worthy of the simple-yet-lordly title of Stone Delicious IPA. Lemondrop and El Dorado hops combine to bring on a magnificent lemon candy-like flavor that’s balanced by hop spice. It’s unlike anything we’ve tasted in nearly two decades of IPA experimentation, and another lupulin-laced creation we’re excited to introduce to hopheads everywhere.
Bottle description: Great beer is for everyone and anyone with the good taste to recognize it, not just a niche group like us über beer geeks. So, when we developed this pleasantly bitter, deliciously citrusy, hop-driven IPA, we took it as an opportunity to go a step further and do something we’d spent over a year researching and perfecting: creating a beer that makes it possible for nearly everyone to experience our aggressive, no-holds-barred approach to craft brewing. It’s a flavorful, cutting-edge, modern-day IPA for everyone. Lemondrop and El Dorado hops provide plenty of fruity citrus character and a burst of hop zing that sings on the palate. We’re proud to present it to those who already know us for our IPA prowess and to those who, so far, have only heard the legends.
Editor’s Note: Originally tap only and listed at 8.3% abv and 116 IBUs.
While our beers are many and diverse, yet unified by overarching boldness, India pale ales are our undeniable bread and butter. We’ve brewed many over the past 18 years, from double-down bitter bombs to piney session sippers. Whether it’s big IBUs or a precise ABV, there’s usually a target we’re shooting for. The same is true of this, our latest IPA, but we gave zero thought to any acronyms. This one was all about packing as much unique and, you guessed it, delicious flavor into a glass as humanly possible, regardless of oomph or octane. This intensely citrusy, beautifully bitter beer is worthy of the simple-yet-lordly title of Stone Delicious IPA. Lemondrop and El Dorado hops combine to bring on a magnificent lemon candy-like flavor that’s balanced by hop spice. It’s unlike anything we’ve tasted in nearly two decades of IPA experimentation, and another lupulin-laced creation we’re excited to introduce to hopheads everywhere.
Bottle description: Great beer is for everyone and anyone with the good taste to recognize it, not just a niche group like us über beer geeks. So, when we developed this pleasantly bitter, deliciously citrusy, hop-driven IPA, we took it as an opportunity to go a step further and do something we’d spent over a year researching and perfecting: creating a beer that makes it possible for nearly everyone to experience our aggressive, no-holds-barred approach to craft brewing. It’s a flavorful, cutting-edge, modern-day IPA for everyone. Lemondrop and El Dorado hops provide plenty of fruity citrus character and a burst of hop zing that sings on the palate. We’re proud to present it to those who already know us for our IPA prowess and to those who, so far, have only heard the legends.
3.6
UPDATED: JAN 3, 2022 Amber and hazy with a nice head. Smells like citrus, but tastes more like melons. Interesting, but with a faint taste of alcohol. A little on the sweet side.
3.7
UPDATED: DEC 28, 2021 Rocky white head on a hazy vivid amber coloured body.
Punchy hopped up citrus aroma.
Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with a short dry back.
Bitter, hoppy, pith, citrus & peppery tastes with burning finish.
I've not seen any Stone for a long time & this is classic Stone.
Excellent.
3.8
UPDATED: DEC 15, 2021 (Bottle) Crystal clear orange body with a medium-large off-white head. Very citrusy and moderately malty aroma; lemon, orange peel, grapefruit, pine, light floral notes, resin, caramel. Medium sweet; resinous hop flavor; lots of pine and resin, especially in the lasting finish; grapefruit peel. Light to medium body; oily texture; low carbonation.
4.1
UPDATED: DEC 11, 2021 35,5cl blik 80 IBU. Wazig blond bier met wit schuim. Geur: moutzoetig, fruitig, pompelmoes, agrum, hint van perzik. Smaak: hopbitter, pompelmoes, groene hop, harsig. Medium koolzuurprikkel. Afdronk: hopbitter, wat harsig. Een zachte aangenaam fruitige geur en dan bam, recht voor je raap bitter. Lekker!
3.9
UPDATED: NOV 28, 2021 With first scent I was unsure about how this was going to turn out, stone sure knows a thing about ipa beers and made a well balanced gem 💎
4
UPDATED: OCT 19, 2021 Nice zesty and citric tatse with a very nice bitter-hopy finish. I like this Stone IPA hoppy finishs.
3.8
UPDATED: OCT 3, 2021 33cl can from Die Bierothek store in Essen, drinking 3/10/2021 BB 16/10/21 according to bottom. Pours a hazy orangy golden- amber body with an average fluffy white foam on top and very good lacing. Aroma of malt, fruity, strong citrus, mango, tea lemon, some ginger, strongly hoppy with resinous and earthy hops. Taste is moderate biscuity malt sweet at first, bit buttery, with lots of citrus, lemon, floral, some grapefruit, tropical fruit notes and a pretty intense piney and earthy hops bitter finish that lingers for quite some time. Fresh and really hoppy but also there's some sweet note to balance out all the hoppiness. Long and bitter aftertaste that makes you kind of thirsty for another sip. Medium body, slick oily texture and average carbonation. Good 7,7% abv. Really good american IPA, great tasting hoppy and easy to drink, smooth and bitter but also sweet.
3.3
UPDATED: SEP 17, 2021 Bardzo przyjemny owocowy aromat i bardzo fajny wygląd z gęstą pianą, w smaku jednak nieco zbyt słodkie z krótką goryczką.
3.4
UPDATED: AUG 31, 2021 Can, 7.7%. Good caramelly aroma. Cloudy golden colour. Small stable off-white head. The flavour starts off nicely fruity and with a distinct bitterness. Mango and peach notes. Clean but slightly harsh. Creamy mouthfeel.
3.7
UPDATED: AUG 28, 2021 Can from lowcostbeer.com, 4 months past BBE.
Hazy amber-gold, small white head which lasts, some lacing.
Aroma of orange and lime rind, caramel, grapefruit, light booze note.
Taste is malty, caramel, bitter orange, grapefruit, tingly hops. Quite bitter throughout.
Medium to full bodied, soft carbonation.
Not the freshest but still a good IPA.
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