8th Anniversary Ale
Stone Brewing

8th Anniversary Ale8th Anniversary Ale
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From:
Stone Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
89
Avg:
4 | pDev: 10.5%
Reviews:
231
Ratings:
264
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 21, 2015
Added:
Aug 10, 2004
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by HopHead84:
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Reviewed by HopHead84 from California

4.15/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
02/08/2011

On tap at Stone Winter Storm 2011.

A: Dark reddish brown with a fizzy beige head and okay retention and lacing.

S: Toasted bread with nuts and a little chocolate. ABV is strong for the style, but it's hardly detectable here. I get a little plum and date. Oxidation is sherry-like. There's an interesting smoky quality perceivable when the beer warms up toward room temperature.

T: Toasted bread and nutty with an earthy character. I get a dash of chocolate and a hint of date. Alcohol is subtle. Finish is smooth with a lingering breadiness. There's a dark fruit undercurrent reminiscent of plum. Oxidation is complementary. The finish is dry. There's a little heat in the end and a low bitterness throughout, though no detectable hop flavor.

M: Upper medium body with moderate carbonation. Mouthfeel is creamy, dry, and sticky, with notable warming.

Overall: I really enjoyed this. It's held up very well, though Stone probably cold stores. Pairs well with new age music, or so Stone would have me believe.
Feb 09, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by wethorseblanket from California

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Rated: 3.92 by Wowcoolman from California

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by harpus from Alabama

Sep 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.2 by vma from California

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.32 by Nobcefus from Pennsylvania

Aug 16, 2014
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Reviewed by beerviews2013 from California

4.76/5  rDev +19%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Picked this up at stone brewing liberty station

Pour: a nice murky brown ale with a white thick head

Smell: opened the bottle and right away get a great sweet smell of malts

Taste: a great sweet malt flavor just to die for. Sweetness all around with the barley and the breaded malts.

Overall: being unfiltered this is greatness. The sweetness is just perfect no hoppy crazyness in this brew. I really got to sit and really truley enhoy this one.
May 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by akang from California

Apr 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by CoolEthan from California

Apr 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by SocalKicks from California

Apr 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by fain12 from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by GRG1313 from California

Nov 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jaybrough from Arizona

Oct 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by nrbw23 from Ohio

Aug 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by moonknight31 from California

Jul 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Jul 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by JohnK17 from Pennsylvania

Apr 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by BAsbill from California

Apr 03, 2013
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.57/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Lucky Baldwins in Pasadena, CA.

Pours a murky dark brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Tiny dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, citrus zest, and some herbal hop aromas. Taste is much the same with a mild roasty and citrus zest bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a low level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that smells better than it tastes in my opinion.
Sep 22, 2012
8th Anniversary Ale from Stone Brewing
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 264 ratings