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9th Anniversary Ale
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 12.24%
- Reviews:
- 218
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 21, 2015
- Added:
- Aug 30, 2005
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Ratings by masikon:
Reviewed by masikon from Washington
2.93/5 rDev -23.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.93/5 rDev -23.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Wasn't sure what to expect when i cracked this open, the bottle gives no real indications as to style, and traditional stone typography on the back is entertaining, but mostly just nonsense. Poured a lighter yellow than I had expected with plenty of active carbonation and a fantastic dense white head that lasted forever and stuck to the side of the glass. Nose was fruity with suggestions of grapes and citrus. Taste hits the palate not unlike an IPA really, lots of piny hop flavors shine through with slight melon and citrus flavors which can easily be detected. This beer starts off well but for me the finish is a bit of a disaster, the alcohol really can be felt/tasted after the swallow in a bad way. I'm not against alcohol flavors in me beer when executed well but for me this was just a little too much, At 7.8 percent this is a fairly strong beer but it comes off like something above 10 percent at least. As others have suggested, this is a really good start to a great beer, perhaps if aged the alcohol will mellow a but and it will show more malt character. I probably would't have this again.
Dec 31, 2005More User Ratings:
Rated by GRG1313 from California
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is not a 2015 review. This review is from found notes from tasting this beer shortly after it was released.
Mar 03, 2015
9th Anniversary Ale from Stone Brewing
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
255 ratings
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