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14th Anniversary Emperial IPA
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.9%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 13.99%
- Reviews:
- 577
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 17, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 19, 2010
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 44
No description / notes.
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Ratings by ypsifly:
Reviewed by ypsifly from Michigan
3.58/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
3.58/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Poured into a pint glass.
Apple juice copper under a thick white head that is a bit noisy. Good staying power as it slowly drops leaving thickly arched globs.
The nose is floral and citric with tropical fruit, grapes, and zesty lemon and orange aromas. Strong suggestion of flowers with some underlying pine. Great nose!
Some earthy malt upfront that oddly switches to under ripe grapefruit then into a grassy hop bitterness that sets the course straight and is followed by a mildly acidic dry hoppy finish.
The mouth is decent as it does leave a bit of oil on my tongue and could finish a little cleaner. Carbonation is where it should be but that only helps so much.
This beer starts out with so much promise yet falls so short of the mark. I'm a huge fan of Stone's approach to bold beers, but this beer could have done with a bit more finesse.
Aug 04, 2010Apple juice copper under a thick white head that is a bit noisy. Good staying power as it slowly drops leaving thickly arched globs.
The nose is floral and citric with tropical fruit, grapes, and zesty lemon and orange aromas. Strong suggestion of flowers with some underlying pine. Great nose!
Some earthy malt upfront that oddly switches to under ripe grapefruit then into a grassy hop bitterness that sets the course straight and is followed by a mildly acidic dry hoppy finish.
The mouth is decent as it does leave a bit of oil on my tongue and could finish a little cleaner. Carbonation is where it should be but that only helps so much.
This beer starts out with so much promise yet falls so short of the mark. I'm a huge fan of Stone's approach to bold beers, but this beer could have done with a bit more finesse.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado
3.74/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
November 3rd, 2016 - Another big, bad and bold IPA from Stone on store shelves is always promising. This pours like so many other in their genre, a small crown of white head and a dusty, tan color. The aroma is predictably bold and big with hop notes, leaning in with grapefruit and underripe pineapple. The flavor is both dry and sweet, like a well crafted tiki drink, and sparkles with some Countreau in the aftertaste. A sophisticated IPA, it has a few layers to offer, and makes for a nice break from the San Diego IPA staples.
May 17, 2023Rated by OKCNittany from Oklahoma
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
from very old notes
Mar 22, 2018Rated by TylerGray27 from Connecticut
3.92/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
This beer was almost a year old as I was rating this
Aug 09, 2017Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
For Looks, this beer was really really cloudy with a yellowish color and a slight head. For the smell you could get so musty citris hops. Taste was wierd and I feel like it was somewhat english style but more booze and somehwat citrusy, very different. medium body and carbs. Overall this beer is very different like what I noted about the taste but not something I would want to drink again.
Nov 27, 2016
14th Anniversary Emperial IPA from Stone Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
780 ratings
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