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San Diego County Session Ale
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 12.28%
- Reviews:
- 270
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 06, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2010
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 20
Collaboration with Ballast Point Brewing and Kelsey McNair
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Ratings by beergoot:
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.54/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Light honey-yellow body with a thin yet persistent white head. Clinging foam sticks to the glass sides.
Rich malt sweetness with hints of melon, pear, and and honey. The hops are spicy and pungent with good floral characteristics.
Light biscuit malt flavor that quickly gets trumped by hop bitterness.
Bright and vibrant mouthfeel, light-to-medium in body.
For a session ale, this has enough flair to know you're drinking a better than average beer. Its strong point seems to be in the aroma - very pleasant and inviting. The taste is nothing special but decent enough. Worth a taste...
Mar 17, 2012Rich malt sweetness with hints of melon, pear, and and honey. The hops are spicy and pungent with good floral characteristics.
Light biscuit malt flavor that quickly gets trumped by hop bitterness.
Bright and vibrant mouthfeel, light-to-medium in body.
For a session ale, this has enough flair to know you're drinking a better than average beer. Its strong point seems to be in the aroma - very pleasant and inviting. The taste is nothing special but decent enough. Worth a taste...
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4.06/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Old review from notes.
Yellow beer with lots of clarity. Nice white 1/2" head. Aroma seemed like a great mix of newer style ipa hops. Amarillo seemed to jump. Plenty of citrus and pine. One of the first session ipas I've come across. The price at $3/12oz was a little heavy, but if they could drop it to $2 a bottle, I think it could work.
This beer stays very light on its feet while packing plenty of flavor. There's been better ones going on lately.
May 02, 2016Yellow beer with lots of clarity. Nice white 1/2" head. Aroma seemed like a great mix of newer style ipa hops. Amarillo seemed to jump. Plenty of citrus and pine. One of the first session ipas I've come across. The price at $3/12oz was a little heavy, but if they could drop it to $2 a bottle, I think it could work.
This beer stays very light on its feet while packing plenty of flavor. There's been better ones going on lately.
San Diego County Session Ale from Stone Brewing
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
376 ratings
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