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Ruination IPA - Tropical Heat Edition
Stone Brewing
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- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 9.37%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 08, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 03, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
No description / notes.
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Ratings by TMoney2591:
Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
3.46/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Served in a snifter at Bigby's Pour House.
Always pleased to see some limited-seeming kegs make their way through the area without having to delve in the City. This stuff pours a clear sunset amber topped by a finger of lightly off-cream foam. The nose comprises pine resin, dank greens, rye biscuit, and a pinch of pineapple juice in the background. The taste brings in more of the same, with a potent strain of pepper-borne heat bubbling up from beneath. Not much in the way of mango, but those peppers sure as hell make their presence known. The body is a stolid medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, a solid DIPA, something to be expected considering the base, but the additions don't really elevate the beer all that much, if at all.
Jul 09, 2013Always pleased to see some limited-seeming kegs make their way through the area without having to delve in the City. This stuff pours a clear sunset amber topped by a finger of lightly off-cream foam. The nose comprises pine resin, dank greens, rye biscuit, and a pinch of pineapple juice in the background. The taste brings in more of the same, with a potent strain of pepper-borne heat bubbling up from beneath. Not much in the way of mango, but those peppers sure as hell make their presence known. The body is a stolid medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, a solid DIPA, something to be expected considering the base, but the additions don't really elevate the beer all that much, if at all.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.97/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
You get that dark yellow and orange hard night of partying urine color with this one. Peppers keep head from really forming or sticking around. Aroma is somewhat hoppy, the peppers kinda edge it out.
Heat melds with hops well here. Seems less thick because of the heat in this. Still bitter, somewhat fruity. I'd buy a six pack if it was in that format. A little less hot than habanero sculpin.
Dec 08, 2015Heat melds with hops well here. Seems less thick because of the heat in this. Still bitter, somewhat fruity. I'd buy a six pack if it was in that format. A little less hot than habanero sculpin.
Reviewed by raiderandbeerfan from Nevada
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Looks the usual dark orange pour of Ruination with the thin white head 1/8" on the top (never bottom). The addition of the spice and mango seemed to dull the hop aroma a little on this one.
Peppers and heat are less than say habanero Sculpin or ghost face killah, they had a solid place in the beer, complimentary if you will. LEans bitter. Would drink if bottled.
Ah a beer from back when the Miami Heat were winning championships. Feel feel feel my HEAT indeed.
Sep 16, 2015Peppers and heat are less than say habanero Sculpin or ghost face killah, they had a solid place in the beer, complimentary if you will. LEans bitter. Would drink if bottled.
Ah a beer from back when the Miami Heat were winning championships. Feel feel feel my HEAT indeed.
Ruination IPA - Tropical Heat Edition from Stone Brewing
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
88 ratings
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