Go To IPA
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,800 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #17,386 - Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 11.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 519
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2026
- Added:
- Feb 03, 2014
- Wants:
- 140
- Gots:
- 1,143
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
A vibrant hop-bursted session IPA
First Release: March 2014
Since Day One, we've been abundantly forthright and fully transparent about our lust for hops. It's led us to craft many an IPA, most of them imperial—some intense for their time and all timeless in their intensity. For Stone Go To IPA, we embrace our hop obsession in a new way, funneling an abundance of lupulin-borne bitterness into a "session" IPA that delivers all the fruity, piney character of a much bigger IPA. To accomplish this, we employ "hop bursting," a new technique wherein an irrational amount of hops is added during the final phase of the brewing process to coax out extreme flavors and aromas while also imparting a burst of desirably pleasant bitterness. The result is an alpha-acid-rich beer that fans can enjoy more of without missing out on the assertive hop character you, like us, crave. So, sit back and go two with your new everyday go-to IPA and bask along with us in the glory of the almighty hop.
Featured Hops: Ahtanum, Amarillo, Cascade, Chinook, Citra, Crystal, Magnum, Mosaic, Sterling, Hopsteiner 06300
First Release: March 2014
Since Day One, we've been abundantly forthright and fully transparent about our lust for hops. It's led us to craft many an IPA, most of them imperial—some intense for their time and all timeless in their intensity. For Stone Go To IPA, we embrace our hop obsession in a new way, funneling an abundance of lupulin-borne bitterness into a "session" IPA that delivers all the fruity, piney character of a much bigger IPA. To accomplish this, we employ "hop bursting," a new technique wherein an irrational amount of hops is added during the final phase of the brewing process to coax out extreme flavors and aromas while also imparting a burst of desirably pleasant bitterness. The result is an alpha-acid-rich beer that fans can enjoy more of without missing out on the assertive hop character you, like us, crave. So, sit back and go two with your new everyday go-to IPA and bask along with us in the glory of the almighty hop.
Featured Hops: Ahtanum, Amarillo, Cascade, Chinook, Citra, Crystal, Magnum, Mosaic, Sterling, Hopsteiner 06300
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.74/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Copenhagen 22/12 2016. 33 cl can from Meny. Beer drinking devil on the can looking kind of aggressive.
Pours hazy golden yellow with a white head. Settles as a 0,5 cm thick layer of foam. Lacing on the side of the glass.
Strong aroma with exotic fruit and citrus fruit intermingling. The sour citrus is dominating the odeur.
Soft carbonation and oily palate.
Flavor has light sweetness, quickly overpowered by strong bitterness. Distinct bitter aftertaste and dry finish.
What it lacks in ABV, it has in spades in the bitterness department. Not bad.
Mar 08, 2026Pours hazy golden yellow with a white head. Settles as a 0,5 cm thick layer of foam. Lacing on the side of the glass.
Strong aroma with exotic fruit and citrus fruit intermingling. The sour citrus is dominating the odeur.
Soft carbonation and oily palate.
Flavor has light sweetness, quickly overpowered by strong bitterness. Distinct bitter aftertaste and dry finish.
What it lacks in ABV, it has in spades in the bitterness department. Not bad.
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.4/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
RB transfer
Mar 05, 2026
Reviewed by Thomas_Wikman from Texas
3.9/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Semi-clear golden with a thick white head
Aroma: citrus and a floral aroma
Flavor: The taste is citrus, grapefruit and a pine resin like bitterness.
Body/Overall: Light to medium body. I think it is OK.
Nov 04, 2024Aroma: citrus and a floral aroma
Flavor: The taste is citrus, grapefruit and a pine resin like bitterness.
Body/Overall: Light to medium body. I think it is OK.
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
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
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours red orange with a fluffy white head. Smells of citrus and grassy hops. Tastes of grassy and citrus hops. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Aug 26, 2024
Rated by izraelc from New York
3.5/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear pale yellow. Thin foam. Hoppy aroma. Soapy hop body. Very thin. Flavor fades quick to light bitter finish. Average at best.
Feb 12, 2024
Reviewed by spectru from Florida
3.75/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
1/29/2024 - Slightly hazy, almost clear, light amber. White head recedes to a thin cap, some lacing; Taste is okay but not remarkable; Mouthfeel is also okay but not remarkable; Not bad. Wouldn't turn it down but wouldn't ask for it.
Jan 29, 2024
Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania
3.72/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a golden straw color with a half finger of head. The nose is fairly faint - some citrus and that's about it. The flavor profile is similarly bland. There is the signature Stone bitterness on the finish, but that's about it. The body is surprisingly hearty compared to other session IPAs.
Jan 11, 2024
Reviewed by OfficerVZdiver from Florida
3.3/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Liked it enough for a session. Still us a very good lemon and citrus taste as a regular Stone IPA. Just missing that little punch, but would recommend on a king day.
Dec 03, 2023
Reviewed by rapayn01 from Kentucky
3.75/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
After trying a lot of session IPAs, I basically ended up avoiding the style save for Founder's All-Day. Well, this bottle of beer, which I consumed on the porch during the pandemic, reminds me a lot of All-Day. It has a soft hop bitterness. Many sessions are almost overly hopped and quite thin without the malt backbone.
Jun 16, 2021
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