20th Anniversary Encore Series: 5th Anniversary IPA
Stone Brewing

20th Anniversary Encore Series: 5th Anniversary IPA20th Anniversary Encore Series: 5th Anniversary IPA
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From:
Stone Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 6.8%
Reviews:
35
Ratings:
109
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 07, 2023
Added:
Jul 25, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by wvsabbath:
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Rated by wvsabbath from West Virginia

4.44/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Sep 14, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.66/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Draft at Bitter Creek. Very smooth for a double, light bodied. In resinous aroma. Back in the day this was probably a bitching DIpA, but mild by today’s standards.
Jun 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.23 by dms1767 from Nebraska

Apr 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.93 by QuakeAttack from California

Mar 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by RBorsato from Virginia

Jan 25, 2017
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Reviewed by neenerzig from Ohio

4.29/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Finally cracked my bottle of this open tonight and poured it into one of my tulip glasses. This beer pours a somewhat cloudy/hazy light to medium copper color with lots of little bubbles continuously and fairly rapidly rising to the beer's surface. Has a white head that's about an inch thick when first poured that settles fairly quickly to a thick film layer of foam surface covering along with a very thick ring lining the inside of the glass. Good lacing here too. Aromas of some slightly toasted, bready malt sweetness that's followed by a lot of citrus and pine dry hoppedness. The taste is pretty much the same, with a slightly toasted, bready, somewhat caramelized malt sweetness that gives way to big dry hopped flavors of grapefruit, pine, mango with a nice lingering bitterness. Has a quite crisp, yet smooth and frothy, medium to full bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Has a very clean finish and a nice dry aftertaste. Another excellent beer from Stone. Certainly reminds me a lot of the original version of Ruination, which is a good thing of course.

Eric
Jan 22, 2017
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.82/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Darker amber but not quite brown. Hazy. Initial head is solid and leaves several streaks on the glass.

More deeply toasted malt than the traditional pale -- perhaps some low level crystal malt. Light hop. Definite perfume in the background (in a good way).

There's a bubblegum candy essence to the initial taste, a bit like fruity candy. Yet, the finish is dry and bitter, creating a nice complexity I like. The aftertaste is all black pepper bitterness. Expected body and carbonation.

Overall, I like the journey from first sip and smell to the aftertaste. The changes are distinct but soft enough to work.
Jan 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.85 by vidisad from California

Dec 30, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerDawgs from Georgia

4.41/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
L - Copper with clarity, but hazy. 1 finger of head and some beautiful lace left on top of the brew and all over the glass

S - Huge dry-hopped aroma of citrus and pine. So pungent it almost burns your nose hairs. Amazing aroma

T - Bold and hoppy. Strong malty backbone, and citrus and pine hops explode in your mouth. Caramel, grapefruit

F - full body and medium carbonation

O - It's an old school DIPA, but I like the oldies. Much like the Stone Ruination 1.0 (please come back!)
Happy 5th! (And 20th!) to Stone, and me!
Dec 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by sweemzander from Illinois

Dec 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by mmorris15 from Maine

Dec 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.01 by Buannaich from Colorado

Dec 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.02 by Whiskeydeez from Kansas

Dec 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Dec 10, 2016
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

3.96/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Picked up a bomber from Craft Beer Hop Stop 10-1-16. Bottled on 8-17-16.

Beer poured orange with a very nice white head that has some very good hang time.

Nose is citrus forward and malty.

Taste is citrus pith forward over a generous malt backbone. Lingering grapefruit pith on the palate.

Mouthfeel is full and satisfying.

Overall this is a nice beer that was considered very good 15 years ago but in the shifting world of IPA's this is more pithy than most.
Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.18 by ummswimmin from New Jersey

Dec 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by BeerBeast from Florida

Nov 29, 2016
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

3.95/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A 22 oz bomber, bottled on 25th August 2016, to be enjoyed by 23rd November 2016 (drank on the 26th, so I’m three days late). Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.

Appearance: It poured a clear copper amber colour with a big three finger white head with pretty good retention and nice lacing.

Aroma: Citrus zest mostly mandarin and lemon, grapefruit, pine, biscuity malt and flowery.

Taste: Biscuity malt, light caramel sweetness, mandarin, orange zest bitterness, a hint of tropical mango and peach, with a light floral and herbal element.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall: I was not impressed with my first sip, BUT actually, this got a lot better the more I drank it. Its not too sweet and not too bitter in my opinion, which seems to be a rare thing with Double IPAs these days. I enjoyed it, especially the more I had.
Nov 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by shigg85 from Japan

Nov 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Sludgeman from District of Columbia

Nov 23, 2016
20th Anniversary Encore Series: 5th Anniversary IPA from Stone Brewing
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 109 ratings