Idolatrous IPA
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,210 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #19,747 - Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 7.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 66
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 02, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 12, 2018
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 38
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Stone Idolatrous IPA represents the elevated state of reverence that Stone extols for the venerable and almighty Hop. El Dorado & Mosaic hops have been anointed to bestow their divine qualities on this sacred brew. This limited release is part of Stone's Hop Worship Series. Glory be to those who imbibe it in its freshest form and faithfully worship thy Hop in the beauty of blissful bitterness.
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Ratings by ichorNet:
Reviewed by ichorNet from Massachusetts
4.52/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Nothing like a good ol' Stone IPA with some new-school hops to really whet the palate. These guys have been decent enough lately, so I picked up a single of both this and their new DIPA "Fear.Movie.Lions" to try. This is part of their Hop Worship series and utilizes Mosaic and El Dorado hop varietals.
Pour is a beautiful clear golden color with bright, effervescent carbonation and a dense, thick head of eggshell-white foam that leaves behind excellent lace in my glass. A wonderful pour with the character I expect from Stone: arrogant, aggressive and, yet, somewhat graceful as well! Great legs, too... this is a winner all around so far!
The nose is tropical and juicy with notes of pineapple, guava and sweet orange peel crossed with some light pomelo and tangerine notes. Slightly catty and dank. A little bit of pine in there, too, but this is mostly biased towards the fruity side of things. El Dorado/Mosaic seems like an awesome combination for this one! Super clean, as expected from the appearance... the pungent citrus melds perfectly with the softer tropical notes and the dank-leaning pine/spice. Love it!
On the tongue, this is crisp and hoppy with flavors of grapefruit, pomelo, guava and passion fruit. There's a definite crackery malt backbone here, though, which helps give some balance to the hop assault on order. It's clean, super-drinkable and very flavorful, for sure, and I really like that there's actually some body to the proceedings. Stone has always been known to make pretty "balanced" hoppy beers despite their outward dedication to hops, so I'm not surprised, but I'm impressed by how well this all comes together.
Regarding freshness and the idea of multiple brewery locations, I'm very happy to report that whatever issues I had in 2017 regarding Stone's VA facility have pretty much gone by the wayside. This was canned just about two weeks ago and it tastes like the nectar of the gods. The feel is pretty much perfect, with an oil-biased slickness and light, crisp malt deftness in the mid-palate. There's just enough carbonation to push the flavors around, and not an iota more... this is one of the best Stone beers in a while, and one I would certainly pick up again!
Jun 15, 2018Pour is a beautiful clear golden color with bright, effervescent carbonation and a dense, thick head of eggshell-white foam that leaves behind excellent lace in my glass. A wonderful pour with the character I expect from Stone: arrogant, aggressive and, yet, somewhat graceful as well! Great legs, too... this is a winner all around so far!
The nose is tropical and juicy with notes of pineapple, guava and sweet orange peel crossed with some light pomelo and tangerine notes. Slightly catty and dank. A little bit of pine in there, too, but this is mostly biased towards the fruity side of things. El Dorado/Mosaic seems like an awesome combination for this one! Super clean, as expected from the appearance... the pungent citrus melds perfectly with the softer tropical notes and the dank-leaning pine/spice. Love it!
On the tongue, this is crisp and hoppy with flavors of grapefruit, pomelo, guava and passion fruit. There's a definite crackery malt backbone here, though, which helps give some balance to the hop assault on order. It's clean, super-drinkable and very flavorful, for sure, and I really like that there's actually some body to the proceedings. Stone has always been known to make pretty "balanced" hoppy beers despite their outward dedication to hops, so I'm not surprised, but I'm impressed by how well this all comes together.
Regarding freshness and the idea of multiple brewery locations, I'm very happy to report that whatever issues I had in 2017 regarding Stone's VA facility have pretty much gone by the wayside. This was canned just about two weeks ago and it tastes like the nectar of the gods. The feel is pretty much perfect, with an oil-biased slickness and light, crisp malt deftness in the mid-palate. There's just enough carbonation to push the flavors around, and not an iota more... this is one of the best Stone beers in a while, and one I would certainly pick up again!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.49/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Can from Boise Co-op. Nothing special on the pour., normal golden hues and small foamy head. Aroma gets a bit funky, light dank notes, earthy. Taste too is about floral, soapy hops, some caramel malts floating underneath. Bitterness lingers for a bit, hint of sweetness too.
Jun 07, 2023
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.57/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A thanks to the stupendous woodychandler for this beer. Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a hazy orange color with a 1 inch head. Smell is of citrus, light pine. Taste is the same as the aroma, there is a strong malt backbone, fairly mild bitterness. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer.
Jun 23, 2020
Reviewed by BeerDawgs from Georgia
4.48/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
L - Bronze with 1 full finger of lace and tons of sticky lace. Classic Stone IPA appearance. Gorgeous
S - Citrus aromas, tangerine. Big malty undercurrent. Very distinct Stone IPA aroma.
T - More bitter than citrus. Nice malty backbone. Delicious.
F - Medium body and carbonation
O - It tastes like a flashback to the original Ruination days. So good, and so glad to taste the classic stone IPA again. Love this beer
Feb 09, 2019S - Citrus aromas, tangerine. Big malty undercurrent. Very distinct Stone IPA aroma.
T - More bitter than citrus. Nice malty backbone. Delicious.
F - Medium body and carbonation
O - It tastes like a flashback to the original Ruination days. So good, and so glad to taste the classic stone IPA again. Love this beer
Reviewed by Sewercap from New York
3.64/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
For a brewery that puts out such great IPA’s, this was kind of underwhelming. Very pedestrian, middle of the road kind of IPA. Nothing memorable about this. If this was a no name brewery, I would say it was good, but coming from Stone, this is kind of a letdown.
Feb 03, 2019
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
3.96/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bronze; orange-lemon hard candy, dried pineapple + papaya; slight caramel, dank edge, then some citrus oil, pine, heat, and a bit of pear; salty with real IBUs.
4 4.25 3.75 4 4
Super candied nose; shame that the Mosaic doesn’t turn up. Clean + sweet - very Stone. Far from their best, though.
Dec 19, 20184 4.25 3.75 4 4
Super candied nose; shame that the Mosaic doesn’t turn up. Clean + sweet - very Stone. Far from their best, though.
Reviewed by CHickman from New York
3.9/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours cloudy gold color with a fluffy bright white colored head that was 2 fingers thick and packed with tiny bubbles, dissipating very slowly and leaving good foamy rings.
Smells of tangerine, orange peel, biscuit, graham cracker, lemon zest, light floral hops, more citrus and honey. A nice well balanced IPA nose that is on the sweet side in a good way.
Not as hoppy as most Stone IPA's, this had a lot of malty notes like biscuit, toasted grains, Frosted Flakes cereal and graham cracker before the citrus sweetness took over. Like the nose the taste includes tangerine, orange peel, lemon zest, light floral hops and honey, but also includes mild grapefruit, dry citrus hops, tea leaf and peppery spices. It's smooth with a light bitterness, overall a tasty and session-able IPA.
Nov 26, 2018Smells of tangerine, orange peel, biscuit, graham cracker, lemon zest, light floral hops, more citrus and honey. A nice well balanced IPA nose that is on the sweet side in a good way.
Not as hoppy as most Stone IPA's, this had a lot of malty notes like biscuit, toasted grains, Frosted Flakes cereal and graham cracker before the citrus sweetness took over. Like the nose the taste includes tangerine, orange peel, lemon zest, light floral hops and honey, but also includes mild grapefruit, dry citrus hops, tea leaf and peppery spices. It's smooth with a light bitterness, overall a tasty and session-able IPA.
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