Enjoy By Brüt IPA
Stone Brewing

 

 

 

Dec-22-2018

 

 

 

 

 

On tap at Food Shack. Mostly clear golden orange. Smells of pineapple, fruity hops, booze, and a little bit of plasticky yeast. Tastes of caramel maltiness that lends sweetness and dries out quickly. Big fruity hop flavor. Pineapple and a little citrus. Back end is yeast bitterness and a touch of the plasticky flavor from the nose. It's good. Delivers the flavor profile of an old school DIPA with less sugar. The trade off is a hint of yeast flavor.

 

 

 

 

12 ounce can poured into a tulip glass.

L---Mostly clear, but not crystal clear. Rich, dark golden color. Nice, fluffy cap with good retention and ok lacing.

S---Strong citrus (grapefruit & orange) aroma. Some biscuity/bready notes give it a malty backbone as well.

T---Grapefruit and orange follow through from the nose and dominate the taste. Very full of citrus. Like, a LOT of citrus.

F---Juicier than I was expecting from a brut IPA. There is a tinge of dryness in the finish, but that impression may be just because I'm looking for it.

O---I did not in fact enjoy this on by 01/01/19. That may play into my rating. But it was still a really good IPA. I just didn't get any of the Brut characteristics that I've gotten from other Brut IPAs.

 

 

this was better as it was. The dryness takes away from this beer IMHO.

 

This beer is truly refreshing as well as surprisingly light on the palette for a high-gravity brew. I enjoyed the richness of both the complex berry and citrus flavors and the floral aromas. As I was drinking, all I could think was “Damn, this IS good!” So I had another.

Presentation: 12 oz. can with a canning date printed on the bottom and the enjoy by date on the cylinder (01/01/19). Served in a tulip glass.

Appearance: The two finger head stays around for a bit and then settles down into a thin foam layer that leaves a lot of thick lacing. It's a hazy, slightly reddish gold color.

Smell: It's mostly citrus fruit but the aroma is not that strong. There's some grapefruit and orange peels and a hint of musky hops.

Taste: It's very bitter up front with grapefruit, lime and orange notes followed by a musky pine resin aftertaste and some grains in the background as well.

Mouthfeel: It's dry and medium bodied with medium-high carbonation.

Overall: A very good offering from Stone that's strong and bitter but hides the high ABV well. It's a bit too strong to be truly refreshing though.

 

A wee bit late on this one, but the best-laid CAN plans for New Year's Day oft go astray. Ah well, where The CANQuest (tm) is CANcerned, better late than never. This was the 01.01.19 version, BTW.

From the CAN: A festively fresh Double IPA"; "Enjoy Now!"; "Brewed to be Enjoyed Fresh".

A Crack! of the vent, a slow, gentle C-Line Glug & I was off & running. It was kind enough to form two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, French Vanilla-colored head with amazing retention, slowly falling away, leaving nice lacing in its wake. Color was solidly Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. Clarity, y'hear me?!? Not some muddy pile o' shite! Nose extremely citrusy, very much of grapefruit, a real throwback. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite creamy. The taste was extremely citrusy, redolent with grapefruit & stunningly dry as a result. I Enjoy dry, so this was right up my alley. Of course, I have also gotten into the habit of drinking copious amounts of H2O with many beers, including this one. Finish was dry & citrusy, but I don't know that I could go more than a couple. YMMV.

 

 

 

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 11/26/2018. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy deep golden/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mild increasing warmth of 9.4% after the finish. Overall this is an incredible imperial brut IPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; dangerously smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink; with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Amazing mixed profile of 12 different hops. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; with a nice bready malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing spot on style example.

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a rich golden color with a 1 inch head. Smell is of citrus, some pine. Taste is dank, equal parts pine and citrus, significant bitterness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a solid beer with satisfied my need for some hops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A: Crystal clear; copper in color; 1 finger tightly pored white head that receded to a thin collar; nice lacing;

S: not especially aromatic; what’s there is grapefruit and peach;

T: dank grapefruit up front; peach come in at the middle and is dominant by the finish; mild to moderate bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate to high carbonation; dry finish;

O: not as fruity as other BIPAs I’ve had;