Bottleworks 13th Anniversary Ale
Stone Brewing

Bottleworks 13th Anniversary AleBottleworks 13th Anniversary Ale
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From:
Stone Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
American Strong Ale
ABV:
11%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 13.94%
Reviews:
119
Ratings:
330
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 27, 2022
Added:
Mar 27, 2012
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  49
When it came time to brew Bottleworks' 13th anniversary beer, we turned to Stone to brew this behemoth. "The Matts" traveled down to San Diego in December to help create this 13-hop, 13-grain monument to our 13 years of selling great craft beer!

13 Grains
Pale 2-R • White Wheat • Aromatic • Weyermann Chocolate Rye • Light Munich • Brown Crisp • Oats • Crisp Light Crystal • Caramunich • Baird's Chocolate • Lightly Peated • Simpsons Dark Crystal • Crisp Amber

13 Hops
Bravo • Target • Columbus • Cascade • Delta • Warrior • Magnum • Apollo • Calypso • Perle • Galena • Chinook • Mt. Hood
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Ratings by Gosox8787:
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Reviewed by Gosox8787 from New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Presentation: 22 oz. bomber bottle served chilled into a Bruery tulip glass.

Appearance: Pours a very full, beige, three finger head with really good retention. Very thick and creamy. Dark brown to black in color.

Aroma: Big and sweet milk chocolate notes cut with some earthy hops upfront. Definitely some caramel and a touch of rye in there as well. I definitely get a lot of sweet milk chocolate similar to an oatmeal stout.

Taste: The complexity of the chocolate malt comes out first and foremost. This is not really hop forward at all, but the hops provide a realy nice earthy, piney feel. There is not the clashing of flavors I sometimes get in Black IPAs. A touch of caramel and rye notes round this out. Very tasty and unique.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied and very creamy and smooth overall. I definitely get the full bodied for the addition of the oats. Very pleasant.

Overall, a really nice beer. I definitely enjoyed this far more than new Stone beers I have enjoyed recently. The chocolate malt really paired well with the malt to create some complexity and a nice hint of sweetness. A pleasant surprise.
Jun 30, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.2 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 27, 2022
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Reviewed by Jimmys from Pennsylvania

3.79/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
cellared since whenever the hell this came out.

poured a murky brown without practically any head. aroma had a little bit of oxidation, but overall more grainy, chewy, raisin goodness. flavor was surprisingly smoky! i see there is some peat malt in there so that makes sense, but time seemed to amplify that aspect. a full-bodied and rich flavored ale. not sure if I set the bar too low, but was surprisingly happy with this dusty bottle!
Aug 30, 2021
 
Rated: 3.44 by Yermomsfavorite from California

May 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by trxxpaxxs from New York

Apr 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Sweffin from Wisconsin

Feb 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4.03 by cwreay90 from Texas

Jan 30, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerNDoggerel from Illinois

4.73/5  rDev +26.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pulled this bottle from a dusty corner of the cellar...

Look: Darkest brown, but not black: ebony, with glints of ruby around the edges when held up to light. Khaki head. Fine bubbles interspersed with larger ones.

Smell: Figs, dates, just a hint of coffee...and booze.

Taste: hoppy (surprising for its age), oak, sherry (my imagination?), alcohol, arrogance, mellow citrus (no bite); a full, round flavor that evolves; sweeter at the beginning and drying toward the end--an aftertaste that seems to go straight from the tongue to prompting the hand to reach for the glass for another sip, without passing through the brain.

Feel: light but sufficient carbonation--fine bubbles.

Overall: Looking at other BAs' reviews, I may have done the right thing to wait. This was a complex and completely satisfying bastard of an American Strong Ale.
Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by mdaschaf from Indiana

Aug 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by 22Blue from Kansas

Jul 30, 2015
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Rated by emaciated from California

3.89/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Refrigerated over 3 years. Reviewed live July 12, 2015.
Jul 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.27 by yeaprolly from Washington

Jun 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by st9647v3 from New Jersey

Jan 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by BKotch from Texas

Nov 12, 2014
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Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia

4.1/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aged 2 years. A very good American Strong Ale. Poured into a pint glass, a dark brown color with some ruby highlights coming through at the sides and bottom of the glass. Nice big light brown head with good retention and thick bands of brown lacing on the glass.

Smell and aroma are nicely balanced between sweet caramel and bready malts and moderate piney hoppiness. The flavor is rich with some coffee and chocolate malt. Overall slightly sweet but not annoyingly so.

Mouthfeel is rich and malty with some balancing bitterness.

I don't know how this beer was fresh, but with two years on it, it is a fine slow sipper!!!
Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by misterrobot from Wisconsin

Sep 20, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by PhatAtUT from Texas

Sep 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by warnerry from Michigan

Sep 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Boozecamel from Canada (BC)

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.84 by vma from California

Aug 18, 2014
Bottleworks 13th Anniversary Ale from Stone Brewing
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 330 ratings