Enjoy By IPA
Stone Brewing
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- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- IPA - Imperial
Ranked #41 - ABV:
- 9.4%
- Score:
- 98
Ranked #433 - Avg:
- 4.41 | pDev: 9.07%
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 11, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 21, 2012
- Wants:
- 878
- Gots:
- 3,299
SCORE
98
World-Class
98
World-Class
Notes:
Listing for all Stone Enjoy By xx.xx.xx IPA beers.
http://www.stonebrewing.com/enjoyby/
You have in your hands a devastatingly fresh double IPA. While freshness is a key component of many beers - especially big, citrusy, floral IPAs - we've taken it further, a lot further, in this IPA. You see, we specifically brewed it NOT to last. We've not only gone to extensive lengths to ensure that you're getting this beer in your hands within an extraordinarily short window, we made sure that the Enjoy By date isn't randomly etched in tiny text somewhere on the label, to be overlooked by all but the most attentive of retailers and consumers. Instead, we've sent a clear message with the name of the beer itself that there is no better time than right now to enjoy this IPA.
http://www.stonebrewing.com/enjoyby/
You have in your hands a devastatingly fresh double IPA. While freshness is a key component of many beers - especially big, citrusy, floral IPAs - we've taken it further, a lot further, in this IPA. You see, we specifically brewed it NOT to last. We've not only gone to extensive lengths to ensure that you're getting this beer in your hands within an extraordinarily short window, we made sure that the Enjoy By date isn't randomly etched in tiny text somewhere on the label, to be overlooked by all but the most attentive of retailers and consumers. Instead, we've sent a clear message with the name of the beer itself that there is no better time than right now to enjoy this IPA.
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4.69 by USAF-Mike from California on Jun 11, 2022
4.33 by not2quick from Missouri on May 20, 2022
4.6/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by whitro17 from Florida
Stone Enjoy by 4-20-22 Hazy IPA 9%. Smell is a bit dank & tropical with a little alcohol. I can taste a hint of alcohol followed by the tropical sweetness and nice hop flavor on the back end that lingers. This is another winner by Stone Brewing.
May 01, 2022
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by whitro17 from Florida
Stone Enjoy by 4-20-22 Hazy IPA 9%. Smell is a bit dank & tropical with a little alcohol. I can taste a hint of alcohol followed by the tropical sweetness and nice hop flavor on the back end that lingers. This is another winner by Stone Brewing.
May 01, 2022
3 by Pitervandries on Apr 05, 2022
4.02 by Thadtrick from Pennsylvania on Mar 13, 2022
4.24 by Danzifer from Ohio on Jan 17, 2022
3.97 by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin on Jan 06, 2022
4.27 by Patrick2012 from California on Dec 06, 2021
4.53/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
by PathofChaos from Maryland
Appearance:
Translucent, pastel gold. Proffers up two fingers of finely minced froth that’s white as an untouched snowcap. Modest retention gives way to sudsy, webbed lacing.
Bouquet:
A mango, pineapple, peach smoothie rife with tangy Citra and bright, tangerine-sweet Amarillo, woven together with slender strands of earthy Mosaic.
Feel:
Full-bodied and thick with hop oils, the texture is given a much needed third dimension by a boisterous, peach fuzz carbonation.
Taste:
A huge chomp of just-ripe, yellow mango topped with shreds of candied orange peel. Then, lemony Citra and the tropic sweetness of Amarillo rise like flowers from the distinct, new earth flavor of Mosaic hops. Concludes on a long, low, afterburn of hop bitters and sauvignon blanc.
Oct 22, 2021
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
by PathofChaos from Maryland
Appearance:
Translucent, pastel gold. Proffers up two fingers of finely minced froth that’s white as an untouched snowcap. Modest retention gives way to sudsy, webbed lacing.
Bouquet:
A mango, pineapple, peach smoothie rife with tangy Citra and bright, tangerine-sweet Amarillo, woven together with slender strands of earthy Mosaic.
Feel:
Full-bodied and thick with hop oils, the texture is given a much needed third dimension by a boisterous, peach fuzz carbonation.
Taste:
A huge chomp of just-ripe, yellow mango topped with shreds of candied orange peel. Then, lemony Citra and the tropic sweetness of Amarillo rise like flowers from the distinct, new earth flavor of Mosaic hops. Concludes on a long, low, afterburn of hop bitters and sauvignon blanc.
Oct 22, 2021
4.5 by rdub from Pennsylvania on Oct 11, 2021
4.38 by LunchMoney from Minnesota on Oct 01, 2021
4.59 by Slyde180 from Texas on Jul 29, 2021
4.23 by simonrgilbert57 from California on Jul 11, 2021
4.84/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
Enjoy By 7/04/21 has a very thick, off-white head, a hazy, orange appearance, filled with tan sediment, and moderate lacing. The aroma is of meaty hops and light malt. The flavor is of bitter, white bread crust, and fruit. Enjoy By 7/04/21 has a high-medium body and a somewhat viscous mouthfeel. The drinker will find a dry finish.
RJT
Jul 10, 2021
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
Enjoy By 7/04/21 has a very thick, off-white head, a hazy, orange appearance, filled with tan sediment, and moderate lacing. The aroma is of meaty hops and light malt. The flavor is of bitter, white bread crust, and fruit. Enjoy By 7/04/21 has a high-medium body and a somewhat viscous mouthfeel. The drinker will find a dry finish.
RJT
Jul 10, 2021
4.29 by cwd from Kentucky on Jun 17, 2021
4.5 by MikeSegrist on Jun 06, 2021
4.32 by FunkyPolak from New Jersey on Jun 06, 2021
2.79/5 rDev -36.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
by Fenderbender0789 from Wisconsin
Weak for a dbble imperial Ipa. Lacking the daNkness it's claims to have. A wanna b Waldo's that can't compete.
May 17, 2021
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
by Fenderbender0789 from Wisconsin
Weak for a dbble imperial Ipa. Lacking the daNkness it's claims to have. A wanna b Waldo's that can't compete.
May 17, 2021
4 by Burg from New Hampshire on May 05, 2021
4.44 by WynnO from Florida on Apr 10, 2021
4.2/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by thotleader from New York
Independent brewery, great beer.
Mar 31, 2021
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by thotleader from New York
Independent brewery, great beer.
Mar 31, 2021
4.19/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by Sigmund from Norway
Stone Enjoy By 10-31-15, on tap in Ernie´s Tin Bar, Petaluma, in October. An excellent double IPA, brimming with luscious and fresh hop aromas and flavours, intense but not too extreme.
Mar 23, 2021
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by Sigmund from Norway
Stone Enjoy By 10-31-15, on tap in Ernie´s Tin Bar, Petaluma, in October. An excellent double IPA, brimming with luscious and fresh hop aromas and flavours, intense but not too extreme.
Mar 23, 2021
4.08/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
by frankdank from North Dakota
Enjoying 1/1/21 version on 2/3/21. Unfiltered, but I would not have known except it was labeled as such. Smell is of orange, mango and banana bread. Taste and mouthfeel: Follows smell, citrus up front, creamy in the middle, with strong bitterness at end. But this is Stone. I've had better Enjoy Bys but the state of my tongue is always changing. Maybe I've had more good DIPAs since the first sampling of this beer.
Another DIPA (looking at you Hopslam) which appear regularly, but like an aging actor who has not realized younger and more sought-after options are grabbing the prime spots, refuses to lower prices. More people are passing. I saved $7 on this sixer by waiting two weeks after the Enjoy By date before picking it up. It was no worse, but not any better, either. And I doubt it was because I purchased it after 1/1/21.
Feb 06, 2021
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
by frankdank from North Dakota
Enjoying 1/1/21 version on 2/3/21. Unfiltered, but I would not have known except it was labeled as such. Smell is of orange, mango and banana bread. Taste and mouthfeel: Follows smell, citrus up front, creamy in the middle, with strong bitterness at end. But this is Stone. I've had better Enjoy Bys but the state of my tongue is always changing. Maybe I've had more good DIPAs since the first sampling of this beer.
Another DIPA (looking at you Hopslam) which appear regularly, but like an aging actor who has not realized younger and more sought-after options are grabbing the prime spots, refuses to lower prices. More people are passing. I saved $7 on this sixer by waiting two weeks after the Enjoy By date before picking it up. It was no worse, but not any better, either. And I doubt it was because I purchased it after 1/1/21.
Feb 06, 2021
4.03 by Yungcoolship from Wisconsin on Feb 05, 2021
4.1/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by harrypowers from Massachusetts
Reviewing Enjoy By 01.01.21.
Putting all of this series in a single is a bit unfair because each is unique and some are better than others.
Pours a translucent orange with a small short lived head.
Smells of malt and piney hops. Tastes of malt and hops in good balance. As the glass warms light citrus and floral tastes come out. Finish is slightly bitter with some alcohol warmth.
Medium body with light carbonation.
I have had several earlier editions of this series and my recollections are they all were more adventuresome and unique than this one. It's not bad at all. It's a well made straight forward mild mannered strong IPA.
Jan 21, 2021
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by harrypowers from Massachusetts
Reviewing Enjoy By 01.01.21.
Putting all of this series in a single is a bit unfair because each is unique and some are better than others.
Pours a translucent orange with a small short lived head.
Smells of malt and piney hops. Tastes of malt and hops in good balance. As the glass warms light citrus and floral tastes come out. Finish is slightly bitter with some alcohol warmth.
Medium body with light carbonation.
I have had several earlier editions of this series and my recollections are they all were more adventuresome and unique than this one. It's not bad at all. It's a well made straight forward mild mannered strong IPA.
Jan 21, 2021
4.49 by o29 from Texas on Jan 12, 2021
4.75/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
by Mikemathers from Pennsylvania
Never fails you can keep any least 90 days past exploration
Jan 10, 2021
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
by Mikemathers from Pennsylvania
Never fails you can keep any least 90 days past exploration
Jan 10, 2021
3.82 by CopperMtnPlowboy from Ohio on Jan 03, 2021
4.26/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
by DeaconWhite82 from Pennsylvania
Just had the enjoy by 1/1/ 21. Excellent IPA. Surprisingly smooth. Great flavor. Nice look and aromatic. Nice buzz. Will buy next year
Dec 30, 2020
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
by DeaconWhite82 from Pennsylvania
Just had the enjoy by 1/1/ 21. Excellent IPA. Surprisingly smooth. Great flavor. Nice look and aromatic. Nice buzz. Will buy next year
Dec 30, 2020
5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
by IBU_Hunter from California
Tasted the Enjoy By 1-1-2021 sometime in Dec 2020.
*Looks: light golden colored, clean, good 1-1.5 finger head.
*Aroma: The Best aromas of any other IPAs in the world: tropical, citrus, floral, hoppy, piny.
*Taste: Superb! Complex! Tropical, Dry with good balance, Hoppy with good balance, Alcohol is so well hidden at 9.4%!!!
*Finish: decent crisp, hoppy bite but not overwhelming. The finish keeps you wanting more!
**Final Verdict**:
This in my view is THE BEST DOUBLE IPA ON THIS PLANET and Stone’s Best Creation. Best smelling IPA. Best tasting IPA with balanced hops with just the right bite!!! Supremely crafted, this beer should be declared a National Treasure.
Dec 29, 2020
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
by IBU_Hunter from California
Tasted the Enjoy By 1-1-2021 sometime in Dec 2020.
*Looks: light golden colored, clean, good 1-1.5 finger head.
*Aroma: The Best aromas of any other IPAs in the world: tropical, citrus, floral, hoppy, piny.
*Taste: Superb! Complex! Tropical, Dry with good balance, Hoppy with good balance, Alcohol is so well hidden at 9.4%!!!
*Finish: decent crisp, hoppy bite but not overwhelming. The finish keeps you wanting more!
**Final Verdict**:
This in my view is THE BEST DOUBLE IPA ON THIS PLANET and Stone’s Best Creation. Best smelling IPA. Best tasting IPA with balanced hops with just the right bite!!! Supremely crafted, this beer should be declared a National Treasure.
Dec 29, 2020
4.24 by Soneast from Wisconsin on Nov 06, 2020
4.3 by Jodio from Texas on Nov 04, 2020
3.74/5 rDev -15.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by UWDAWG from Washington
Enjoy By 10-31-2020 IPA:
Poured from a 22 ounce bottle on 10-31-20 into a IPA glass.
Look- Pale amber, clear, frothy white head, above average head retention and lacing.
Smell- Citrus, bready, resin.
Taste- Bready, citrus, resin, herbal.
Feel- Between thin and medium body, high bitterness, mouth warming, creamy, astringent lingering finish, average carbonation.
Overall- Fair West Coast IPA, hides the 9.4% abv well.
Nov 03, 2020
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by UWDAWG from Washington
Enjoy By 10-31-2020 IPA:
Poured from a 22 ounce bottle on 10-31-20 into a IPA glass.
Look- Pale amber, clear, frothy white head, above average head retention and lacing.
Smell- Citrus, bready, resin.
Taste- Bready, citrus, resin, herbal.
Feel- Between thin and medium body, high bitterness, mouth warming, creamy, astringent lingering finish, average carbonation.
Overall- Fair West Coast IPA, hides the 9.4% abv well.
Nov 03, 2020
4.25 by Taenim from New Jersey on Oct 19, 2020
4.5 by Cuervo_PCB from Florida on Oct 17, 2020
4.48/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
by damndirtyape from Ohio
12oz can, enjoy by 10/31/20, with the upsidedown gargoyle pumpkin/jack-o-lantern logo. Packaged RVA 09/19/20 09:37. Served in a tulip glass.
Appearance: Clear gold-light amber with a tiny bit of chill haze that dissipated. Huge off-white rocky head that slowly died back to a thin skin across the stop. Plenty of fine islands and strands of lacing.
Smell: Pine, fresh cut citrus, tropical fruit, maybe some grape and peach, and just a hint of solvent. A lot going on.
Taste: Nicely hoppy, lots of citrus, pine, tropical fruit, some peach and pineapple, bready malt for balance, and a sharp bitter finish with pine and grapefruit.
Mouthfeel: Good carbonation, very smooth and approaching creamy thickness. Sticky on the teeth and some lingering spiciness on the tongue.
Overall / Drinkability: A definite slow sipping and savoring beer, and very nice. I would not mind having a 16oz can of this to enjoy in one sitting. Dangerously drinkable. I can see why people rave about this one. Well done!
Oct 11, 2020
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
by damndirtyape from Ohio
12oz can, enjoy by 10/31/20, with the upsidedown gargoyle pumpkin/jack-o-lantern logo. Packaged RVA 09/19/20 09:37. Served in a tulip glass.
Appearance: Clear gold-light amber with a tiny bit of chill haze that dissipated. Huge off-white rocky head that slowly died back to a thin skin across the stop. Plenty of fine islands and strands of lacing.
Smell: Pine, fresh cut citrus, tropical fruit, maybe some grape and peach, and just a hint of solvent. A lot going on.
Taste: Nicely hoppy, lots of citrus, pine, tropical fruit, some peach and pineapple, bready malt for balance, and a sharp bitter finish with pine and grapefruit.
Mouthfeel: Good carbonation, very smooth and approaching creamy thickness. Sticky on the teeth and some lingering spiciness on the tongue.
Overall / Drinkability: A definite slow sipping and savoring beer, and very nice. I would not mind having a 16oz can of this to enjoy in one sitting. Dangerously drinkable. I can see why people rave about this one. Well done!
Oct 11, 2020
4.11 by JAWS from New York on Aug 23, 2020
3.98 by BeerMe8 from Florida on Jul 20, 2020
4.32/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
by Limazulu from Idaho
A-dark amber cloudy with suspended solids (not exactly hazy)
S-dank orange rind
T-dank orange rind, caramel, above average bitterness, some booziness as expected at 9.4% ABV. People talk about grapefruit flavor in the reviews but I'm not picking that up. If you want grapefruit, grab a Sculpin
M-Medium (+) body, above average carbonation, very very resinous
O-well done hop forrward DIPA
Jul 01, 2020
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
by Limazulu from Idaho
A-dark amber cloudy with suspended solids (not exactly hazy)
S-dank orange rind
T-dank orange rind, caramel, above average bitterness, some booziness as expected at 9.4% ABV. People talk about grapefruit flavor in the reviews but I'm not picking that up. If you want grapefruit, grab a Sculpin
M-Medium (+) body, above average carbonation, very very resinous
O-well done hop forrward DIPA
Jul 01, 2020
3.81 by TheCakePounder from Pennsylvania on Jun 28, 2020
Enjoy By IPA from Stone Brewing
Beer rating:
98 out of
100 with
11198 ratings