Stone IPA (India Pale Ale) | Stone Brewing
Brewed by:
Stone Brewing
California, United States
stonebrewing.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.90%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
The IPA That Launched Generations of Hop Fanatics
First Release: August 1997
By definition, an India pale ale is hoppier and higher in alcohol than its little brother, pale ale—and we deliver in spades. Now one of the most well-respected and best-selling IPAs in the country, this golden beauty explodes with citrusy, piney hop flavors and aromas, all perfectly balanced by a subtle malt character. This crisp, extra hoppy brew is hugely refreshing on a hot day, but will always deliver no matter when you choose to drink it.
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Ratings: 10,993 | Reviews: 3,029
3.34/5 rDev -20.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
4.11/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The popularity of this ale is earned. A near perfect blend of citrus and bitter hops. The color is one of the best I've seen, transparent but distinct.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The popularity of this ale is earned. A near perfect blend of citrus and bitter hops. The color is one of the best I've seen, transparent but distinct.
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3.65/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Thought it tasted different recently and so read the fine print on the label; it's "Stone IPA 1.1" now; not the same taste. I'm done with it. They ruined (pun intended) Ruination with the "2" version, and my guess is that sales fell, so the brewery was a little more discreet with the labeling this time. Stone IPA 1.1 is now a routine IPA. Drinkable, certainly, but nothing special.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Thought it tasted different recently and so read the fine print on the label; it's "Stone IPA 1.1" now; not the same taste. I'm done with it. They ruined (pun intended) Ruination with the "2" version, and my guess is that sales fell, so the brewery was a little more discreet with the labeling this time. Stone IPA 1.1 is now a routine IPA. Drinkable, certainly, but nothing special.
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3.96/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.48/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.51/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
3.94/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Backlog. 12 oz bottle. Smells of apricot, citrus, pine. Amber-gold color. Not much head or lacing. Nice bitterness. Tastes of fruit, pine. Low on the carbonation end. Very nice IPA.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Backlog. 12 oz bottle. Smells of apricot, citrus, pine. Amber-gold color. Not much head or lacing. Nice bitterness. Tastes of fruit, pine. Low on the carbonation end. Very nice IPA.
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3.65/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.79/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
4.35/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
The jazz standard. The repertoire classic.
The song you want to hear at the concert—that you patiently wait for.
A beat-up Ford that keeps running. A pair of worn-in jeans, now & forevermore.
It goes. You chug it. It disappears. You need more.
It pours golden. It shines. It doesn't fuss around.
It starts with pine, & introduces honey, malt, & a drop of lemon.
You're in a house in the woods, or riding a motorcycle on a highway.
A maltiness gestures. A bitterness engulfs.
In its warmness a fruitiness appears:
That famous fruity touch that other breweries seek to emulate, but not to copy.
& in that fruitiness the happiness of drinking Stone IPA appears.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
The jazz standard. The repertoire classic.
The song you want to hear at the concert—that you patiently wait for.
A beat-up Ford that keeps running. A pair of worn-in jeans, now & forevermore.
It goes. You chug it. It disappears. You need more.
It pours golden. It shines. It doesn't fuss around.
It starts with pine, & introduces honey, malt, & a drop of lemon.
You're in a house in the woods, or riding a motorcycle on a highway.
A maltiness gestures. A bitterness engulfs.
In its warmness a fruitiness appears:
That famous fruity touch that other breweries seek to emulate, but not to copy.
& in that fruitiness the happiness of drinking Stone IPA appears.
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3.22/5 rDev -23.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Lt. lemon amber color, aroma hoppy, taste citrus, piney - stronger than expected. Lingering bitter aftertaste. Better very cold.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Lt. lemon amber color, aroma hoppy, taste citrus, piney - stronger than expected. Lingering bitter aftertaste. Better very cold.
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3.96/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
On tap at the beach. Poured into a plastic cup. Amber appearance with a nice head of foam. Smells of biscuit and faint pine needles. Stone India Pale Ale tastes mellow yet you can distinguish it from lager. It has a slight hoppy bite and a faint taste of pepper at the back of the throat. The mouth feel was a bit heavy in my opinion but not bad. At 7% abv it is a sipping rather than guzzling beer. I paired it with a lobster roll and coleslaw. Over all a solidly crafted beer. It is a tad bit expensive in the stores though. I'd give it a B+.
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look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
On tap at the beach. Poured into a plastic cup. Amber appearance with a nice head of foam. Smells of biscuit and faint pine needles. Stone India Pale Ale tastes mellow yet you can distinguish it from lager. It has a slight hoppy bite and a faint taste of pepper at the back of the throat. The mouth feel was a bit heavy in my opinion but not bad. At 7% abv it is a sipping rather than guzzling beer. I paired it with a lobster roll and coleslaw. Over all a solidly crafted beer. It is a tad bit expensive in the stores though. I'd give it a B+.
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4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Stone IPA (India Pale Ale) from Stone Brewing
4.22
out of 5
based on 10,993 ratings.
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25