Stone Enjoy By in Cans

Well it could be (for summer only) Unfiltered EB session IPA.

 

will give it a shot for sure but hope it's not as chalky as the last unfiltered EB

 

Agree with the sentiment that the VA brewery has been really disappointing so far. Last few beers I've had from that location haven't been up to what I expect from Stone and may impact my desicion to purchase this release. At least until I see someone who had a batch from VA chime in.

 

If these come in 12 packs I'm picking out my casket now for when I pass away from liver failure.

 

I heard they're selling 24 packs for $74.99

 

If it was actually selling for $75 per case...then yes, you'd be wrong for wanting it to be 5.4%.

 

My last unfiltered enjoy by 6 pack was from VA and was as delicious as ever. I didn't check where my last regular enjoy by was from, but I didn't notice any differences between it and other batches.

 

Oh yeah, Stone has recently arrived on our shelves and I hope this canned version shows up as well.

 

Grabbing some of these bad boys for sure.

 

We're proud of how our Richmond brewing team has gotten our RVA brewhouse up to speed and cranking out beer in the past year. (Happy first anniversary to Stone Brewing - Richmond, by the way!) As any brewery will tell you, flavor matching beers brewed on opposite coasts is no small challenge, but we believe they've risen to it and then some. We wouldn't let any beer out of the brewhouse, on either coast, if it didn't meet our (quite high) expectations.

Incidentally, this Stone Enjoy By 07.04.17 Unfiltered IPA was exclusively brewed and packaged at our Escondido brewery, and shipped nationwide. Why? Simply because our RVA facility does not currently have canning capabilities (yet) and this is the first time we've put Enjoy By in cans.

And as always, it's really, really good!

Cheers
- David P

 

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Soo...is it 9.4% as usual, or 5.4% this time around?

 

A robust 9.4%, as always.

Cheers!
-David P

 

Yes because at 5.4% abv the flavor would not be the same and would be more like ripper which is probably why I didn't like Ripper. Think what you want but high abv adds flavor to a certain degree as in 7 to 10% abv tends to taste better than 6% IPA'S at least IMO. More bitterness at high abv and if you don't like bitterness than IPA is not for you as that's the best part of an IPA.

 

A higher abv actually creates more sweetness, not bitterness, but thanks for the patronizing and incorrect response.

 

I LOL'd hard at this.

 

Then why do I get more bitterness over a ruin 2.0, enjoy by, and Hopslam than a typical 7% abv?

 

I'll let others touch that comment.

I grabbed a sixer of these cans and they are tasting great!

 

Make a 12 pack of that! Under $20.....lol....

 

Bitterness comes from alpha acids in hops released during the boiling stage of making wort (beer). Higher abv IPAs usually have more hops added to the boil to counteract the sweetness of the additional malt so they can come across bitter. It could also just be how your palate perceives hops as I find beers like Hopslam and some batches of Enjoy By to be pretty sweet.

 

Yes I agree it's hops that make bitterness and yes higher abv usually involves brewer to add in more hops and therefore higher bitterness. I do have to agree delicious IPA is very delicious and bitter but that's because Stone is a genius but outside of that no IPA at 7% or less abv compares to bitterness in Ruin 2.0, Hopslam, enjoy by, and Waldo. Wet hops like Founders Harvest and Lagunitas Born Yesterday are a couple exceptions and yes they hit 7% abv. But most of the time I find higher abvs to carry a strong bitter flavor. Now you say their more sweet shall be it. 2 different palates perhaps we perceive flavor differently.