Stone I'M Peach DIPA

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  1. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

  2. Ale_Jedi

    Ale_Jedi Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2015 California

    The real tragedy here is another stone ipa with added fruit
     
  3. Dil_thebeerdrinking_do

    Dil_thebeerdrinking_do Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2014 Georgia

    Should not get into politics.
     
  4. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah Society

    It would seem that Stone thinks that fruit & hoppy is a 'twofer' that will appeal to the masses of the craft beer market?

    Maybe the next beer will be fruit & hoppy & vanilla?:thinking_face:

    Cheers!
     
  5. IPAExpert69

    IPAExpert69 Savant (1,065) Aug 2, 2017 Pennsylvania

    Was gonna buy this beer anyway, but now I'm bringing it to any family function with some of my more right leaning relatives.
     
  6. errantnight

    errantnight Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    I mean, Stone IPA and Stone generally was what got me into craft beer a dozen plus years ago and I've always had a soft spot for them...

    But I would say they've been universally successful with their beers with added fruit. Tangerine Express, Tangerine Enjoy By, Orange and Vanilla RuinTen, the previous peach IPA that was part of the collaboration series, fruitallica...all superb, in my book.

    Opinions, etc.
     
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  7. BeerseAnyone

    BeerseAnyone Initiate (0) Oct 5, 2017 Ohio

    I care as much about a brewery's politics as I do about an athlete or Hollyweird "star"
     
  8. errantnight

    errantnight Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    Yes. These are extraordinary times. Everywhere is appropriate to protest the perversion of our democracy (and just to be clear, I've not been a huge fan of the Democratic Party's last couple presidents, I've just preferred them drastically to the alternatives). Will buy extra.
     
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  9. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

    I will be curious how this goes over with the customer, honestly I think beer and politics should stay separate. Your customers are from all walks of life and its better to keep opinions out of the product. It will be interesting to see.
     
  10. errantnight

    errantnight Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    "greatly, because it says a lot about who they are"
     
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  11. Ale_Jedi

    Ale_Jedi Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2015 California

    Just my preference. I can do some zest or peel in an ipa as an accent, but I much prefer the malt and hops to shine. Now, fruit in sours is more my speed
     
  12. errantnight

    errantnight Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    I would generally agree that I prefer it as an accent. I find that fruit additions to IPAs inherently let more of the base beer shine through. Certainly there are amazing fruited sour beers (many of my all time favorites), but to my taste, it's far too easy for them to turn into tangy fruit juice. And on balance, I think I've enjoyed Stone's take, in particular because they continue to be unafraid to actually make their IPAs bitter (and as much as I enjoy great hazy IPAs, there's nothing that makes me appreciate a bitter IPA more than drinking a few haze bombs).
     
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  13. IPAExpert69

    IPAExpert69 Savant (1,065) Aug 2, 2017 Pennsylvania

    Tangerine Enjoy By is a fantastic beer. Fruit taste with bitter hops just go really well together. People clearly like them, I mean if breweries only listened to the fanatics on here they'd make incredible beer but all be broke!
     
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  14. IPAExpert69

    IPAExpert69 Savant (1,065) Aug 2, 2017 Pennsylvania

    "It’s what a lot of us are thinking. We want to shout I’M PEACH from the rooftops. Yet, we’re afraid of the potential alienation from select peach-hating members of our friends and family. We want to call fro and I’M PEACH, but we’re afraid that we’ll look soft. Peach soft, like some freedom hating sissy, right? Nope. Not in our world. We know peaches are for the righteous. We’ve seen the light of their sweet juicy glory and how they pair excellently with the standup character of an American IPA. It’s not just right for you, it’s right for the country. You’re proud of our beautiful nation. You support good taste. Have an I’M PEACH party and we’ll unite hops, peaches, and each other."

    This is trolling and marketing at it's finest btw.
     
  15. johnjohnbeer

    johnjohnbeer Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2012 Ohio

    Ruination 2.0 with OrangePeel and Vanilla is a fantastic beer.
     
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  16. Ale_Jedi

    Ale_Jedi Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2015 California

    I completely agree. That and sometimes the carbonation is almost non-existent
     
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  17. BeerseAnyone

    BeerseAnyone Initiate (0) Oct 5, 2017 Ohio

    Doesn't matter to me one iota. I only care about whether their beer appeals to me.
     
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  18. errantnight

    errantnight Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    The amount of beer that appeals to me far outweighs my capacity to consume it all. So, to me, knowing that I'm supporting someone who's beliefs align with my own as an easy and helpful differentiator.

    This isn't true just of beer, but generally. If you believe in capitalism, then an informed consumer voting with their dollars about what they want in the world, not just in terms of a particular product or service, but what that product or service in turn will help support, is crucial to a healthy market. And if you have issues with capitalism, all the more reason to know what's behind your purchase and what it's supporting.

    Your decisions don't fail to have impact beyond what you intend just because you don't know what that impact is. So the more you know about the potential impact you make with your dollars (beyond the product), the more you can use those dollars to support a world you believe in.

    My world includes great beer, but there's like, at least one or two other things in it that matter to me.
     
  19. BeerseAnyone

    BeerseAnyone Initiate (0) Oct 5, 2017 Ohio

    I appreciate your thoughtful reply but we'll agree to disagree on this one. For me, I am not interested in or swayed by opinions or beliefs of a company (or owner(s) of a company) that produces and/or sells any consumable. You know the old saying, "...,we all got 'em."
     
  20. TriggerFingers

    TriggerFingers Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 California

    Dear Stone,

    Why not just bring back the original Ruination?

    That way you can:
    a) make a subtle political statement if you so-choose (ruin-nation).

    and

    b) reintroduce a freakin’ awesome IPA, which doesn’t contain fruit, that people would actually purchase.

    Thanks!
     
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