Stone - Ripper Pale Ale

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  1. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    From tenemu.com

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    A new pale ale from Stone Brewing Co. takes its name from the Australian slang term for fantastic.

    The beer is Ripper Pale Ale, a 5.6 percent ABV pale ale brewed with Cascade hops from the pacific northwest and Galaxy hops sourced from Australia.

    “When it came to devising the concept of our next pale ale, we drew inspiration from the coastal locale of SoCal and the land down under,“ reads a beer label filed with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB.)

    “While some might think it lingers on the edge far closer to (an) IPA, with all the dry-hop flavor and aroma, it’s actually right in line with the current-day interpretation of a West Coast pale.”

    According to the beer label, Ripper Pale Ale will be packaged in 12-ounce bottles.
     
    #1 BottleCaps80, Jul 25, 2016
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  2. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

    Looks like ano
    Looks like another good one to try out!
     
    #2 AZBeerDude72, Jul 25, 2016
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  3. Geuzedad

    Geuzedad Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2010 Arizona

    If its from Stone and it has hops count me in.
     
    #3 Geuzedad, Jul 25, 2016
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  4. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    Its nice to see some of the big classic hoppy beer brewers embrace some of the new school hip-hops.
    hell ya pun intended
     
    #4 monkeybeerbelly, Jul 25, 2016
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  5. Wasatch

    Wasatch Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,050) Jun 8, 2005 Colorado
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    Looking forward to trying this one out.

    Cheers!
     
    #5 Wasatch, Jul 25, 2016
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  6. TriggerFingers

    TriggerFingers Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 California

    Looks like a good one!
     
    #6 TriggerFingers, Jul 25, 2016
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  7. HoptimusMax1mus

    HoptimusMax1mus Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2012 Arizona

    16oz cans please. :grinning:
     
    #7 HoptimusMax1mus, Jul 25, 2016
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  8. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    This is an auto-buy
     
    #8 TonyLema1, Jul 26, 2016
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  9. nachos

    nachos Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2012 Michigan

    Any word on when this will be available?
     
    #9 nachos, Jul 26, 2016
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  10. emount91

    emount91 Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2015 Connecticut

    yummmmm

    packaging looks like Go-To though.... maybe they should alter that to avoid confusion? Or is this going to replace Go-To?
     
    #10 emount91, Jul 26, 2016
  11. sefus12

    sefus12 Pundit (938) Sep 7, 2006 Wisconsin
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    Outside of the Stone logo itself, I don't think it looks anything like Go-To. Color is different from one, and after that the words don't look anything alike. If you confuse the two when looking at them, you may not need to be drinking as is.
     
    #11 sefus12, Jul 26, 2016
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  12. emount91

    emount91 Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2015 Connecticut

    couldn't do without the end remark there? could be my screen resolution/color making these looks very similar, too......

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    let's let the rest of the BAs decide....
     
    #12 emount91, Jul 26, 2016
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  13. ScaryEd

    ScaryEd Grand Pooh-Bah (3,793) Feb 19, 2012 New Hampshire
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    Want. Now.
     
    #13 ScaryEd, Jul 26, 2016
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  14. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    I can see the similarities. Similar color. Same picture besides the name font
     
    #14 Urk1127, Jul 26, 2016
  15. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Sounds like another wonderful new beer from Stone (Arrogant) Brewing Company. I look forward to drinking this beer!!

    Cheers!
     
    #15 JackHorzempa, Jul 26, 2016
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  16. sefus12

    sefus12 Pundit (938) Sep 7, 2006 Wisconsin
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    The end remark wasn't referring to you, I promise. More that anyone confusing the "Ripper Pale Ale" and "Go-To IPA" text on the package shouldn't be drinking. It was tongue-in-cheek.
     
    #16 sefus12, Jul 26, 2016
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  17. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Well, going by the label text, looks like I'm not enough of a rad, gnarly, brah dude to even begin to appreciate this beer. Guess I'll have to settle for a fizzy, yellow beer that Stone can't waste resources on. Oh, wait...

    More seriously though, why not just all it an IPA? They even admit on the label that we're going to think that it's an IPA, and an overly hoppy Pale Ale is, by definition, an IPA, why add the extra layer of bullshit? A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.
     
    #17 BBThunderbolt, Jul 26, 2016
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  18. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    At 5.6% ABV this beer is too 'light' in the alcohol department for me to consider this beer to be an IPA. SNPA is also 5.6% ABV as a point of example.

    Maybe you have differing thoughts about IPA and ABV?

    Cheers!
     
    #18 JackHorzempa, Jul 26, 2016
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  19. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Just going by my personal taste test, I've always considered SNPA to be an IPA, all the way back to the first one I had in the early-mid 90's. What is, in my opinion, the best IPA made in my state (Field 41 by Bale Breaker) is called a Pale by the brewery, but when ya drink one, you know you're drinking an IPA. So, according to strict judging guidelines, these beers may not be IPAs, but, out in the day-to-day real world, they certainly are.
     
    #19 BBThunderbolt, Jul 26, 2016
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  20. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    It would seem that I live in a unreal world because SNPA is not an IPA to me.

    Cheers!
     
    #20 JackHorzempa, Jul 26, 2016
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