http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2016/11/stone-adding-new-enjoy-by-021417.html?m=1 "chocolate and coffee"... aka, mocha kind of excited for this. The mocha IPA really grew on me.
I don't see how this is any different than the Mocha IPA that Stone released earlier this year, but I suppose the 'Enjoy By" tag will help it sell better.
Yeah, I was thinking that Mocha IPA was lower ABV, but turns out it's 9%, so doesn't seem any different, other than this one has a flashy date on on it.
I enjoyed the beer, but there wasn't really anything IPA about it besides a enough of a bitter finish to counter the sweetness.
Considering I still see a ton of this beer around, you might be on to something. But that makes you wonder why they'd even give it another go if it didn't sell that well the first time around.