Stone Espresso IRS

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  1. ZombieJester

    ZombieJester Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2013 California

    Just a heads up to all Pacific BA's

    I spoke to a Stone rep on Friday and he said that the Espresso IRS will be in stores starting Tuesday. He said that the first run will only be one case per store no matter the size of the store with a bigger volume coming a few weeks after that. Also, the regular IRS will be released this week too.
     
    #1 ZombieJester, Apr 15, 2013
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  2. besaunders

    besaunders Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2007 California

    I'll be curious to compare and contrast this not only with regular RIS, but with Alesmith Speedway Stout since they supposedly are using Ryan Brothers coffee (though I guess it could be different beans...).
     
    #2 besaunders, Apr 15, 2013
  3. yoitsarch

    yoitsarch Pundit (827) Nov 13, 2012 California

    Some stores received it this morning.
     
    #3 yoitsarch, Apr 15, 2013
  4. vacax

    vacax Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2008 California

    The coffee is definitely there, but it isn't a coffee nuclear bomb like some of the recent SoCal style coffee beers like Tovarish. Still keeps the overall feel and flavor of the original IRS.
     
    #4 vacax, Apr 15, 2013
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  5. Rocket80

    Rocket80 Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2011 California

    As a lover of coffee stouts I find this beer amazing and far better than the usual IRS. Based off one glass at the Pasadena location.
     
    #5 Rocket80, Apr 15, 2013
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  6. Sam_Frank

    Sam_Frank Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2012 California

    must get.

    kind of blew my wad buying a bunch of Parabolas but you can't have too much of a good thing right?
     
    #6 Sam_Frank, Apr 15, 2013
  7. PlinyTheYoungest

    PlinyTheYoungest Zealot (627) Jun 30, 2009 California

    How busy was the Pasadena store today? Any idea how much Enjoy by they have? 5/17 is my brother's birthday so I was thinking of driving up from Orange but want to make sure it's worth it.
     
    #7 PlinyTheYoungest, Apr 15, 2013
  8. Siggy125

    Siggy125 Maven (1,318) Nov 10, 2006 California
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    Can't help but think this is more than likely a precursor to a future QM release.
     
    #8 Siggy125, Apr 15, 2013
  9. Sebowski

    Sebowski Zealot (613) Jan 11, 2010 California

    Stoked for this!
     
    #9 Sebowski, Apr 15, 2013
  10. teamizm

    teamizm Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2005 California

    #10 teamizm, Apr 15, 2013
  11. Earlycsquid

    Earlycsquid Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2013 California

    If it's anything like the last few releases, that stuff will be in stock all day at the very least.
     
    #11 Earlycsquid, Apr 15, 2013
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  12. grilledsquid

    grilledsquid Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2009 California
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    Anybody see this in West LA/Mid-City yet?
     
    #12 grilledsquid, Apr 15, 2013
  13. barfdiggs

    barfdiggs Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 California

    Not bad at all. Was in and out with 2x each of the IRS +/- coffee, 2x Enjoy By and a Growler of enjoy by (for <$50) in 10 minutes. Went at 1 pm. YMMV with the after work crowd.
     
    #13 barfdiggs, Apr 15, 2013
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  14. luisc123

    luisc123 Zealot (513) Oct 20, 2011 California

    One bottle limit at my nearby store. I thought that was strange.
     
    #14 luisc123, Apr 15, 2013
  15. barfdiggs

    barfdiggs Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 California

    1 vote for speedway.
     
    #15 barfdiggs, Apr 15, 2013
  16. yoitsarch

    yoitsarch Pundit (827) Nov 13, 2012 California

    Not sure what the stone store limit is, but any other store who received it only got 1 case for the week

    Big price difference between each bottle though. I havn't tried mine out yet.
     
    #16 yoitsarch, Apr 15, 2013
  17. barfdiggs

    barfdiggs Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 California

    Definitely. I felt the Stone RIS w/ coffee was very similar to the base beer, just a little more coffee in the nose and a bit more bitter and lingering in the finish, very good, but Speedway is just so damn smooth.
     
    #17 barfdiggs, Apr 15, 2013
  18. UnknownKoger

    UnknownKoger Pooh-Bah (1,895) Jul 9, 2010 California
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    the Sprouts I work at got a case in this morning
     
    #18 UnknownKoger, Apr 16, 2013
  19. ficklenicholas

    ficklenicholas Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2011 California

    Valley Beverage got a case of each today.
     
    #19 ficklenicholas, Apr 16, 2013
  20. JasonFromLA

    JasonFromLA Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2013 California

    The Espresso version is really good and amazing for the price. Can't wait for the eventual bourbon aged (QM) version!
     
    #20 JasonFromLA, Apr 16, 2013
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