Stone Ishii, bard Green tea IPA

If I remember correctly it came out around the holidays last year, was only sold in loose 12oz bottles. No idea if it'll come out again but I really enjoyed it, it was around 9% but wasn't boozy at all. At this point the hops are wayyy over the hill so I wouldn't try to get any, but it wasn't very hard to find at all so shelf locals would probably work.

 

i liked it, but i doubt it's anything more than a shadow of what it's supposed to be at this point. who knows though, maybe tea-infused beer ages well (shrug).

what it would take to get it is anybody's guess. my guess is: someone who lives near a store with very old stock. it's possible someone else bought a bunch and didn't get around to drinking them, or that someone strangely decided to cellar it. (shrug)

 

I have a bottle of this in the fridge that i bought last year and never got around to. I am almost afraid to open it...the bottle looks like a snow globe at this point.

 

Thought it was awesome when I had it last summer. Would be curious to see how it tastes now; I say open it. Worst case scenario is that you pour it down the drain.

 

honestly i have a bottle that i forgot about in my kitchen cabinet. it hasn't been kept at cellar temp but it has been kept in the dark. if you shoot me a shipping label it's all yours. chriltz is right, it's a snowglobe indeed, might have to do with the tea tannins coming out, who knows..

 

I could definitely see the tea standing out much more now. The hops are probably completely gone but it may still be interesting. I remember liking it when it came out. I have one local store that seems to keep a lot of the stone collabs on the shelf for a while. I'll check next time I'm in there and shoot you a BM if I find any. Worst case scenario, if you want that fresh hop taste back, get some dried hops and french press the beer with them. It won't be quite the same but may bring that citrusy, hop taste back a bit.

 

I am not too sure how well it will be at this point, but when it was fresh I thought it was one of the best Stone collaborations I have had to date.