When was Stone IRS first bottled? Trade value?

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  1. EgadBananas

    EgadBananas Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2009 Louisiana

    I have 2002 through 2006, 2008 (in a 12oz) and 2011-2012 and am curious what could be out the pre-2002. If there are earlier vintages, are there any known bottles floating around? How hard would they be to score? I'm sure the 07, 09-10 would be relatively easy by comparison.

    Thanks for the insight!

    Cheers,
    Evan
     
    #1 EgadBananas, Aug 4, 2012
  2. ShawDeuce22

    ShawDeuce22 Crusader (457) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts

    The site says 2000 was the first release, but it might not have been bottled.

    http://stonebrew.com/irs/

    EDIT...no clue on the trade value, but will be paying attention to this thread.
     
    #2 ShawDeuce22, Aug 4, 2012
  3. aasher

    aasher Grand Pooh-Bah (4,557) Jan 27, 2010 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    I drank a 2003 about a month ago and it was pretty damn good. I was glad to see that it could hold up.
     
    #3 aasher, Aug 5, 2012
  4. EgadBananas

    EgadBananas Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2009 Louisiana

    Thanks for the input, It's nice to know that my 02' could be holding up as well!
     
    #4 EgadBananas, Aug 6, 2012
  5. deleted_user_570457

    deleted_user_570457 Zealot (728) Feb 21, 2011

    Curious. I was extra'd an '05 recently which wasn't tasting great…
     
    #5 deleted_user_570457, Aug 6, 2012
  6. vacax

    vacax Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2008 California

    At this age, proper storage conditions really matter.
     
    #6 vacax, Aug 7, 2012
  7. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    He got it as an extra, he didn't send it.
     
    #7 Hanzo, Aug 7, 2012
  8. deleted_user_570457

    deleted_user_570457 Zealot (728) Feb 21, 2011

    I received it, I didn't send it out. Maybe read my post again?
    Agreed, 100%. I generally don't trade for vintage bottles as provenance really is prohibitively difficult to ascertain.
     
    #8 deleted_user_570457, Aug 7, 2012
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  9. pjeagles

    pjeagles Zealot (682) May 29, 2005 New Mexico
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    The pre-2006, I believe, were Lee Chase beers as opposed to Mitch Steele beers, though that doesn't necessarily mean there was a recipe change...though we opened a 2005 that was surprisingly near the top of everyone's favorites that night.
     
    #9 pjeagles, Aug 7, 2012
  10. mikecharley

    mikecharley Savant (1,214) Nov 6, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Agreed. I had an 05 recently that was drinking really nicely.
     
    #10 mikecharley, Aug 7, 2012
  11. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    I have a buddy with an 01. Hopefully he will crack it soon.

    Cheers!
     
    #11 FosterJM, Aug 7, 2012
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