586. Stone Brewing – RuinTen IPA
It’s the tenth anniversary of Stone’s Ruination IPA, and they developed a new version of it for the occasion. I saw a lot of people online raving about this beer, so I had to run out and get one for myself. It’s only been in the beer fridge for a week or so, and I noticed that today was #IPADay. So, it made it the perfect occasion to crack this one open. It’s a great, somewhat relaxing evening, and I just got...
501. Stone Brewing Co. – Stone Enjoy By 12.21.12 IPA
When I crossed the halfway to 1000 beers mark, I held a poll to see which beer I should drink to celebrate #500. The 2008 Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine won, and I enjoyed that beer yesterday. Since the beer that tied for the second spot has a very visible “Enjoy By” date on the front, I decided to go ahead and crack this one open this evening. This is a well-hopped double IPA that Stone wants you to drink right...
460. Elysian Brewing – The Immortal IPA
I found out that I’m going to be heading to Seattle for work in a few weeks, and one of the first things I did was see what breweries were in the area that I could visit. I had heard of this brewery, because my cousin had sent me a bunch of beers from Seattle and this was one of them. Bottle says, “Aggressive, yet well-balanced, The Immortal IPA is a Northwest take on a classic English style, golden-copper in color and...
411. Stone Brewing – 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA
As I’ve mentioned in my last several posts, I’m in St. Louis today doing a tour of microbreweries. However, we’re currently at the International Tap House (ITAP) in Soulard to enjoy a few more beers and watch the Missouri Tigers in March Madness. I was looking for something local on tap I hadn’t had yet, but I couldn’t find anything. This beer caught my eye, and since I hadn’t had it yet, I went...
296. Stone Brewing – Cali Belgique IPA Draft
Last night I was at the Stone Brewing kick off event at Fat Jack’s. I found out they also had an event at Medici in Normal, and tonight I’m at Medici for a “Tweetup” for an upcoming social media conference – @Midwest – I’m participating in. The last Belgian IPA I decided to try here – Flying Dog Raging Bitch – I really, really liked, so I thought I’d give the one from Stone...
294. Stone Brewing – Sublimely Self Righteous Ale Draft
As I mentioned in my last post, Stone Brewing found a distributor here in Central Illinois, and they were partnering with a local bar for the launch. I was looking through the list of 12 different Stone beers on tap, and there were certainly some great sounding beers to try. I had a few samples of beers that weren’t too great (I guess I built up Stone’s reputation a bit too much in my mind). However, when I sampled this...
263. Stone – Stone IPA India Pale Ale
As I mentioned a few months ago, a friend from San Diego mailed me three Stone beers for my challenge (Thanks again David!). This one was hiding in the back of the beer fridge, because I was really looking forward to it. I wanted to make sure it would be enjoyed at a time when I could really savor it. Especially after having the Ruination, I was excited to get a chance to try this one. Numbers: 6.9% ABV, 70 IBUs Appearance &...
248. Stone – Ruination IPA India Pale Ale
As I mentioned a few months back, a friend of mine sent me several Stone beers from San Diego. I’ve really been looking forward to these, but unfortunately, they got caught in the back of the beer fridge, so I thought it was time to break them out. I won’t list what the entire back of the bottle says (I posted it in the photo below), but here’s a little piece, “Stone Ruination IPA. So called because of the...
77. Stone Brewing – Arrogant Bastard Ale
It’s been an incredibly crazy couple of weeks and there’s not much sign of things letting up. I’ve been trying to catch up on my reviews, but I figure there’s no better time to break into the Stone brewing beers my friend from San Diego sent me than a nice Friday evening. The kids are having a slumber party with their cousins and I’m ready to finally try the Arrogant Bastard I’ve heard so much...
Stone Beers via Mail from a Friend
I just want to say a HUGE Thank You to my friend from San Diego, California, who sent me these three 22 oz Stone Brewing beers. Aside from the fact that he knows that even in the summer it’s not as nice here as it is there, we don’t get Stone beers here in Central Illinois, so I really appreciated it (along with the fact that I’ve heard Stone’s beers are pretty awesome). I’ve heard a lot about the...
48. Stone / Firestone Walker / 21st Amendment – El Camino (Un) Real Black Ale
I was really looking forward to this one, as I have heard so much about all of the great breweries that collaborated on this beer. However, I was a bit nervous, since my friend from New York who sent me this (and several others) seemed most eager about getting my feedback on this one. Then, I read the label, which says, “Ale brewed with fennel seed, chia seed & pink peppercorns – with mission figs added.” the...
