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Stone Brewing Company

San Diego, CA (This is page 2. See page 1 here.)

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Stone Lukcy Basartd
American Strong Ale - 8.5% ABV
Josh
     So this beer was brewed in celebration of the 13th anniversary of Stone's Arrogant Bastard Ale. It's a bit more robust than the Arrogant Bastard and it definitely packs a punch at 8.5% ABV. The scent is glorious but fairly deceptive. Hops play a prominent role in this American Strong Ale but they're seemingly absent in the odor. If you happen to find yourself a bottle consider yourself a Lucky Bastard (yes, yes I did). 

Ratings: Pete - 6 Shyoh's


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Stone Mocha IPA
Imperial IPA - 9% ABV
Pete
     This is an incredible IPA. Stone really nailed this one. They didn't make a 'black IPA', but they still got some of the flavors you'd expect from a much darker brew into this imperial beauty. Hints of chocolate and coffee are nice in the background to a typical outstanding IPA from Stone.

​Ratings: Pete - 7 Shyoh's


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Stone Pale Ale
Pale Ale - 5.4% ABV
Pete
     This is a lightly carbonated, very hoppy pale ale. The hops overpower everything in this one, not a lot of flavor otherwise. There is nothing obviously bad about it, but definitely nothing to make me buy it again.

Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's


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Stone Pataskala Red IPA
Red IPA - 7.3% ABV
Pete
     This is a nice balance of sweet malty red and bitter hoppy IPA. I don't love reds on their own, but mixed with an IPA seems to work more often than not.

Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Stone Points Unknown
IPA - 9.5% ABV
Pete
     This is a pretty solid, above average IPA. That said, I just can't justify paying the premium price for it.

Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Stone Ripper
Pale Ale - 5.7% ABV
Pete
     This tasted a bit too malty/sweet for a pale ale for my tastes. 

Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's


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Stone RuinTen
Imperial IPA - 10.8% ABV
Pete
     This is an overwhelmingly bitter IPA. It hides the booze well, but it's just too bitter for me to really taste anything else and enjoy it.

Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's


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Stone Saison
Saison - 6% ABV
Pete
     This is a solid beer. It smells great, tastes good, but the aftertaste is a little off. I would drink this again, but I was hoping for more.

Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Stone Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout
Imperial Stout - 13% ABV
Pete
     This is extremely rich and nutty, but it is really Farking hard to hide 13% alcohol. Super boozy finish. 

​Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale
Black IPA - 8.7% ABV
Pete
     Drinking this beer is a major task. It has some nice malty and hoppy flavors, but you really get completely overpowered by the amount of alcohol in the beer. It is hard to drink.

Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's


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Stone Tangerine Express Hazy IPA
New England IPA - 6.7% ABV
Pete
     Pithy bitter and citrusy beer. It's in no way a hazy/NEIPA style, but it is a pretty good IPA. 

​Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's
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Stone Taste the Purple
Grape Ale - 4.8% ABV
Pete
     Pictured 2nd from the left. This is a light beer with a little grape flavor. 

​Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's


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Stone That's Not How It Gose!
Gose - 4.5% ABV
Pete
     Passion fruit, orange, and guava with a little chile? Sign me up.

​Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's


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Stone The Dark Oats
Schwarzbier - 5.5% ABV
Pete
     Pictured on the left. Smooth with a hint of smoke. Nice.

​Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Stone Wazzle Barrel-Aged Sour
Sour - 9.2% ABV
Pete
     A little funky, with obvious barrel-aged flavor to it. Tiny bit of fruit. Hard to describe, but it's very good.

​Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's


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Stone Xocoveza For The Holidays & The New Year
Milk Stout - 8.1% ABV
Pete
     This is a pretty great stout. It tastes...Christmas-y. The spices in there just remind me of the holidays, so I guess they marketed this well. It also has a hint of spice (hot), which is an added bonus on this one.

​Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's


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Stone Your Father Smelt of Elderberries - Stochasticity Project
Ancient Ale - 10.3% ABV
Pete
     This is a hard beer to get a grip on. There is a lot going on, almost like a good red wine, and it has the alcohol to match. I like red wine, so I like this.

​Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Stone Zombie Love Potion
Porter - 7.1% ABV
Pete
     Pictured on the left. Solid, a little fruity from the pomegranate presumably, somewhat bitter, nice and roasty. 

Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's