UpRYEsing IPA
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #9 Pleasant rye/malt nose. Sweet and bitter. This one might just be the perfect closer.
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #9 Pleasant rye/malt nose. Sweet and bitter. This one might just be the perfect closer.
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #8 Delicate at first, but quickly turns palate-wreckingly bitter. Wow!
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #7 Grassy nose, sweet cereals on the palate. Can’t resist a monkey. Or a fight.
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #6 Fruity nose, blackberry jam on the tongue, and then sour kicks in. Pucker up!
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #5 Nice and bitey. Tons of hop character. Bitter finish. Foamy by far.
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #4 Stone LeVariation to go with 40 minute wait $5 onion rings. Spirit-lifting and hoppy.
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #3 Sweet black coffee, and more delicate and refreshing than expected.
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #2 Bananas and spice on the nose. Carries through to palate with bubblegum joining the party.
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #1 A fresher smelling-and-tasting, lighter, smoother variant of Stone’s IPA.
Sharing an Ellie’s Brown Ale from Avery Brewing Company with Elinor. Doggone good: rich malts, brown sugar, vanilla, and nuts. Disclaimer: No alcohol was actually consumed by Elinor.