Taste: 10 Finish: 9 Visual: 5 Aroma: 5
Total: 29
Stone commemorates its 14th anniversary with another huge IPA. It really looks more like a wheat beer. Golden, almost orange colored. Totally unfiltered. You can't see through it at all. Big creamy head. Nice lacing. The aroma has malt, but also grapefruit and orange and even a bit of pine. It's almost sweet upfront. The citrus is really front and center with the sweetness of orange juice and the bitterness bite of grapefruit. But then the hops kick in big. It's sharp on the tongue. A good bit of pine hits the back of the tongue. It's very oily on the tongue with plenty of lingering hops, pine, and grapefruit. Along with its almost 9%, the bigness of it makes this a slow sipper. Grab a bottle for a long night, or split it with a friend. Fantastic.
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