Stone Brewing Co. Stone Ruination IPA American DIPA at 8.2% ABV
Poured into a DFH IPA glass, a slightly hazy bright orange with two fingers of frothy off-white head diminishing gradually to a thin cap and heavy, chunky lacing. Nose is emphatically hoppy, pine resin and grapefruity citrus, but fruit and malt lurk in the background. Taste starts out with sweet malt rapidly giving way to pine and grapefruit, grassy and earthy. Mouth feel is medium to heavy, slick and chewy, with an intensely bitter finish.
Damn, that’s good! It really is a palate wrecker, but there’s a tiny bit of bluntness to the flavour. Truth is, I’m halfway convinced there’s some hop degradation there. I want to try a fresher bottle in order to see if the hops are sharper, but it’s pretty damn great as it stands.
9.5/10 #ryansbooze #1001beers
