Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA

Name – Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA
Country – United States
Type – English IPA

Appearance – Poured a mostly clear golden orange color but there was some haze to it.  Big fluffy white head that leaves some lacing on the glass.

Smell – As with almost all Stone brews, here come the hops!  Big citrusy/lemony hops dominate the nose with some pepper like spices in there as well.

Taste – More citrus and lemon hops with some very grassy and earthy hops as well.  But they seem to all balance each other out with not one being more dominate than the other.  There is a pepper like bite and then a yeasty character to it as well.  If you are looking for a strong malt backing you are going to get much here.

Stone doing an English style ale really excited me when it was announced.  Now after all the wait I finally got a bottle.  The English character of the hops is there for sure but this is Stone we are talking about so you know there is going to be a lot of hops.  And honestly I know most people will not agree that this is true to the English IPA style but I loved this.  They put a twist on the style and made it their own.  Happy Anniversary Stone and thank you for another great brew.

Overall Grade – A-