Stone Brewing Co.
Hops & Honey: Stone Citracado IPA
Stone Citracado IPA has debuted here in August, 2016. The brewery celebrates 20 years of brewing this year.
The Escondido, California based brewery knows hops. Loves hops. Honestly, their India pale ale and various approaches have changed the beer scene in America. Perhaps with so many wins under Stone’s belt, it’s easy to get excited when another hoppy beer is afoot.
Stone Citracado IPA is brewed with the ever-so-hot Citra hops, plus a dose of avocado flower honey. Loosely, those are the same elements that make Bell’s Hopslam so popular (hoppy, with a touch of finishing sweetness). Ed note. Before your blood boils for saying that beer geeks, not everyone is an expert on beer like you. Some folks need a little correlation or perspective.
For 20 years our passion for brewing and our obsession with hops has challenged traditional styles and expectations for beer. So Its only fitting we commemorate this momentous occasion by crafting a liquid ode to bold brewing that satisfies your hop thirst and pays homage to our flagship San Diego brewery, located on Citracado Parkway (which itself pays homage to the citrus and avocado agricultural history of the region).
“Citracado” also teases the two key Ingredients of this been “Citra” refers both to the juicy gem of a hop and its citrusy (and tropical) aromas and flavors. “Cado” inspired us to utilize wonderful, native avocado flower honey. Combine the two and the result pours like silk and abounds with enough hops to match our excitement for reaching this 20-year milestone. We thank you sincerely for the years of support and pledge that we will, as always, strive to live up to the reasons for your loyalty!
Taste: Stone has created another winner in the hop spectrum. Citra really takes the stage (and shines) in this release. Thank to an addition of Avocado flower honey, you won’t have a lot of bitterness to deal with. 22 ounces doesn’t last long.
Stone Citracado IPA is a 22 ounce bottle and draft offering. Drink fresh, drink now.
Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Avocado Flower Honey)
Hops: Citra
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft
Debut: Mid-August, 2016
9% ABV
Stone Enjoy By Unfiltered IPA returns again on August 1st
Stone Enjoy By Unfiltered IPA joined the “Enjoy By” drink fresh lineup for the first time this year. The next release is coming in August.
Stone Enjoy By Unfiltered IPA is based on the original Enjoy By IPA, with a brewing step omitted. The brewery doesn’t filter out the extra yeast, hop sediment, and proteins that occur during the process.
The result, as described by Stone Brewing, is enhanced tropical and peach flavors from the hops. The result is a golden, hazy, imperial IPA.
Like its filtered counterpart, this IPA is brewed specifically NOT to last, and is shipped immediately to ensure hopheads get their hands on it as soon as possible.
Stone Enjoy By Unfiltered IPA will return again as Enjoy By 09.05.16, starting August 1st.
Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Nugget,Super Galena, Delta, Target, Amarillo, Cascade, Galaxy, Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, Helga
Availability: 22oz Bottles, 12oz Bottles, Draft
Release: 8/1/16
9.4% ABV, 90 IBUs
Ed note: This article will serve as the primary source for each return of this beer going forward. Bookmark it for more.
Stone 5th Anniversary IPA
Stone 5th Anniversary IPA
Stone Bastard’s Midnight Brunch, with coffee, bourbon & maple syrup
Stone Bastard’s Midnight Brunch has hit shelves, probably one of the more “arrogant” bastard concoctions yet.
The base beer is Double Bastard, the Escondido, California based brewery’s American strong ale. The big bastard is infused with coffee (AKA Depth Charged Double Bastard) and aged in both bourbon barrels and maple syrup barrels. The result – is a beer all over the map in flavor. (There is a strong undertone of Double Bastard, and it finishes with a mix of bourbon and maple flavors.)
If you haven’t noticed, Stone Brewing split the bastard series off into their own business entity – Arrogant Bastard Brewing. We all know, it’s still Stone at the wheel.
Stone Bastard’s Midnight Brunch is a 16.9 ounce bottle offering, retailing around $20 dollars each.
Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Coffee, Maple Syrup. Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 16.9oz Bottles
Release: June, 2016
12.7% ABV
Stone Citrusy Wit joins seasonal lineup
Stone Citrusy Wit, a new seasonal (and a little departure from Stone’s beaten path) is hitting shelves nationally.
There is no doubting how much Stone Brewing loves hops. (The brewery’s other seasonal, Mocha IPA just hit shelves too. It’s hoppy, of course.) As for Stone Citrusy Wit, don’t look for orange peel. Look for tangerines and kaffir lime leaf. Combine that with a fruit/citrus forward hop bill and you’ve create this new seasonal.
When it comes to our beers and the ingredients we use, we give a wit. So rather than spinning just the same fruit wheel of the classic orange peel, we punched up our wit with the dynamic duo of tangerine and kaffir lime leaf. The fruit-forward aromatics and flavors are perfectly balanced, so you don’t have to bother adding a slice (or leaf) to the rim of your glass. Even with this lack of unnecessary garnish, you won’t find an absence of intense fruit. In fact, each dryly refreshing, citrusy sip of this coriander-spiced, tangerine-infused, Mandarina Bavaria-hopped creation will satisfy even the most hardcore fan.
Stone Citrusy Wit hits shelves in June across the brewery’s entire distribution network.
Style: Witbier (w/ Lime Leaves, Tangerines)
Hops: Magnum, Amarillo, Centennial, Mandarina Bavaria
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Seasonal
Debut: June, 2016
5.3% ABV, 35 IBUs
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Stone IPA now available in cans for the first time
Stone Brewing announced in February that they will be canning at their new Berlin, Germany brewery. The cans would be distributed around Europe. That announcement came much to the chagrin of American fans, who wanted cans stateside.
It wasn’t long before the American fans would get the good news.
Now, Stone IPA is hitting shelves in 12 ounce cans for the first time since being released in 1997. Just in time for summer.
By definition, an India pale ale is hoppier and higher in alcohol than its little brother, pale ale—and we deliver in spades. Now one of the most well-respected and best-selling IPAs in the country, this golden beauty explodes with citrusy, piney hop flavors and aromas, all perfectly balanced by a subtle malt character. This crisp, extra hoppy brew is hugely refreshing on a hot day, but will always deliver no matter when you choose to drink it.
Stone IPA is a 12 ounce bottle, 12 ounce can, and draft offering, year-round.
Style: IPA
Hops: Magnum, Chinook, Centennial
Availability: 12oz Cans, 22oz Bottles, Draft. Year-round
Debut (Cans): Late May/June, 2016
6.9% ABV
Stone Go To IPA releases in tallboy cans
Stone Go To IPA, the brewery’s session IPA, marks the third canned offering by the Escondido, California based brewery. The beer is proceeded by Stone IPA, and Arrogant Bastard in cans.
Stone Go To IPA is the brewery’s lower alcohol beer released in early 2014, while still carrying Stone’s hoppy seal of approval.
Since Day One, we’ve been abundantly forthright and fully transparent about our lust for hops. It’s led us to craft many an IPA, most of them imperial—some intense for their time and all timeless in their intensity. For Stone Go To IPA, we embrace our hop obsession in a new way, funneling an abundance of lupulin-borne bitterness into a “session” IPA that delivers all the fruity, piney character of a much bigger IPA. To accomplish this, we employ “hop bursting,” a new technique wherein an irrational amount of hops is added during the final phase of the brewing process to coax out extreme flavors and aromas while also imparting a burst of desirably pleasant bitterness. The result is an alpha-acid-rich beer that fans can enjoy more of without missing out on the assertive hop character you, like us, crave. So, sit back and go two with your new everyday go-to IPA and bask along with us in the glory of the almighty hop.
Stone Go To IPA will be available starting June 6th in 16 ounce cans. The beer is currently available on draft, and 12 ounce cans.
Style: IPA
Hops: Ahtanum, Amarillo, Cascade,Chinook, Citra, Crystal, Magnum, Mosaic, Sterling, Hopsteiner 06300
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Arrival (Cans): Early June, 2016
4.5% ABV
