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Double Bastard 2011 Released

Stone’s paragon of Liquid Arrogance – Double Bastard starting shipping today.   Double Bastard in an American strong ale, chock full of hops.

Warning: Double Bastard Ale is not to be wasted on the tentative or weak. Only the Continue Reading →

Sexy Peek At Quingenti El Camino

Quick peek at another release in Stone Brewing’s Quingenti Millilitre Series – El Camino (un) Real Black Ale.  A 3 way collaboration between 21st Amendment, Firestone Walker & Stone released in March, 2010.  El Camino is an American Continue Reading →

Stone IPA…Ruined

 

This is a beer I had heard about a few times at GABF.  It’s a Ruination/ IPA blend – hench Ruined (Ruination), just for LA Beer Week.  Draft only, LA only.

Stone Book Released Today

Stone Brewing’s book The Craft Of Stone Brewing Co: Liquid Lore, Epic Recipes, and Unabashed Arrogance goes on sale tomorrow.   The brewery is celebrating in style, with a release party at the brewery.

Tomorrow those who pre-ordered with have a Continue Reading →

Posted in Seasonal Return, Stone Brewing Co.

Double Bastard 2011 Released

Stone’s paragon of Liquid Arrogance – Double Bastard starting shipping today.   Double Bastard in an American strong ale, chock full of hops.

Warning: Double Bastard Ale is not to be wasted on the tentative or weak. Only the Worthy are invited, and then only at your own risk. If you have even a modicum of hesitation, DO NOT buy this bottle. Instead, leave it for a Worthy soul who has already matriculated to the sublime ecstasy of what those in the know refer to as “Liquid Arrogance.”

This is one lacerative muther of an ale. It is unequivocally certain that your feeble palate is grossly inadequate and thus undeserving of this liquid glory…and those around you would have little desire to listen to your resultant whimpering. Instead, you slackjawed gaping gobemouche, slink away to that pedestrian product that lures agog the great unwashed with the shiny happy imagery of its silly broadcast propaganda. You know, the one that offers no challenge, yet works very, very hard to imbue the foolhardy with the absurd notion that they are exercising ‘independent’ thought, or attempts to convey the perception it is in some way ‘authentic’ or ‘original.’ It’s that one that makes you feel safe and delectates you into basking in the warm, fuzzy, and befuddled glow of your own nescience. Why so many allow themselves to be led by the nose lacks plausible explanation. Perhaps you have been so lulled by the siren song of ignorance that you don’t even notice your white-knuckle grip on it. You feel bold and unique, but alas are nothing but sheep, willingly being herded to and fro. If you think you are being piqued in this text, it is nothing when compared to the insults we are all asked to swallow streaming forth from our televisions and computers. Truth be told, you are being coddled into believing you are special or unique by ethically challenged “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” marketers who layer (upon layer) imagined attributes specifically engineered to lead you by the nose. Should you decide to abdicate your ability to make decisions for yourself, then you are perhaps deserving of the pabulum they serve. Double Bastard Ale calls out the garrulous caitiffs who perpetrate the aforementioned atrocities and demands retribution for their outrageously conniving, intentionally misleading, blatantly masturbatory and fallacious ad campaigns. We demand the unmitigated, transparent truth. We demand forthright honesty. We want justice! Call ‘em out and line ‘em up against the wall… NOW.

Style: American Strong Ale
Taste Expectations: HUGE beer.  Full of hops (pine, citrus, floral, hell – everything) finishing with caramel malt sweetness & boozy finish.

Availability: 22oz bombers, 3 Liter BIG bottles, Draft. Seasonal release.

10.5% ABV

 

Posted in 21st Amendment Brewing, Firestone Walker Brewing, Stone Brewing Co.

Sexy Peek At Quingenti El Camino

Quick peek at another release in Stone Brewing’s Quingenti Millilitre Series – El Camino (un) Real Black Ale.  A 3 way collaboration between 21st Amendment, Firestone Walker & Stone released in March, 2010.  El Camino is an American Strong Ale brewed with fennel, chia, pink peppercorns, and figs. This Quingenti release finds Camino aged in Virgin American Oak.

500 ml bottles

6.8% ABV

[TheDieLine]

Posted in Stone Brewing Co.

Stone IPA…Ruined

 

This is a beer I had heard about a few times at GABF.  It’s a Ruination/ IPA blend – hench Ruined (Ruination), just for LA Beer Week.  Draft only, LA only.

Posted in Elysian Brewing, Stone Brewing Co., The Bruery

A Fall Collaboration for Stone, The Bruery, and Elysian

Mitch Steele of Stone Brewing, Patrick Rue and Tyler King of The Bruery, and Dick Cantwell of Elysian Brewing all got together at Stone Brewing a couple of weeks ago to bring an idea they’ve had for about a year to life.  Why not brew a fall collaboration beer using pumpkins grown at Stone Farms?  That is exactly what they did, adding ingredients such as yams and fenugreek suggested by The Bruery and a bushel of lemon verbena suggested by Mitch Steele.  Additional ingredients thrown in for good measure include New Zealand Motueka Hops; rye, brown, and honey malts; C-15 dextrine malt; and birch bark.  The Stone kitchens were used to roast 1,800lbs of pumpkin and 450 lbs of yams.  It was then pureed and added to the mash.

The collaboration will be named Le Citrueille Celest de Citricado, which means “the heavenly pumpkin of Citricado”.  Citricado = the street Stone Brewing is on.  As is usual with a Stone collaboration, all three brewers wrote their own label.  The beer will be served at the Elysian The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival on 10/8 & 10/9.

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Posted in Beer News, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Book Released Today

Stone Brewing’s book The Craft Of Stone Brewing Co: Liquid Lore, Epic Recipes, and Unabashed Arrogance goes on sale tomorrow.   The brewery is celebrating in style, with a release party at the brewery.

Tomorrow those who pre-ordered with have a great day.  You pick up your book, AND if you buy the book you are in for a special treat – one of the coveted Quingenti Millilitre beers.  Actually, for each copy of the book that you purchase, you are given the option to buy a bottle.

The new Quingenti beers in this release are ($25+tax):

2010 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Aged in Bourbon Barrels
2010 Stone Old Guardian BELGO Barley Wine Aged in Bourbon Barrels
2010 Stone Old Guardian BELGO Barley Wine Aged in Red Wine Barrels

The tap room party kicks up at 4pm, with a special hoppy lineup of course: (Homebrew recipes in this book!)

  • Stone Ruination IPA Double Dry Hopped w/ Delta & Galaxy Hops
  • Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale Double Dry Hopped w/ Apollo & Target Hops
  • Stone 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA Double Dry Hopped w/ Motueka and Pacific Jade Hops
  • Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA
  • 2004 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine*
  • Dogfish Head / Victory / Stone Saison du BUFF*
  • Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout in bottles*
Those looking for a deal can find it at Amazon.com.  The book is currently on sale for $15.03 in hardcover.
Interesting in what is in the book? Here’s the table of contents…
Posted in Elysian Brewing, Stone Brewing Co., The Bruery

Bruery, Elysian, Stone Create La Citrueille Celeste de Citracado

Collaboration!  The Bruery, Elysian, and Stone Brewing have teamed up to create La Citrueille Celeste de Citracado 0r Celestial Pumpkin of Citracado.

This beer is brewed with pumpkin, yams, toasted fenugreek, lemon verbena, & birch bark.

The pumpkins here come from Stone farms – 100% organically grown estate gourds.

Brewed in early September.

Availability: Late October, November 2011.  Estimated yield around 350 barrels.

5% ABV

Pic: Pumpkin guts & brew day….

 

Posted in Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Imperial Russian Stout Aged In Stranahan Whiskey

What else do we need to say about this one?  Stone Brewing’s Imperial Russian Stout, aged in Stranahan whiskey barrels.  Draft only availability.