Stone Ruination IPA celebrates 10 years of hoppy assaults on drinker’s palates this month. Starting June 11th, Stone Brewing Co unleashes Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA.
“We took the unapologetically hoppy Stone Ruination IPA–so named for its ruinous effect on the palate–and hopped it to high hell,” explains Stone CEO & Co-Founder Greg Koch. “We actually amped up everything,” continues Brewmaster Mitch Steele. “We added more malt to bring the abv up to 10.8%, and the amount of hops we used almost defies reason,” he jokes. “Stone Ruination IPA already uses 2.5 pounds of hops per barrel, which is more than double the amount we use in any other core beer. For this anniversary version, we went double again, and used a most impressive 5 pounds of hops per barrel!”
Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Columbus, Centennial. Dry hop: Citra, Centennial
Malts: Crystal 15, Pale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. One time brew.
Distribution: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA
Arrival: 6/11/12
10.8% ABV
This is one hoppy IPA. I did a full write up for all who are interested. http://www.beerguyla.com/reademandweep/stone-ruination-tenth-anniversary/