Stone Odd Year Releases

Stone’s Odd Russian

This year Stone Brewing is releasing 2 beers in their “Odd Beers For Odd Years” series.  Initially the idea was to just release Old Guardian and Imperial Russin Stout in Belgo/Belgianized odd versions.  The Stone faithful complained, the brewery lamented Continue Reading →

Stone’s “Odd Beers” Bottled

Stone Brewing announced a few weeks ago that they were going to be “Belgianizing” a two of their popular beers – “Russian Imperial Stout” & “Old Guardian” barleywine.

The Belgian editions would be brewed on odd years – 2011, 2013, 2015, Continue Reading →

Stone’s Odd Beers for Odd Years Vol. 2

A few days ago Stone Brewing (Escondido, CA) announced that they were going to switch things up a bit.  Starting in 2011, and continuing every odd year after, a couple of beers would go “Belgian”. Namely the Russian Imperial Stout, and the Old Guardian Barleywine.  Apparently the Stone beer drinking breathren didn’t take that so well.  Or, not at all actually.  Prompting Greg Koch, CEO of Stone to write this on the Stone Blog:

When we’re right, we’re right.  And this, we suppose, is a chance to own up to that.  It’s sort of a “They told us so…but we didn’t listen now did we?”