Escondido, California
Ruination IPA
Style: American Double/Imperial India Pale Ale
Availability:
Format: 12oz - 6pk, 22oz
ABV: 7.7%
IBUs: 100+
Hops: Centennial, Columbus
Bottle text & Info:
Stone Ruination IPA. So named, the bottle's label states,"because of the immediate ruinous effect on your palate." Stone Ruination IPA is the first new year-round release from Stone Brewing since the introduction of the infamous Arrogant Bastard Ale more than four and a half years ago. "It is a really big deal for us to decide to release Stone Ruination IPA on a year-round basis," said Stone CEO Greg Koch. Stone Ruination IPA will be the fifth beer that the brewery will make available
all the time, adding to their current line up of Stone Pale Ale, Stone Smoked Porter, Stone IPA and Arrogant Bastard Ale. Not surprisingly, those who seek, crave and rejoice in beers with big, bold bitter character will find true nirvana in Stone Ruination IPA. However, Stone CEO Greg Koch comments "I have found it quite interesting that people who previously felt that bitterness in beer was unappealing have discovered joy in the startlingly bracing and uniquely refreshing bitter character of Stone Anniversary IPAs." Still, Stone wouldn't go so far as to recommend Stone Ruination IPA to someone who prefers drinks that taste like LifeSavers candies. "This beer is, after all, a celebration of hoppiness," reports
Koch, which may explain the phrase on the front of the Ruination IPA's label
that reads "A Liquid Poem to the Glory of the Hop."
Tasting Notes:
Pours a glowing golden orange with some substantial hop haze. Soapy, slick pure white head rises but never quite materialized before quickly settling. Smell...hmmm... smells how i imagine the field in Yakima Valley smell. Heavy citrus with some seriously heavy leafy, earthy notes. About as close as hops in a boil kettles as you can imagine. Very grapefruit-like citrus (hello, Centennial) along with a strong dirt/root-like astringency. I have a love/hate relationship with this beer. I get paying over 12$ a six for a double ipa. Buttt......17$??? for 7.7%????? I don't know stone. kind of lame. don't get me wrong. I love the flavors on this. But the mouthfeel is too thin, malt bill way too low and alcohol about a percentage point and a half a way from justifiably calling this a DIPA. And the money...fahgettaboutit. i'll take a founders double trouble.
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