4.2/5
AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 ounce bottle into tulip, unknown bottle date. Pours cloudy orange-amber color with a fairly dense 1-2 fingers of off white head with nice retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Some lacing clings to the side of the glass as well. Aromas of big orange, grapefruit, caramel, pine, and herbal green tea in the background. The green tea definitely takes a back seat in the aromas. Very nice stuff and also quite strong. Taste of huge pine, citrus, caramel, and herbal green tea. Big amount of bitterness on the front and finish; with big citrus and pine hops in the flavor with a small amount of green tea in there as well. It adds a nice new dimension to this, without being overpowering at all. Lingering notes of big citrus, pine, and caramel; with a bit of herbal flavors from the green tea. Some nice balance is present as well, with a nice malt load to counter the fairly strong bitterness. Medium-high carbonation and medium-full bodied. The slightly high carbonation does not detract from its smooth and fairly creamy body and mouthfeel. Alcohol is very nicely hidden, with only a warming on the finish. Very nice drinkability as well for 9.2%. Overall, this is definitely the best stone collab I have had yet. They nailed it.
Definitely glad I finally got my hands on this one. The distributors took forever to get it delivered into OH. Excellent DIPA, as I would have expected with Stone being involved.
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