Stone Soaring Dragon Imperial IPA
Brewed with white peony tea
STYLE
Imperial India Pale Ale
ABV
8%
IBUs
38
AVAILABILITY
Limited
A few of our brewers took a side trip to the famous Tianshan Tea City market to experience the legend themselves. They were blown away. Inspired, they began experimenting back home, learning how well the delicate, floral qualities of these teas worked in combination with certain hop varieties. This imperial IPA loaded with White Tea is the result of that bountiful trip and the resulting experimentation. The amazing aromas and flavor profile of this beer are witness to the joy of experimentation and a testament to making time for side trips.
ABOUT THIS BEER
Tasting Notes
Featured Hops
Citra & Loral
Flavor Profile
Raspberry, cinnamon stick and clover honey with hints of coconut and papaya, spearmint, sage, clean white tea and grapefruit pith.
Palate
Sweet malt backbone with soft tannin.
Special Ingredients
White Tea
Appearance
Gold, clear, thin white head.
Aroma
Floral, tea, herbal, calendula, lemon and lychee as well as apricot and other stone fruit aromas.
Overall
At Stone Brewing, we have been fascinated by brewing with tea for a long time. A fan favorite over the years has been our 2011 collaboration: Baird/Ishii/Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA (a “one-off” that was so popular we re-brewed it in 2015). Over the last few years, we have continued our obsession with tea, brewing different versions with different types of tea on our pilot system in Escondido as well as at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station and Stone Brewing – Napa. We visited the Tianshan Tea City market in Shanghai, China in search of the perfect tea for this IPA that we had in mind. Of all the types of tea we experimented with, White Tea kept coming up as our favorite. The challenge then was to get the perfect amount of tea in the beer to achieve harmony and balance, which we have done in this Imperial White Tea IPA.
Additional Notes
Distribution
Available in six-packs in CA only. Available Nationwide in the Stone Mixed Pack
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April 20, 2020
Proper Name
Stone Soaring Dragon Imperial IPA
ABV
8%
