Throughout our history, we’ve built a (fairly deserved) reputation for being obsessed with massively hoppy IPAs. And this groundbreaking creation you see before you is largely responsible for that legacy. Did you know that Stone Ruination IPA was the first year-round, brewed-and- bottled West Coast Double IPA on the planet? True story. As the technology and techniques for maximizing hoppy…
The base beer is the recipe of 2014 Stone Homebrew Competition winner Chris Banker, an intensely flavorful milk stout brewed with coffee and spices to mimic the rich flavors of Mexican hot chocolate.
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We were so smitten with the initial batch aged in extra añejo tequila barrels that we brought in more barrels and brewed more beer specifically to fill them. The…
The base beer is the recipe of 2014 Stone Homebrew Competition winner Chris Banker, an intensely flavorful milk stout brewed with cocoa, coffee and spices to mimic the rich flavors of Mexican hot chocolate.
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Time spent in bourbon barrels gave an already complex beer even more complexity and flavor intensity, layering additional caramel-like and vanilla flavors on…
A special batch of classic Stone Imperial Russian Stout, a rich, massively aromatic beer with notes of black currants, coffee and roastiness, was brewed to create this barrel-aged beauty.
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The second edition of this profoundly flavorful beer will continue to overwhelm all but the most stalwart beer fanatics with its intensity. Rich coffee and bitter and milk…
This golden beauty was created solely for barrel experimentation—you won’t find an unaged “2012 Stone Belgian-Style Golden Ale” in bottles anywhere (you can stop looking now).
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Stone Brewer Matt Courtright came up with the recipe for this Belgian-style ale, designing it specifically to be aged in wine barrels. We did just that for over two years,…
Like the classic version, this Odd Year edition was brewed in the authentic, historical style, but with the addition of espresso beans, producing roasty bitterness and deep, rich coffee flavors.
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Even after nearly a year in the barrel, intense coffee flavors abound from both dark malts and espresso, while rich caramel and vanilla flavors from the bourbon-…
Stone Imperial Russian Stout is a thick, rich and sinful beer that’s heavy on the palate and massively aromatic with notes of anise,black currants, coffee, and roastiness.
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This profoundly flavorful beer will overwhelm all but the most stalwart beer fanatics with its level of intensity. Rich coffee, bitter and milk chocolate flavors abound, while dark charred oak…
We tinker with the recipe for this hopped-up behemoth each year; the 2013 version was rich, smooth and malty, finishing with strong citrus and tropical fruit hop notes, and a pleasant lingering bitterness.
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A special shipment of Kentucky bourbon barrels provided the perfect hibernation vessels for one of our most massive brews. We sequestered the beer away…
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA practically named itself. The perfect melding of dark malts with a downright indecent amount of hops forges a complex flavor profile of bitter-edged dark roastiness and big, bright hop notes for a singularly sublime experience.
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Small Batch Brewer Cecil Menasco thought it would be a delicious experiment to age our…
The final, glorious chapter in our Vertical Epic Ale series, this dark and complex beer was brewed with Belgian yeast and a bevy of spices to create an incredible amalgamation of flavors ranging from fruit and molasses to cinnamon, allspice and coffee.
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The beer’s winter spice, orange and coffee marry beautifully with the wine and oak from the barrels to…
