Stone Delicious IPA

[Beer-lord]

Yeah, because the other IPA's weren't delicious.
http://www.stonebrewing.com/delciousipa

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[Kealia]

What, you don't remember the thread I started for this?

My favorite part:

(And I beat Beer-lord to posting this!)

[Beer-lord]

I remember that quote but not the thread. I guess I could save embarrassment and delete this post but I'll let it stay to honor my stupidity.

So, did you tell me you tried this? If so, I'll feel double stupid.

[Kealia]

LOL, no. I just heard about it and had to post before you did! It's the Gluten-free beer.

[Inkleg]

Paul, why don't you delete the "other" post.

[Beer-lord]

Paul, why don't you delete the "other" post.

If I do that, how will people know how stupid I am?
No one really has to answer that question.

[Beer-lord]

I love this guys reviews. I subscribe so I'm usually watching one a week.

[Kealia]

He's a great reviewer and very entertaining to watch.

My issue with most West Coast IPA reviews is that they all sound the same to me, or fall into 3 categories:
1) Orange/Lemony with a biscuity/malty presence
2) Tropical fruit with a biscuity/malty presence
3) Dank with a biscuity/malty presence

It's hard to tell one from another if you don't catch the name of the beer upfront.

And, I'm sure I am guilty of these same reviews

[Beer-lord]

I very seldom get orange in west coast IPA's. I get pine, pine, pine. This guy, as much as I enjoy him, must have the taste buds of a god. He pulls things out I just never get.
My friends and I make fun of him all the time.

[BlackDuck]

This guy is entertaining.

"some candied orange rind in there" What in the world is that, has anyone ever eaten a candied orange rind?

[Kealia]

His taste buds > my taste buds.

[Kealia]

One of my beer buddies came over last night and brought me a sizer of this - just because. (Yes, we all need more friends like him!).

It's.....frickin' delicious! It pours a beautiful clear, slightly orange color (very much like my avatar pic) with a nice head and medium carbonation. It smells wonderful. Not dank like Enjoy By, and certainly in the citrus arena. I'm still not sure I pick up candied orange rind but there's a lot of fruity citrus-y goodness in there. It's flavorful for sure and it's as easy to drink as a session IPA in terms of not feeling full. It must be that reduced gluten

It finishes a bit drier than some of their stuff and the finish reminds me of Stone's GoTo (which ironically IS their session IPA). I had no idea it was 7.7% until I was almost done with the second one. It was so good and easy to drink that we just kept chatting and pouring and before I knew it I had polished off two of them (and on a work night, too).

I wasn't thinking about reviewing this while I was drinking it since he surprised me by coming over and springing these on me. We watched the NFC Championship game, drank a few and had a good time so I'm working from memory. I have 2 left over that I will drink soon and I'll make it a point to take pictures and see what specifics I can pull out.

In the meantime, if you like IPAs I think you'll love this. It's not as strong as something like an Arrogrant Bastard or rip-your-face-off bitter BUT it is no doubt an IPA and has a bitter finish and presence to it. It's not a gateway IPA.

And trust me - you won't even miss the gluten.

[Tabasco]

I don't get stoned any more.