Drunk on August 2, 2010
Stone Brewing Co IPA
Brewed in Escondido, CA bought at Spec's Liquor, Houston, TX, drank at home in Katy, TX while Patricia is preparing dinner. 6.9% alc/vol
Lots of stuff on the bottle "Gargoyle - A fearsome stone figure that has powers to ward off evil spirits. Our Stone Brewing Co. Gargoyle wards off modern day evil spirits such as chemical preservatives, additives and adjuncts."
"Stone IPA: To say that this IPA is deliciously hoppy, would be putting it modestly. And while we have manystrong suits, modesty is not exactly one of them. And so, we used a totally immodest amount of hops in the recipe for this gem of an IPA. The result? Big hop flavor and - courtesy of generous "dry hopping" - a big hop aroma. What about the bitterness you ask? You bet! We loaded a glorious amount of crisp and refreshing hop bitterness into this brew. The result is a true thing of beauty. First the aroma entices, then the flavor moves one to rejoice aloud. Ahem. Well it does for us anyway. In fact it makes us feel downright poetic. We know it will for you too."
"Our Philosophy: this should not be much of a mystery to anyone. After all, we hardly keep it a secret that we revel in our love for big character brews. Quite the opposite in fact - we love to shout about it. See, we simply have too much fun creating our brews by tradiotional artisanal methods to even think about brewing anything that's less than outstanding. And why should we? There's plenty of brews out there that cover the other end of the spectrum quite well, so we won't even try to go for mass-appeal. If you like big flavor you'll be happy with our philosophy. Cheers!"
The beer is bitter to start but smooth to finish, delicious.
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