San Diego Beer Blog

After a heated soccer match there’s nothing I like more than opening up a quality ale and drinking it while cooling down. Today was a double header, picking up a couple of beers was a requirement. I wanted something a little different, I took my time and reviewed the stock at the liquor store. Lots of Belgium beers I’ve never had, a couple interesting looking East Coast labels, but nothing really caught my eye. Left Coast IPA? Hmmmmmmmmmm.

This IPA represents the West Coast with high honors and continues to build its presence throughout Southern California… Intensely bold hop flavors define this American-style India Pale Ale. Five different types of hops and imported English malts are used to maximize flavor and create fresh hop flavor and aroma. It is double dry-hopped in both the fermenter and serving tank to please any hop-head. Hop Drinkers, get ready, get set, go!

We have a winner! I grab a couple of bottles and head out.

Read more »

The Stone 11th Anniversary Ale does not disappoint. Weighing in at a hefty 8.7% you may assume it’s too big for your likings, don’t judge this beer by the numbers. The 11th Anniversary carefully balances many flavors to come up with a very enjoyable beer.

“The inspiration for making a Black IPA (or should we say “India Black Ale/ IBA”?) has been over a year in the making. As soon as we wrapped up the brewing of the Stone 10th Anniversary IPA, we started brainstorming ideas for the Stone 11th Anniversary Ale, and the Black IPA concept was born. This was a challenging brew to formulate and achieve what we considered the ideal flavor balance of intense up-front hops with balanced roasted malt flavors, a deep, rich flavor, and a hearty bitterness…”
Mitch Steele
Stone Head Brewer

Read more »