Stone Liquid Poem Double IPA

Stone Liquid Poem Double IPA. Glory to the Hop. 

9.4 % ABV, 100 IBU, Stone Brewing, Escondido, CA. 

Clear, bold and bright golden hue, slim white head. 

In the nose: bursting with vibrant tropical tones and citrus notes, slightly sweet and overtly fruity. Resiny pine needle trickles delight the senses, as well. 

In the mouth: Starts off sweet, succulent, strong, and increasingly bitter. Citrus and pine take hold of the palate and keep up an encampment. Long, bitter finish on the back of the throat and the top of the mouth.  It's a rowdy hop mess at play on the palate, dank and delicious. I enjoy this type of domination, ruination, decimation. 

Yes, slowly, but surely, the alcohol rises, the hop bitterness continues, and all is well with the world. Damnably delicious, this, and it hits me right in all the right ways. Way to go, Stone! 

Hops, used artfully, can be a lyrical

journey for the palate. What you have

here is the liquid equivalent of some

old school classic punk rock poetry.

We took the path less traveled 25

years ago, and it could be accurately

argued we were a bit noisy in our

adventures co-pioneering the West

Coast style IPA. People heard that

noise and joined us in the hoppy mosh

pit, and the path has gotten even

more lively since then. We based

this recipe on the classics, with

citrusy-piney Centennial, Chinook

and Columbus hops, plus a dash of

'new classic' Citra for good measure.

Big yet refreshing, bold yet nuanced.

Undeniably LOUD. Just as we like it.