Stone Enjoy By 07.04.21

Stone Enjoy By 07.04.21. Tangerine and Pineapple IPA. Ale with Tangerine and Pineapple. 

A fruitfully independent Double IPA. 

9 % alc./vol. 90 IBU.  Stone Brewing Company, Escondido, CA. 

Slightly hazy, bright orange hued, 1/4 inch head of ivory foam above, with a myriad of small, floating particulates about...bit of a surprise there. 

In the nose: Citrus and tropical fruit notes all over this aroma. Tangerine is king of the scene. Pineapple lurks just below. 

In the mouth: Great bitter blast at the start, fruit right behind. Just a little bit juicy, turning nice and dry on the end. Juicy, hoppy, dry, brittle, in direct succession. And now the alcohol roars in, and it's feeling groovy. 

This one arrived a week late to our store, for some reason, not showing up until 06-23-21. I wasn't too hip on the idea of a fruited double IPA, so I held off at first, but eventually I bought a 6-pack on 07-03, taking notes on my third can on the evening of 07-04-21, putting off publishing until 07-05-21. Now, to finish the last 3 before they've gone downward. (I say in all facetiousness, knowing that the best by date is merely a gimmick, tied mostly to holidays these days.)

There’s more than one recipe for independence. This edition of our brewed-to-be-enjoyed-now IPA is a fruitfully fresh new variant loaded with real tangerine & pineapple for maximized summer celebrations. Whether you crack into this one as soon as you get home or hold onto it until the 4th of July, make sure to enjoy it before the fireworks end as usual. And independence doesn’t have to mean keeping it all to yourself, especially if you’ve got some independently-minded friends and family to share with.