Stone Enjoy By 02.14.16 Black IPA

The Dark Side of Fresh

STYLE

Black India Pale Ale

ABV

9.4%

IBUs

80

AVAILABILITY

Limited

Just like its golden envelope-pushing counterpart, Stone Enjoy By Black IPA is intensely hoppy and should be enjoyed über fresh to experience its vibrant stone and tropical fruit flavors and dankness.

This double IPA’s dark-colored malt canvas comes from German Sinamar and from Patagonia Black Pearl barley, which adds a pleasingly smooth taste. The hop profile is predominantly Australian, featuring down-under wonders Vic Secret, Ella and Galaxy. Stone Enjoy By Black IPA is shipped immediately to ensure hopheads get their hands on it as soon as possible, as it is brewed specifically NOT to last.

ABOUT THIS BEER

Release Date

January 10, 2016

FEATURED HOPS

Amarillo

Super Galena

Centennial

Cascade

Vic Secret™

Ella & Galaxy

WHEN TO ENJOY

37 DAYS

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Tasting Notes

Appearance

Deep black with a light mocha head.

Aroma

A beautiful blend of tropical, stone fruit, berry and dank hop aromas with an interesting nutty and spicy note and hints of coffee and roasted malt.

Taste

Fruity and dank, with lots of peach and mango upfront, some spice and berry in the middle, and a bit of a citrusy hop zing in the finish. It is bitter, dry and incredibly complex, to the point where you want to keep tasting it to see what else you’ll pick up.

Palate

Medium bodied, dry and bitter

Overall

This beer took six prototypes to develop and none of them ever quite nailed exactly what we were shooting for. After tasting those prototypes, we continued to refine the recipe each time. Once we finally nailed the recipe development dance between the hoppy aromas and flavors and the delicate back notes of roast, we graduated the recipe to our big brewery here in Escondido so we could bring it to you!

Provided by

Mitch Steele

,

Brewmaster

Pairing Notes

Appetizers

Hummus, bacon-wrapped figs, blue cheese-stuffed mushrooms, carnitas tacos, breaded and baked Parmesan spinach balls

Soups & Salads

Cheddar soup, black bean chili, arugula salad, Waldorf salad

Entrées

Prime rib, flank steak with chimichurri, roasted lamb shoulder, shiitake risotto, vegetable lasagna with arrabbiata sauce, vegetarian bibimbap

Cheeses

Wisconsin cheddar, Grana Padano, aged Gouda, Rogue Smokey Blue

Desserts

Mississippi mud cake, pecan pie, peanut butter cookies, tiramisu

Cigars

Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill, Arturo Fuente OpusX, Cabaiguan Guapos

Provided by

"Dr." Bill Sysak

,

Craft Beer Ambassador

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Stone Enjoy By 02.14.16 Black IPA