Stone 04.04.04 Vertical Epic Ale

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

22oz bottle shared by Doug
Appearance: Clear golden with a big white head and some lacing
Aroma of caramel and herbal. Taste was caramel, herbal and mint. Past it’s prime, footbalmed.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Medium size offwhite head, fair retention with a minimal lace. Hazy gold color. Light peppery nose with hints of bananna and spice. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Light citrus flavors as well as bananna and light malt notes, delicate. Finish is dry. Is this supposed to make it to 12.12.12.? We shall see.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Rated in May 2006. Managed to find a bottle of this. Poured out with ample carbonation to bring about a thick white head. The color has a hazy orange-ish hue. I get the aroma of lime and banana mixed with alcohol, interesting. There is a bit of malt aroma hiding out in the back. The taste reminds me of many a Belgium type beer with the spice presence along with the twisted yeast-lime-banana-hop combination. The flavors are just picked from the garden fresh.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Sampled in February of 2012: This is based on very well aged sample and offers no opinions on how the beer may have been when originally released. A jumbled mix of stale biscuits and a strong mint and thyme spiciness. Watery and oxidized with an awkward finish. Time has not been kind to this release as well as many of the others sampled during this time. ///////////////// Scored this as 76678 during the draft vertical tasting which is quite better than the aged bottle I sampled at a tasting roughly 10 months ago. Once again I do believe that stored bottles of this series have likely not held up nearly as well as the kegs I was able to drink from thus defeating the overall purpose for the brewer's plan to the consumer. This time provided a very assertive amount of lime followed by honey, pine and bread. Very unique at this stage.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Pours a slightly opaque orangish color with a fizzy white head. It has a very strong citrus aroma with sweet malts and alcohol along with it. The taste is sweet malts and floral hops that aren't too bitter. A bit of alcohol warmth in the finish. Reminds me more of a barleywine. This was a very nice beer but I see no reason to save my other one until 2012.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

a strong saison indeed...or an UBER hefe...either way...pretty good stuff here. i wasn't a big belgian fan when i first tried this but it sent me down that road. tasted mellower but possibly better 2 years later - haven't had one since.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Poured a golden color small head not much lacing. Aroma was of light fruits mostly graps and coriander yeast. Flavor was much the same yeast bitter finish to it little sweet. not bad at all.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Poured a golden color, somewhat of a thin head that didn't last long. Aroma of grapes, apples, coriander, yeaste, and some alcohol, considering this thing was two years old. The flavor followed the aroma mostly. Mellow malts, balanced with a light yeasty bitterness, an underlying light sweetness, bready flavors, and alcohol that was noticeable but not "new" sharp. The mouthfeel was moderate with a leathery type feel.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Beer poured golden color with little head or lacing. Aroma was apple fruitiness. Mouthfeel was super smooth. 2 years aging has served it well. The flavor was light fruitiness with cloves and other spices. Some caramel flavor came out as it warmed. Nicely done.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

dark goldenrod with fluffy white head. aroma of bananas, lime, pineapple, bread dough, lemongrass, butterscotch, light raspberry hints, mango, papaya, and unsweetened coconut. Has that amazing west coast creamy mouthfeel going on that I love so much. Flavor is of pineapple, mango, banana, coconut. Light astringency that doesnt bother me too much. Kind of tastes liek all the fruit are in some kind of dough or batter. Very tasty