Stone RuinTen IPA

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Rated Aug. 2012. On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad for $5 per half pint (kind of pricy . . . and I got two). It pours up clear deep gold with thin copper hues here and there and supporting up an off white head. The aroma, out of this little half pint tumbler, offers up some grapefruit, mango and fairly sharp resiny hop notes riding on the top of some booziness. The taste is similar as this is right to style with its bold to brash hops and booze. It seems like what I remember the Stone 10th Anniversary to be like while fresh except this beer isn’t as chewy and isn’t as insanely rich as that beer was. I get a pleasing load of grapefruit and tangelo hop flavor as well as a little mango that rolls quickly into bitter resiny hop goodness that only gives ground to a mild booziness. It ends with a very pleasing citrus hoppy goodness in my mouth demanding me to take another swig or go get that tiny expensive little tumbler re-filled. Since the body isn’t super chewy and super rich and along with the fresh hoppy goodness to me this seem dangerously sessionable, but that’s just me. I hope we get some here in AZ. The more I drink this the more I love it. I’m starting to think what more could you want in a IIPA? This hits on all cylinders as it’s rich, it’s bitter with rich hoppiness, full force hop flavor and it lets you know it has a sizable ABV. Great to style IIPA. This moves up a few more points for me. Damn!

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

Bomber from Premier Gourmet, Amherst, NY. Oh no! The last IPA in the house! Well, I deserve it after a couple of hours outside dicking around with the Christmas lights. Clear orange pour, with a fluffy ivory head, and said head fell away to some respectable lacing. Big aroma, resins and citrus. Superb mouthfeel. Great flavour, all the bitterness you could ever ask for, with no shortage of citrus and pine resins, and alcohol without a burn.

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

An aggressive pour gives you a white foamy head that settles quickly. Great slick lacing. Aroma is piney, citrus and earthy. Strong pine flavour with an abundance of fruit, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, melon. Hoppy? Yep it is but it's all balanced out with a sweet maltiness. Mouthfeel is full bodied and dry. I love beers like this.

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

My second from World of Beer. An orange-amber in color with a moderate, sudsy textured, off white head rising above. There's decent hang time on the head. Settles into a moderate sized ringlet. The profile is a strong citric-floral presence. Let it warm and the grapefruit comes through. Some caramel sweetness holds up the dominate bitterness. The palate is thick and slick. Quite refreshing.

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

Bottle from sam/@d2atlanta. Light amber colored pour, near perfect white head and lacing. Huge resiny hops aroma and initial taste - grapefruit, peaches, pine - then a great caramelly malt presence to calm the hops bomb down a bit. GREAT bitter linger leaving one yearning for more. Big Ass Beer - Worthy. Thanks Sam!

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

Pours a slightly hazy orange amber with a sub one finger head that lofts a while. Good amount of carbonation. Aroma is decently hopped with a strong hit of gummy bears. Taste is very dry and hoppy that seems to mask the booziness ok. Stick and bitter at the end. Very good.

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

Bomber from within a few weeks of it hitting the shelves locally. Sticky resinous hops with full on citrus and passion fruits rounded out by big pine. Sparkling orang~copper colored body, foamy head and bright, thick lacing. Malty coupled with a huge bitterness, after taste has a trace of booziness to it. Burnt caramel, some complimenting earthy hops and a wide range of fruitiness. Just about wrecked my palate, decent hop bomb however a touch too jumbled to be considered great.

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

Pours copper with perfect clarity and small, airy head. Evergreen and grapefruit are the notable aromatics. Ample malts play against significant hops bitterness. It's a tasty beer, floral, piney, bitter citrus. Full bodied and incredibly soft. Mouthfeel is the standout.

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

Strong, hoppy aroma is quite resiny and has subtle fruity hints. Pours a clear dark amber with a frothy but not persistent buff head. Resiny hops dominate the sharp flavor, which has fruity and malty hops and just a little bitterness. Mouthfeel is fizzy, edgy and firm, leaving a persistent hoppy tingle and the feeling that you just swallowed a pine tree. Well done, Stone Brewing, you arrogant bastards!

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

Long story short, take some thick, fresh pine sap, plenty of it, mix some grapefruit juice in it. Add some carbonated water and presto!! Ruin Ten IPA. Thick and syrupy, hop bomb, initial bracing bitter shock that mellows to a steady bitterness. Overall its a winner.