Thursday, May 17, 2012

Special Stone Ruination IPA - 10th Anniversary Ale

Stone Brewing is releasing a special version of its Ruination double IPA on June 11, 2012.  Ruination, a year-round release, is one of my favorite double IPAs.  I view it similar to Pliny the Elder, in that it's a crisp, hop-forward beer, not a heavy, syrupy, alcohol bomb, which seems like the default for too many craft brewers and their double IPAs.  Ruination's best attribute is its drinkablity.   Stone, from the link above, says, "we'll be debuting the amped-up Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA, which is jam-packed with an even healthier than usual dose of hop glory, utilizing a blend of Citra and Centennial in the dry hop!"   I am looking forward to this IPA.
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3 comments:

Jay H said...

Do you know if it's in bottles or just available down San Diego way on draft?

May 20, 2012 at 4:53 PM
Beer Rover said...

Yes, it will be bottled. From a Stone Facebook post:

"Getting several questions about the Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA... and YES! It will be bottled and distributed, beginning on June 11th. (And it will be glorious.)"

Between Twitter, Facebook and Stone's website and blog it's getting hard to keep track of all the news. Facebook is usually the last place I look.

May 20, 2012 at 10:10 PM
Mark said...

You know, I haven't had the regular Ruination in far too long, and this anniversary sounds quite nice. I think it would be interesting to try them back to back, just to see how much of a difference there is...

May 21, 2012 at 7:18 PM

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