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Stone: Ruination IPA

This imperial IPA is/was brewed by Stone in Escondido, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 59.98%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 7.70%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

I always love a double thats only 7.7. This means that the hops are entirely out of whack with the amount of malt, and its certainly the case here. Destroys your tongue, but in the best possibly way. Incredibly piney and so dry it sucks the moisture off your tongue. A beautiful beer,
Bomber. Another gem from the boys at Stone. Pours a beautiful rich golden with a slightly off white head. Wonderful lacing. Rich piney hoppy aroma. Strong hop flavor which is perfectly balanced with the malt. Wonderful Double. Have another? Keep em coming!!!
Love the 12ozers. Poured amber with a white head. Aroma of citrus and pine. Some orange flavor with lemon. Pine hint. Finished wet.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
12th Oct 2003 at 1:05 am bottle (room 307 of Days Inn hotel), San Diego, California, USA 7.70 medium-golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 59.979% ruined 68

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Other Beers (etc.) by Stone

Apart from Ruination IPA, Hop Horizons lists 50 others by Stone. These are:
16th Anniversary IPA
17th Gotterdammerung IPA
19th Anniversary - Thunderstruck IPA
7th Anniversary Ale
Americano Stout
Arrogant Bastard Ale
Beach Stone Brut IPA
Belgian Style Triple Ale
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Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager
Cali-Belgique IPA
Chai-Spiced Imperial Russian Stout
Cherry Chocolate Stout (w/ Jason Fields & Kevin Sheppard and Tröegs) (aged 5 years)
Citrusy Wit
Delicious IPA
Drew & Steve's Imperial Mutt Brown Ale (2015 Spotlight Series)
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Enjoy By 09/02/15
Espresso Totalitarian
Exalted IPA
Farking Wheaton w00tstout
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Go To IPA
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Hazy IPA
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IPA (5.9% version)
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Ishii Japanese Green Tea IPA
Levitation
Mocha IPA
Neverending Haze IPA
Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale
Old Guardian 2014 Release
Old Guardian Belgo 2011
Pale Ale
Pataskala Red X IPA
Points Unknown IPA (w/ Ecliptic and Wicked Weed)
Ripper
Smoked Porter
Smoked Porter with Chipotle Peppers
Sorry Not Sorry IPA
Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA
Tangerine Express IPA
Vertical Epic 11.11.11
Vertical Epic Ale
Xocoveza
Your Father Smelt of Elderberries (Stochasticity Project)
w00tstout: Imperial Pecan Barrel Aged

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