Stone IPA (pack of 6) (35.5cl, 6.9%)

Stone IPA is a West Coast IPA from Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, packaged as a six-pack of 12 oz cans at 6.9% ABV. Founded in 1996 in San Diego County, Stone helped define the hop-forward West Coast style. It is brewed with Magnum, Chinook, Centennial, Azacca, Calypso, Ella and Vic Secret hops, with an enhanced dry-hopping process of roughly two weeks to layer and unify hop flavours over a subtle malt backbone. The nose leads with pine resin, then citrus peel, tropical mango and passionfruit, with a faint herbal, slightly dank edge. The palate is firmly bitter with piney hoppiness and tangerine skin, moving into tropical mango and light stone fruit over restrained malt. The finish is medium-long, dry and resinous, with lingering bitterness fading into a subtle herbal note.