Comments on: 45 – Stone Brewing Cali-Belgique IPA http://www.humpdayhappiness.com/beer/2009/05/13/45-stone-brewing-cali-belgique-ipa/ Craft beer goodness to get you over the weekly hump and ready for the weekend Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:27:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: spoon http://www.humpdayhappiness.com/beer/2009/05/13/45-stone-brewing-cali-belgique-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-1591 spoon Fri, 15 May 2009 21:23:40 +0000 http://www.humpdayhappiness.com/beer/?p=344#comment-1591 Thanks for stoppin by Matt! I wish we could get more Stone in PA but I am thankful for what we do have. Now I need to get another bottle so I can sit back and enjoy it by myself :) cheers! Thanks for stoppin by Matt! I wish we could get more Stone in PA but I am thankful for what we do have. Now I need to get another bottle so I can sit back and enjoy it by myself :)

cheers!

]]> By: Matt at Stone http://www.humpdayhappiness.com/beer/2009/05/13/45-stone-brewing-cali-belgique-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-1556 Matt at Stone Thu, 14 May 2009 15:49:06 +0000 http://www.humpdayhappiness.com/beer/?p=344#comment-1556 Spoon, Nice write-up. Your description of the initial fruity sweetness and eventual dry, bitter, hoppy finish is pretty dead on. This beer is by far the most requested at the bar I frequent by my house, and it's a definite favorite among fans that visit the brewery. Glad you got a chance to try it way over there in PA. Cheers! -Matt at Stone Spoon,
Nice write-up. Your description of the initial fruity sweetness and eventual dry, bitter, hoppy finish is pretty dead on. This beer is by far the most requested at the bar I frequent by my house, and it’s a definite favorite among fans that visit the brewery. Glad you got a chance to try it way over there in PA. Cheers!
-Matt at Stone

]]> By: spoon http://www.humpdayhappiness.com/beer/2009/05/13/45-stone-brewing-cali-belgique-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 spoon Wed, 13 May 2009 18:05:57 +0000 http://www.humpdayhappiness.com/beer/?p=344#comment-1527 Since you're west coast, what else do you get to feast on from Stone that we don't get out East? Since you’re west coast, what else do you get to feast on from Stone that we don’t get out East?

]]> By: Phil http://www.humpdayhappiness.com/beer/2009/05/13/45-stone-brewing-cali-belgique-ipa/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Phil Wed, 13 May 2009 15:31:12 +0000 http://www.humpdayhappiness.com/beer/?p=344#comment-1523 This beer went from hard-to-find even in Southern California (unless you bought it directly at the brewery) to nationwide in less than a year. Glad to see it making the rounds. I love this beer. I like it so much that whenever I'm at the brewery, I have my Stone growler filled with it instead of Stone IPA, which has always been my favorite. I agree with what you said, that you would expect an IPA from Stone to taste a lot hoppier than this. However, it's a lot hoppier than a traditional Belgian IPA, which was their point. If you've ever had one from Belgium (McChouffe being the most common), you literally would think you were drinking a Golden Ale. Hops do not play a major role in those beers. But by giving this beer a fresh explosion of hops, Stone hits just the right balance of West Coast IPA and a Golden. This beer went from hard-to-find even in Southern California (unless you bought it directly at the brewery) to nationwide in less than a year. Glad to see it making the rounds.

I love this beer. I like it so much that whenever I’m at the brewery, I have my Stone growler filled with it instead of Stone IPA, which has always been my favorite.

I agree with what you said, that you would expect an IPA from Stone to taste a lot hoppier than this. However, it’s a lot hoppier than a traditional Belgian IPA, which was their point. If you’ve ever had one from Belgium (McChouffe being the most common), you literally would think you were drinking a Golden Ale. Hops do not play a major role in those beers. But by giving this beer a fresh explosion of hops, Stone hits just the right balance of West Coast IPA and a Golden.

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