Dead Soldier
Where to Dig Up More About This Beer
Stone Pale Ale
Stone Brewing Company
North San Diego County
Escondido, CA USA
Est. 1996
www.stonebrew.com
Brain Damage Quotient = 5.4 % ABV
Fluid Oz. = 12.0
Postmortem Brew Review
Rusty brown and translucent in color.
Hop aroma, hop taste with malt, hop finish.
Three fingered creamy off-white head.
Nice spiderweb lace in the glass.
Full flavor, medium body with good carbonation.
Grim Reaper's Eulogy
Hops that go 'pop' in your mouth. At 41 IBU's they are not subtle, but not overpowering. A good dash of roasty malted flavor finishes the balance. This English style pale ale had a head that lasted to the end of the glass and left some remarkable lacy goodness.
What I really enjoyed most is the picture of a gargoyle on the finely painted bottle. It says, "...a fearsome figure carved from stone that has powers to ward off evil spirits." We'll I have never been so insulted...I may go by "The Reaper" but I'm far from evil. And it doesn't scare me one bit. Actually judging from the photo above, I bested that gargoyle. Muhaa-haa! Nice try...
It is the first Stone I've ever had, but listen up...Gargoyles, the Reaper hereby officially places you on notice. I will be claiming more of these in the future, for sure.
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