STONE ENJOY BY 5.17.13 IPA @StoneBrewingCO

"KABoom" as I’ve mentioned in the past  there aren’t many breweries I like better than Stone Brewery!  They make some frackin gnarly beers and their latest seasonal Enjoy By 5.17.13 is no exception! 

I found out about this saucy little bomber on crack-book (yes it’s good for some things).  Unlike several seasonal brews from the likes of Founders and 3 Floyds to name a few, Stone does a good job getting their product to the masses and I don’t have to worry about some long haired hipster who works at a local mega-liquor store buying it up so he and his underachieving dipshit buddies can sit around their apartment and drink it, all the while talking about how they’d make the world a better place!  Go Fuck Yourselves hipsters, you all suck! 

You have in your hands a devastatingly fresh double IPA. While freshness is a key component of many beers - especially big, citrusy, floral IPAs - we've taken it further, a lot further, in this IPA. You see, we specifically brewed it NOT to last. We've not only gone to extensive lengths to ensure that you're getting this beer in your hands within an extraordinarily short window, we made sure that the Enjoy By date isn't randomly etched in tiny text somewhere on the label, to be overlooked by all but the most attentive of retailers and consumers.  


Style: American Double/ Imperial IPA

ABV%: 9.4

IBUs:

Brewery: Stone

Beer Advocate: 98 Excellent

Enjoy By 5.17.13 should be drunk by the date it suggests and I did just that!  If you’ve ever had Great Divide Fresh Hop then you know how insanely awesome fresh brewed beer can taste.  Enjoy By does not disappoint.  After popping the cap it was pretty evident by the nice hopped out aroma coming from the bottle this was going to be a great Double IPA.  The pour was nice and bubbly.  It had a nice head to it and looked super fresh with a nice light amber color .  Every time I looked at my pint glass I could see bubbles rising to the surface indicating its ultra freshness! 

Enjoy by had a nice refreshing hoppy taste.  Not too hoppy and bitter, but tasty enough to slam the shit out of my taste buds. There were hints of fruity and floral notes right off the bat with a slight malty finish, which is a characteristic of most good IPA but not Double IPAs.  Enjoy By didn’t taste like a double to me, which I liked.  I could drink several pints of this which is scary because it’s smooth and did I mention it’s 9.4%!  If I had to rate this double IPA I’d go 8.5 out a possible 10 which I’m sure is less or not as good as what those hipsters would rate it because they’re fucking snobs!  Get a real jobs you shit heads! 

Cheers!