Stone Brewing Co. Revamps Lineup for 2016 – Brings Back Some Favorites
(Escondido,CA) – For many years, Stone Brewing Co. has kept their future plans very close to the hip, to the point where it has almost seemed as if that they improvise what they are releasing every three months. Recently, they have gone off the beaten path of their Old Guardian, Imperial Russian Stout and Double Bastard Ale with some very experimental recipes to mixed reaction. The fact they they are taking risks and trying new things keeps them fresh. Yesterday, Stone unveiled their 2016 lineup, which appears to have taken their recent formula and turned it on its side. As a local Stone fan, I am pretty pleased with what has been announced (see below), especially for the returns of some throw back beers.
2016 Stone Seasonals |
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| Stone Pataskala Red X IPA 7.3% • 12oz 6pks & draft • Red IPA made w/special Red X malt from Germany. |
February – May |
| Witbier (5-6%) • 12oz 6pks & draft • Our first bottled wit will be a modern, unconventional spin on a classic Old World style. |
June – September |
| Stone Coffee Milk Stout 5% • 12oz 6pks & draft • A bittersweet, creamy, coffee‑laced stout. |
October – December |
2016 Stone Imperial Seasonals |
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| Stone Americano Stout (8.4-9%) • 12oz 6pks & draft • Espresso American Stout, inspired by (and named after) the Americano coffee style. |
February – May |
| Mystery IPA (8.2-8.8%) • 12oz 6pks & draft • Super unique and delicious IPA. Will be revealed late spring! |
June – September |
| Stone Xocoveza for the Holidays & the New Year 8.1% • 12oz 6pks & draft • Our awesome-to-cellar spiced mocha stout returns to herald the time of year when the joyous spirit of giving is in the air and good behavior is generously rewarded. |
October – December |
2016 New Release |
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| Hoppy blonde (4.7-5.3%) • Cans & draft • Would you expect a blonde brewed by Stone to be anything less than hoppy? Neither would we. And in cans, no less. |
June |
2016 Stone Special Releases |
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| 2016 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine (11-11.5%) • 22oz & draft • Our famous barley wine, this year dry‑hopped w/Pekko hops. |
February |
| 2016 Dogfish Head / Victory / Stone Saison du BUFF 7.7% • 12oz 6pks & draft • The extraordinarily unique (and sometimes polarizing) rotating-between-the-breweries-every-year collaboration of three longtime friends: Sam Calagione of DFH, Bill Covaleski of Victory & our very own Greg Koch. |
March |
| 2016 Stone Imperial Russian Stout (10.5-11%) • 22oz & draft • Earning a perfect 100 score on RateBeer, this is one of our most cellarable beers. |
March |
| Stone Spotlight Series release TBD • 22oz & draft • The result of a Stone Brewing Team competition. California release only. |
May |
| Stone RuinTen Triple IPA 10.8% • 22oz & draft • A stage dive into a mosh pit of hops. |
June |
| Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout (13-13.5%) • 22oz & draft • This righteously flavorful, partially barrel‑aged, superhero version of an imperial stout is returning for its fourth edition. |
July |
| Stone 20th Anniversary IPA (8-9.5%) • 22oz & draft • You can bet that our 20th Anniversary IPA will be nothing short of a monumental celebration of big‑character flavor. |
August |
Stone 20th Anniversary Encore Series |
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| Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout 9.2% • 22oz & draft • The bitterness of hops traded for the bitterness of unsweetened chocolate, with flaked oats added to provide creaminess and body. |
January |
| Stone 6th Anniversary Porter 8% • 22oz & draft • Our venerable smoked porter cranked up a notch or three, owner of a superlative score of 100 on RateBeer. |
April |
| Stone 02.02.02 Vertical Epic Ale 7.5% • 22oz & draft • Originally only 300 cases were made. We’re upping it a little this time around. |
July |
| Beachwood / Heretic / Stone Unapologetic IPA (v2.0) (8.5-9.5%) • 22oz & draft • Part reissue, part update. Our collaborators will use the original recipe as the jumping‑off point! |
August |
| Mixed 4pk: Stone 5th Anniversary IPA, Stone 10th Anniversary IPA, Stone 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA, Stone 20th Anniversary IPA (8-11%) • 22oz 4pk Box • Our famously seminal, groundbreaking, hoppy anniversary favorites! |
September |
| Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA 8.9% • 22oz & draft • A decidedly British and royally delicious IPA, with the hops, malts and yeast all coming from the UK. |
October |
Stone Enjoy By IPA Series |
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| Stone Enjoy By 02.14.16 Black IPA 9.4% • 22oz & draft • This onyx yin to our golden, freshness‑envelope‑pushing yang rewards hoppy beer enthusiasts with amazingly in‑your‑face dankness and tropical & stone fruit hop flavors. |
January |
| Stone Enjoy By 02.14.16 Unfiltered IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft • We don’t always have a filter, so why should our beer? The hop aromas will be even more intense in this #nofilter version of Stone Enjoy By IPA. |
January |
| Stone Enjoy By 04.20.16 IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft • Devastatingly dank, über hoppy and, as always, made with a fresh stash of more than 10 different hops. |
March |
| Stone Enjoy By 05.04.16 Black IPA 9.4% • 22oz & draft |
March |
| Stone Enjoy By 05.30.16 Tangerine IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft • Puréed tangerines introduce a hop‑pushing tang to our famously “brewed‑not‑to‑last” double IPA. |
April |
| Stone Enjoy By 07.04.16 IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft |
May |
| Stone Enjoy By 07.25.16 Black IPA 9.4% • 22oz & draft |
June |
| Stone Enjoy By 09.05.16 Unfiltered IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft |
August |
| Stone Enjoy By 10.31.16 Tangerine IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft |
September |
| Stone Enjoy By 11.25.16 Black IPA 9.4% • 22oz & draft |
October |
| Stone Enjoy By 12.25.16 IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft |
November |
Stone Enjoy After Brett IPA Series |
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| Stone Enjoy After 04.20.17 Brett IPA 7% • 750ml • Really? Cellar an IPA? Yes. Brettanomyces brings about charmingly unpredictable complexities of spice, funk, acidity and more. |
March |
| Stone Enjoy After 10.31.17 Brett IPA 7% • 750ml |
