Stone 12th Anniversary (Two Years Later)
As Stone 14th Anniversary approaches, I wanted to check in, and see how Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout is doing. The beer was a hot monster when it was fresh, and toned down a bit after about 3 months on it. I say this with most of the last few anniversary ales, Stone should make this year ’round. Here are the tasting notes, 2 years later.
Stone Brewing Co. – Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout – 22 oz. bottle poured into a goblet. 9.2% abv. Purchased at Certified Market, Monrovia, CA.
Appearance: Pours a viscous midnight brown with a thin oily head.
Aroma: Dark and milk chocolate followed by a small hint of red berry.
Taste: Dark chocolate pudding. It’s all I could think sip after sip.
Mouthfeel: Very silky, modest prickly carbonation.
Overall: Wow and amazing. This beer is doing very well, wish I had two cases. It was one of those beers I had a hard time putting away over the past two years.
January 30, 2011 @ 5:45 pm
Just found a shop in San Marcos that has 3 cases for next to nothing price wise. Should I pick these up and age them?
November 15, 2010 @ 2:14 am
hey, ive had this beer before about close to maybe a year ago, and ive been looking for it since seriously, do you know anywhere i can find if please?
August 20, 2010 @ 1:17 pm
Hey mikedashg,
What time should I be over for that? 😉
August 19, 2010 @ 10:54 pm
Picked up about 6 of these to put in the closet after I tasted how well it was aging. They’re fantastic! I cleaned out both places that still had a couple sitting in the icebox. Isn’t it nice to come across thoses gems every now and then? Mike, I’ll help drink that vertical!
August 19, 2010 @ 5:36 pm
Cool! Glad it sounds like it’s holding up.
Next month I’ll be drinking (at least) 7th-14th in a vertical tasting. May get 6th in there too. Going to be EPIC! 😀