Monthly Archives: October 2013

Stone Brewing Co., Ruin Ten

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Stone Brewing Co. Out of Escondido, San Diego, CA. is the number 1 brewery in what is arguably the epicenter of the craft brew movement. I sampled their Ruin Ten from 22oz bottles. It pours cloudy amber with a strong hop and slight alcohol in bouquet. Big, pronounced hop and big al the tongue with a big hoppy finish. This was a good, DIPA but I have enjoyed some other Stone varieties more. It had a bit too much alcohol flavor. It is a big 10% DIPA, but their “Enjoy By” series is also high in alcohol but IMHO, is much smoother and it has that strong, sweet hop flavor. Look for more on the “Enjoy By” series another post.

Evolution Craft Brewing Co., Lot No. 6

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We took our annual, end of summer beach vacation down on the Delaware shore this year. Before I left, I was told to keep an eye out for Evolution beers. Evolution Craft Brewing Co., out of Salisbury, MD was offered in tap and in bottles in restaurants in the area and the local beer store had a number of selections from them to choose.  The Lot No.6 is a Double IPA and comes in at 8.5% abv. Out of 12 oz bottles, it poured a cloudy amber with a medium to thick, almost creamy head. Strong, predominately citrus hops on the nose.  Sweet, citrussy and piney hop flavors predominate and it has a nice, smooth malty finish was surprisingly smooth for a big 8.5% double. I really enjoyed this beer and found it to be a very good DIPA.

While down on the Delmarva, I also sampled Evolution’s Lot No. 3, which is their single IPA. It too, was a very good beer. I believe it has a 6.8% abv and was smooth and hoppy. I didn’t bring any of them home so I don’t have a true review).  But, I did enjoy the Lot No. 6 more than the Lot No. 3.  But, I tend to enjoy prefer DIPAs.