Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is Stone Brewing Company Stochasticity
Project Grapefruit Slam IPA - ale with grapefruit peel added.
From the Stochasticity Project website: “India
pale ales harness the inherent flavor characteristics of hops to bring forward
familiar flavors of pine, resin, spice, and citrus. In some cases, those
botanicals are so potent, they exactly mirror specific edibles. Such is the
case with Centennial hops, which hail from the Great Northwest and come across
on the palate like a mouthful of citrus fruit. That sensation is amplified with
this, the first beer introduced via the Stochasticity Project–a double IPA
brewed with Centennial, Chinook and Magnum hops as well as an immense dosing of
fresh grapefruit peel. The result is over-the-top bittersweet grapefruit
intensity that is at once refreshing and bracing in its citrusy bitterness.”
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours
a pale orange color with a soapy white head leaving lots of lacing.
Aroma: Citrus,
fruity and pine hop scents, bready, pale and caramel malts.
Taste: Grapefruit
upfront with grassy and other citrus bitterness, spice, sweet and grainy malts
round out the flavors.
Overall: Refreshing
and very grapefruity, Stone Brewing Company Stochasticity Project Grapefruit
Slam IPA is enjoyable. This 8.2% ABV
offering is certainly worth a try for a change of pace.
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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