One of many gargoyles at Stone BreweryI was in San Diego a few weeks ago for the marathon. I took an extra day after the race, rented a car and made a trip to Stone Brewery just north of the city. We had lunch at the "World Bistro" and went on a brewery tour which finished with a free tasting. The bistro was just ok, but the beer was of course fantastic and as is always the case, it was that much better fresh from the tap at the brewery.
If you are not familiar with Stone (website here), it's my favorite. I highly recommend the original IPA. They do a whole collection of other stronger, super hopped beers, but having tasted most of them, I can now confirm that the IPA is indeed the best. Fortunately, it is also the most widely available. Unfortunately, it is not available here in Canada.
If you are not familiar with Stone (website here), it's my favorite. I highly recommend the original IPA. They do a whole collection of other stronger, super hopped beers, but having tasted most of them, I can now confirm that the IPA is indeed the best. Fortunately, it is also the most widely available. Unfortunately, it is not available here in Canada.
I actually think the Ruination is possibly better than the regular IPA. Although, the regular is more "drinkable"... i can usually only have 1 ruination.
ReplyDeleteTheir seasonal specials are pretty amazing too. There's a liquor store in Boston (Davis Square) where if you "know a guy" you get pretty much any of the last 12 annual specials. It's cool.