Originally brewed as a ‘black lager,’ this tends to be dryer, cleaner, and crisper than its antecedent while retaining damp tobacco leaf sweetness and hints of rye, rum, or caffeine. Increasing malt sweetness thickens medium-to-full-bodied finish.
STONE CAT WHEAT
Sunny pale body pushes wheat-soured barley biscuit frontage ahead of paltry peach-fuzzed banana fruiting to crisply clove-spiced lemony orange White Ale-like finish. Fizzy flowing autumnal soft enough for neophytes.
STONE CAT SCOTCH ALE
Aromatic fruit waft, frisky hop insurgence, and unspecific grain backup provide bittersweet template to malt-roasted barley-smoked moderation. Too transparent and tame, lacking distinction for its class.
STONE CAT PUMPKIN ALE
Acrid grape esters consume mild gourd frontage of darker-than-usual dry-bodied pumpkin-spiced wayfarer. In lieu of expected cinnamon-clove spicing, this robust mahogany autumn seasonal boasts charred hop depth, coarse walnut bounty, and abrupt vegetal earthiness. Emboldened toasted grain finish acquires tingly barleywine-burgundy nuance.
STONE CAT OCTOBERFEST
Munich-styled moderate-bodied festbier lacks expected autumnal spicing to timid wheat-grained backbone. Some acridity seeps into diacetyl finish, depleting muted fruitiness.
STONE CAT I.P.A.
Slight smoked barley whiff and stiff orange peel souring receive organic nut-induced bitterness. Beneath hop sharpness lies thick malt residue and distant dark maple sweetness sustaining rich full body. More robust than usual IPA fare.
STONE CAT E.S.B.
Fine puffy-headed amber-shined Bitter counters barley-toasted yeast sinew and caramel-chocolate inertia with animated hop-spiced orange-fruited zest. Lack of expected malt richness never negatively affects muted mocha aftertaste.
STONE CAT BLUEBERRY ALE
Impressive short-headed moderate-bodied golden-hazed ale (found in 64-ounce bottle under Eagle Brook Saloon name) with immediate bitter-hopped blueberry essence lingering to juniper-spiced barley-wheat finish. Lacks intimidating fruited tartness of competing Sea Dog Wild Blueberry but maintains better crisp watered gentleness and more compact blueberry resilience.
STONE CAT BLONDE ALE
Sessionable soft-watered cask-conditioned English Bitter-styled moderation offers spry pink grapefruit tang, fuzzy apricot brightness and floral wheat mist over grassy hay-leathered bottom.
STONE CAT BARLEYWINE
Rich yeast-sinewed 10% alcohol monster gathering dark-spiced prune, raisin, and bruised cherry ripeness for warming cognac-burgundy finish. Sweet whiskey resolve deepens over time.
STONE VERTICAL EPIC ALE 04.04.04
Fab easygoing swirly-headed Belgian strong pale ale matches stewed prune juicing to raisin-pureed fig and date sugaring. Kaffir lime leafs add tartness to white grape esters, candied apple spell and honeydew drift. White-peppered coriander. currant and clove settle atop oats-roasted bottom as creamy vanilla dirge surges.
STONE 10TH ANNIVERSARY INDIA PALE ALE
Bright red-orange fruiting overlays brawny piney hop bittering and variable cola-hazelnut whim up-front. Creamy malt center fortifies toasted cereal graining, sweet apple-apricot-tangerine tang, and residual light barleywine buoyancy.