Stone IPA Clone Comparison - You pick the real one!

EdWort · Jul 3, 2007

I brewed an All Grain Stone IPA Clone back on March 20th. Today, I put a cobra tap on the keg in my keezer in the garage for a taste as well as to compare to a chilled Stone IPA just purchased 15 minutes ago.

My beer was dry hopped by dropping a stainless herb ball containing 1 oz. of Centennial into the keg on May 15th. I compared the two and my beer has a much better nose and hop taste. The real Stone actually tastes a bit sweeter.

Guess which one is the Real Stone IPA.

Mine is on the right. The left was a bad bottle of Stone.

RichBrewer · Jul 3, 2007

Is yours the one on the left?

EdWort · Jul 3, 2007

Not saying till we get as many posts as in my Apfelwein thread......Just kidding.

I'll wait till we get some more guesses. Perhaps tomorrow. In the mean time, I'm gonna enjoy my kick ass IPA, my first beer after my liver had a 3 week vacation (Doctors bloodwork came back normal).

RichBrewer · Jul 3, 2007

EdWort said:
Not saying till we get as many posts as in my Apfelwein thread......Just kidding.

I'll wait till we get some more guesses. Perhaps tomorrow. In the mean time, I'm gonna enjoy my kick ass IPA, my first beer after my liver had a 3 week vacation (Doctors bloodwork came back normal).

I'm glad to hear your tests came back OK. :mug:

The least you could do is give us a taste test of the two so we can compare.

Beerrific · Jul 3, 2007

At first look I would have to go with RichBrewer and say left, but since I think this may be a trick I vote the one on the right.

FlyingHorse · Jul 3, 2007

I don't want to offend in any way, but I'm presuming the one on the left is yours...if you got a bottled Stone IPA that's that cloudy (or maybe it's the lighting?), there's something wrong with it.

Which isn't meant to imply that there's something wrong with it if it's yours

FlyGuy · Jul 3, 2007

I cast my vote for the one on the right -- that is one very nice, thick, creamy head there. Gotta be homebrew.

Regardless, both look good!

Willsellout · Jul 3, 2007

FlyGuy said:
I cast my vote for the one on the right -- that is one very nice, thick, creamy head there. Gotta be homebrew.

Regardless, both look good!

One on the right, his Haus APA is crystal clear so I wouldn't assume he would have haze issues.

Dan

shlap · Jul 3, 2007

The one on the right looks like 12oz in a pint glass so I'd guess the one on the right is the real Stone.

WOP31 · Jul 3, 2007

Voting for the one on the left as your's just because of the slight Chill haze, just needs a couple more days in the keg and you won't be able to telll the diference. I bet it tastes great, love me some Stone Beer.
Cheers

BierMuncher · Jul 3, 2007

I've seen how nicely your beers clear up Ed. I've also seen how lame the commercial head retention is so I'm going with the one on the right.

How was the taste. I've got to get my first IPA under my belt and I'm torn betwen the DFH60 and this recipe (Stone Ruination is it?)

EdWort · Jul 3, 2007

OK guys, you need to be clear now.

Which one is the real Stone IPA?

EdWort · Jul 3, 2007

BierMuncher said:
How was the taste. I've got to get my first IPA under my belt and I'm torn betwen the DFH60 and this recipe (Stone Ruination is it?)

Mine is fricking awsome! It's actually a Stone IPA Clone, but it tastes more like the Ruination. Much better than the real thing. I'm so stoked, I'm brewing it again tomorrow.
Here's the recipe.

Single infusion 60 minutes at 153 degrees.

10.5# Pale
1# Munich
1# Crystal 20L

1 oz. Warrior 60 minutes
1 oz. Centennial 15 minutes
1 oz. Centennial 5 minutes

Dry Yeast - Safale US-05

O.G. 1.066
F.G. 1.010

Dry Hop with 1 oz. Centennial. The stainless herb ball in the keg works great!

67coupe390 · Jul 4, 2007

I say the one on the left is yours. They both make me thirsty though!

Brewsmith · Jul 4, 2007

Yours is on the left, the real Stone is on the right, by clarity and volume reasons stated previously.

Ryanh1801 · Jul 4, 2007

neither, its a trick.

I would have to say the one on the right is the real one.

llain · Jul 4, 2007

I'd say yours is the one on the right

talleymonster · Jul 4, 2007

"...You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"

Seriously I think it's the one on the left.

RichBrewer · Jul 4, 2007

EdWort said:
OK guys, you need to be clear now.

Which one is the real Stone IPA?

Well if I said that the one on the left is yours then I guess the one on the right would be the Stone.

FSR402 · Jul 4, 2007

You said that you had it on tap and the Stone was from a bottle.. My guess is that yours is on the right. The head looks to me to be like a draft head. :rockin:

FlyingHorse · Jul 4, 2007

C'mon Ed...the suspense is killing us!

DeadYetiBrew · Jul 4, 2007

Yours is on the right. Stone on the left... The head on the right is too good to be from a bottle.

EdWort · Jul 4, 2007

Ok guys,

Mine is on the right and the real Stone is on the left. I could not believe how cloudy the Stone is, so much so, I just bought another bottle to do another test this afternoon...., you know, just to be sure. Yeah, that's it. Quality control.

I'll post another pic from the second test. Different glasses this time though.

Thanks to all those who played "Let's Pick the Clone"

Now if it would stop raining, I could brew some beer.

Orpheus · Jul 4, 2007

I'll take the one on the left to drink, just because there's more beer in it!

Oh and I pick the one on the left to be the real one too!

FlyingHorse · Jul 4, 2007

EdWort said:
Ok guys,

Mine is on the right and the real Stone is on the left. I could not believe how cloudy the Stone is, so much so, I just bought another bottle to do another test this afternoon...., you know, just to be sure. Yeah, that's it. Quality control.

I'll post another pic from the second test. Different glasses this time though.

Damn, that is one fine looking brew Ed! I still can't figure out what's up with that Stone, though. I've never seen a commercial beer that cloudy. The bottled Stone IPAs I've had recently all looked ...well, like your HB version!

EdWort · Jul 4, 2007

Bike N Brew said:
Damn, that is one fine looking brew Ed! I still can't figure out what's up with that Stone, though. I've never seen a commercial beer that cloudy. The bottled Stone IPAs I've had recently all looked ...well, like your HB version!

Thanks. I was surprised too. That's one reason for test number 2.

EdWort · Jul 4, 2007

I think the store passed me a bad Stone in my first test. I went to my local grocery store and picked up another Stone IPA for this test. It looks much better. My beer is on the right.

As far as aroma & taste go, this time I can't really tell the difference except mine is a shade darker in color. This recipe from AHS is pretty much spot on IMHO.

FlyingHorse · Jul 4, 2007

Oooooooh...double vision.

That is scary. Nice work!

DeadYetiBrew · Jul 5, 2007

wow that is an interesting and quite scarey similarity... that's like what 1 SRM difference lol?

Nice ed...

TCHDNSD · Jul 5, 2007

talleymonster said:
"...You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"

Princess Bride was a great movie

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