The second launch in Stone’s Fan Favorites collection is that this expression, first brewed in 2011. Baird / Ishii / Stone Japanese Inexperienced Tea IPA is a collaboration between Stone and Bryan Baird of Japan’s Baird’s Brewing and Toshi Ishii of Ishii Brewing in Guam. It’s a reasonably easy recipe, made with Warrior, Crystal, Helga, Aramis, and Sorachi Ace hops — plus entire leaf inexperienced tea.
The mixture is a delight, providing a wealthy and rounded physique that’s filled with tropical fruit in addition to ample, conventional bitterness. Bitter dried herbs and tree bark notes are enveloping, whereas that barely matcha-sweet inexperienced tea aspect pervades all through the expertise. Prolonged, mouth-coating end. On the entire, the beer presents itself largely as a boldly resinous west coast IPA, however the distinctive Asian spin is compelling. Would drink once more.
10.1% abv.
A- / $18 per six pack / stonebrewing.com
Baird / Ishii / Stone Japanese Inexperienced Tea IPA
$18
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