An Old School Stoning

We had a Stone promo at Earth the other night and I busted out some old Stone brews from the cellar. First up was the 2006 Double Bastard, which has aged pretty gracefully so far but may be a bit past its prime. The caramel and raisin notes were sublime but it definitely had a decent amount of oxidation going on. I'd say 2 years is prime for this brew in the bottle. Next up was the 07.07.07 Vertical Epic, which is a Belgian Golden/Saison with cardamom and some other random spices. This one showed no oxidation and, while delicious now, I think has a few more years before its perfect. The spiciness is a bit strong still. Finally we cracked the 05.05.05 Vertical Epic which, sadly, was very oxidized. Lots of wet cardboard, but still some nice dark fruit notes. If you have any of this, drink it up now.

Overall it was another fun promo. Cheers to Lee from Stone!!