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The high-end pureed fruit used here blends exceptionally well with the aroma and flavors from the hops creating a multi-layered IPA that also has the dankness and bitterness that superbly rounds out this beer.įounded by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner in 1996, the groundbreaking San Diego-based Stone Brewing is the 9th largest craft brewer in the United States.

Overall: Working with fruit can be amazing and using good quality fruit is key to achieving that wonderful freshness and avoiding artificial flavorings.

There is a pithy quality similar to biting into fresh fruit along with the back-end bitterness one would expect from a Stone Brewing IPA.

Palate: Crisp, clean, and refreshingly bitter.

Taste is both fruity and hoppy leading to a long finish.

Taste: An explosion of fresh fruit and bright hops join together to create several complex fruit layers.

Aroma: Bright, fresh fruit aromas of pineapple, tangerine, and tangelo combine with citrus and tropical aromas from the hops.

Appearance: Light golden with slight haze.

Featured Hops: Chinook, Magnum, Centennial, Citra, Sterling, Mosaic, Azzaca, Simcoe.

Availability: 22-ounce bottles nationwide 12oz, 6-pack cans in California beginning in early August, and nationally in January 2018.

Stone Tangerine Express IPA remains one of Stone’s year-round core beers alongside Stone IPA, Stone Delicious IPA, Stone Ruination Double IPA 2.0 and Stone Ripper San Diego Pale Ale. Twelve-ounce six-pack cans will first be available throughout California in August, eventually rolling out nationally in January 2018. Stone Tangerine Express IPA has been nationally available in 22-ounce bottles and draft since February, 2017. It’s an express ticket to a beach hammock getaway with refreshing drink in hand, complete with punchy tropical fruit character and Stone’s signature bold hop bitterness. Eight different hops give this beer its marked dankness overtones and refreshing bitterness.

Neither the hops nor the fruit dominate, yet together they create several complex fruit layers, which can only be achieved by brewing with the entire fruit. Stone’s brewers used whole tangerine puree to capture the essence of the bright flavors of the fruit with the addition of whole pineapple for a subtle, yet lingering tropical backnote. Stone Tangerine Express IPA pours light golden in color with an aroma that’s bright, juicy and tropical. I would drink it again.Cans now make up 30 percent of Stone’s package sales and the brewery now offers four of its year-round core beers in cans as well as select special releases. It would make a great beer for a cookout or get-together where you might want a bright citrus character. The highlight of the beer is how it is presented on the palate with a strong bitterness that belongs, which is married to a light body and smooth character. It's a fantastic beer and I would recommend it. Overall: The can states that this is "AN INDIA PALE ALE w/ TANGERINE & PINEAPPLE." The tangerine seemed to come across a bit more like an orange and the pineapple didn't show up in the flavor or aroma, but it has a clear citrus flavor. Mouthfeel: It is smooth and light bodied with a punchy bitterness. There is a touch of alcohol flavor towards the end. There is a cracker-like flavor to the beer which is very nice. Taste: It tastes like oranges, grapefruit, and a light bit of peach. The projection of the aroma is about average. The head is eggshell white and very large with fantastic retention and lacing.Īroma: It smells like oranges and grapefruit. Big, bold and not for kids.įrom the bottom of the can: "RVA 11/19/19 EJBY 03/18/20 15:51"Īppearance: The body is a hazy orange color with a lot of small suspended solids. We're not looking for a sweet concoction to appease the "I want my beer to taste like fruit juice" crowd. In addition to the complexities of the tangerine - the likes of which you can only get by using the whole fruit - we judiciously employ just a hint of whole pineapple for a backnote (you'd likely not even pick it out of the mix if we didn't tell you it was there). We use bountiful whole tangerine purée, which brings pithy, crisp bitterness to thr citrus flavor. Welcome to our vacation transportation express and ctack a phenomenal beer to complete the experience.

Your official duties for the day have been to maybe take a hike to a secluded waterfall, perhaps grill something, definitely chill with plenty of sand between your toes. Imagine the tropical haze of a lazy afternoon-into-evening. 13 and Tangerine Express IPAĪ tropical IPA that transports you.