09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale

09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale

Since today is 09/09/09, the day for the release of Stone Brewing‘s latest Vertical Epic Ale, I cracked open the bottle they sent me this evening to enjoy and review. This is one of those beers where the old notions of style are questioned and tested. (Something increasingly common with … Continue reading

Received: Stone Vertical Epic 09.09.09

Received: Stone Vertical Epic 09.09.09

It’s the week for getting beer: today I received a bottle of Stone Brewing‘s latest once-yearly masterpiece, Vertical Epic 09.09.09. It’s so-named because the official release is on September 9th; the “Vertical Epic” part comes from the overall scheme: since 2002, Stone has released a Vertical Epic on the month, … Continue reading

Stone Brewing, 2009 version

Stone Brewing, 2009 version

I first visited—and wrote about—Stone Brewing two years ago, back when their World Bistro & Gardens was still fairly new. New enough, in fact, that the “Gardens” part of that name was still just-planted and a bit under-landscaped (as you can tell from my pictures last year). This time around, … Continue reading