Stone Brewing makes some amazing beer and their Ruination Imperial IPA is no exception. The bottle claims it is "A liquid poem to the glory of the hop" and it truly is. It is a glorious blend of bright bitterness and cool citrus tones. It is refreshing and amazingly balanced and all around super enjoyable. The bottle has a rather lengthy write up on the beer within but its worth a read. It says its called Ruination "because of the ruinous effect on your palate" which gave me a giggle. But I will admit I was loathe to taste another beer after it without a good palate cleansing least it destroy my enjoyment of the other beer with its fabulousness. I've had a friend refer to Stone Brewing as unrepentant beer snobs and I can see where that might come from as they have a very high opinion on their beer and indeed the art of beer making in general but they make some incredible beer and they deserve to be proud. As always Stone earns a big thumbs up on their finely crafted beer and I look forward to many more.
The second Imperial IPA of this review is Founders Brewing Double Trouble. I love the label graphic with the face seen from both directions as well as their reasoning which is that "the hops will get you going and coming". There was a wonderful bright bitterness with grapefruity notes which gave it a lingering tang. It was a very fresh and pleasing assault on the taste buds but certainly not for the hop shy.
I truly enjoyed both of the beers in this post but if you compare them it is a hands down win for Stone's Ruination. Just a phenomenal and memorable brew that I will certainly be enjoying again and sharing with my friends (if they get to my house before I drink them all). Uh oh, think it might be time for another beer run. Until then, Cheers!
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