Stone Saison

Not bottle conditioned

Stone Saison [baron rating 5/5] - 6% gold ale,floral lemon ground spices smell,zesty herbal bittersweet taste,spicy peppery finish Baron Orm

Stone Go To IPA

Not bottle conditioned

Stone Go To IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% pale gold ale,sweet lemon grapefruit smell,lemony grapefruit bitter taste,zesty mild bitter finish Baron Orm

Stone Cali-Belgique IPA

Not bottle conditioned

Stone Cali-Belgique IPA [baron rating 4/5] - 6.9% copper ale,peach apricot Brett resinous smell,pithy citrus peachy taste,slight sour finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

Not bottle conditioned

Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale [baron rating 5/5] - 7.2% dark amber ale,vanilla molasses smell,burnt sugar xmas cake taste,sweetish finish Baron Orm

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Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale

Not bottle conditioned

Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale [baron rating 5/5] - 7.2% dark amber ale,raisins brown sugar smell,coffee dark sugar taste,roasted bitter finish Baron Orm

Note: 140 characters just isn't enough to describe this beer - it's got a wonderful balance of medium to dark brown sugars with a touch of coffee and dried fruit but balanced by a super powerful bitterness which makes this quite sweet beer so very moreish!

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Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous

Not bottle conditioned

Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous [baron rating 5/5] - 8.7% black ale,bovil bakewell tart smell,plum caramalised sugar taste,choc orange finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Chris for bringing this over for a baron rating!

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Stone Levitation Ale

Stone Levitation Ale [baron rating 3/5] - 4.4% dark amber ale,green hop resin smell,toffee malty bittersweet taste,dry fruity pithy finish Baron Orm

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Note: Not bottle conditioned but had loose sediment

Thank you to Richard (@SlurpBeer) from Slurp Beer for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Stone Ruination IPA

Not bottle conditioned

Stone Ruination IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 7.7% copper ale,resinous candied sweets smell,huge sticky resin taste,intense resin pithy finishBaron Orm

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Not bottle conditioned

Update: Wednesday, October 31, 2012

We were also very lucky to be able to try a very fresh bottle of this beer, bought direct from the brewery and drank by a group of us just over a week later.

Stone Ruination IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 7.7% gold ale,fresh hops lemon grapefruit pine smell,coriander resin taste,very bitter pine finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Chris (@beerquester) for bringing this along for a baron rating!

Note : This was the biggest baron rating session yet, with six of us sampling and saying what we thought whilst sat in the lovely Source Deli in Ormskirk. From left to right in the photo:

• Paul from Source Deli - @SourceDeliPaul
• Chris (my regular audio reviewer) - @Christopher_R
• Steven - @Judging_Jester
• Leigh - @villaBONE
• Chris (Leigh's San Diego-based work collegue) - @beerquester

The baron rating crew (minus the baron who was taking the photo)

Chris with fresh Stone Ruination IPA

Looking forward to baron rating Ales By Mail ales

Ales By Mail has been a keen supporter of the Baron and decided that it was time that they supplied a few more bottles to receive the baron treatment. Here are the details of what arrived promptly this morning:

• De Molen Vuur & Vlam - 6.2% 'fire & flames' ale hopped with galena, cascade, chinook, simcoe & amarillo (RateBeer)
• Dupont Saison Dupont - 6.5% coppery blond, the finest aromas and a strong bitterness transform this beer into a thirst-quenchener with no equal, just the way it was created. (taken from the Dupont website)
• Mighty Hop Black Pearl Porter - 4.4% beautifully smooth and dark beer,brewed with a lot of care and just a little chocolate malt
• St Stefanus Blonde - 7% ale brewed with three different yeasts and matured for at least three months. This speciality Belgian Blonde beer is an unpasteurised, high fermented beer that is then refermented in the bottle (taken from the St. Stefanus website)
• Stone Ruination IPA - 7.7% India Pale Ale, so called because of the "ruinous" effect on your palate! This massive hop monster has a wonderfully delicious and intensely bitter flavor on a refreshing malt base

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these Ales By Mail beers soon, and a big thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending these through to me!

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Stone Pale Ale

Stone Pale Ale [baron rating 5/5] - 5.4% dark amber ale,sweet biscuity smell,juicy dried fruits & toffee bittersweet taste,big bitter finish Baron Orm

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

Thank you to Richard (@SlurpBeer) from Slurp Beer for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to baron rating Slurp Beer ales

Here's our James Bond-style trailer for the mixed pack of beer:



Slurp are an established online wine retailer who decide to start stocking beer back in June 2010 but really started to push it in May 2011 with the creation of a whole new section for beer, a dedicated Twitter account @SlurpBeer as well as offering some pretty hefty promotions at the start to get some people aware and interested in their stock. They have been from all over the world and the range and prices are very good indeed.

Slurp offered to send a mixed case of beer through for review and as you know I'm always up for trying beers I've not baron rated before. Richard from Slurp packed a surprise mixed case for me and this is what he sent:

Canterbury Brewers

• Foundry Man’s Gold - 4% golden ale with strong citrus & elderflower aromas with a subtle lingering bitterness. Hops are Magnum & Citra
• Foundry Torpedo -4.5% straw coloured ale with an explosive crisp finish. Hops are Cascade & Bramling Cross
• Foundry Red Rye - 5.6% reddish gold ale,spice from the rye malt. Hops are Citra & Chinook
• Street Light Porter - 5.8% dark malty porter with strong toffee character and a liquorice finish. Hops are Goldings & Floral Willemette

Brooklyn Brewery

• Black Chocolate Stout -10% imperial stout,chocolate aroma & flavour due to six varieties of black, chocolate & roasted malts
• East India Pale Ale -6.9% IPA brewed with English malts and hops
• Brooklyn Pennant Ale -5% toasty, biscuity flavour with a fruity and dry finish

• Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager -5.5% amber lager? No description on the bottle...
• Goose Island 312 - 4.4% wheat ale? No description on the bottle...
• Stone Levitation - 4.4% ale? No description on the bottle...
• Stone Pale Ale - 5.4% pale ale? No description on the bottle...

• Silly Saison - 5% Belgian Saison
• Jever Pilsener - 4.9% pilsner
• Wentwell Barrel Organ Blues - 4.5% golden brown with a malty aroma,smooth in taste

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Slurp Beer ales soon, and a big thank you to Richard (@SlurpBeer) for sending them through to me!

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Stone IPA

Stone IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 6.9% gold ale,pine resin & fresh green hops smell,balanced bittersweet citrus taste,intense pine resin finish Baron Orm