Stone Announces 2016 Beer Release Schedule

From Stone:

For the first time in our nearly 20 years of brewing, we’re sharing our beer release schedule—and not just for a month or two but for an entire year! Equipped with such knowledge, you’ll know when to look for what’s freshly available. Plans can change, however, so check back here for any updates closer to the month of release.

2016 STONE SEASONALS

Stone Pataskala Red X IPA
7.3% • 12oz 6pks & draft • Red IPA made w/special Red X malt from Germany.
February - May

Witbier--Stone Citrusy Wit
(5-6%) • 12oz 6pks & draft • Our first bottled wit will be a modern, unconventional spin on a classic Old World style.
June - September

Stone Coffee Milk Stout
5% • 12oz 6pks & draft • A bittersweet, creamy, coffee‑laced stout.
October - December

2016 STONE IMPERIAL SEASONALS

Stone Americano Stout
(8.4-9%) • 12oz 6pks & draft • Espresso American Stout, inspired by (and named after) the Americano coffee style.
February - May

Mystery IPA (This is likely a Mocha IPA)
(8.2-8.8%) • 12oz 6pks & draft • Super unique and delicious IPA. Will be revealed late spring!
June - September

Stone Xocoveza for the Holidays & the New Year
8.1% • 12oz 6pks & draft • Our awesome-to-cellar spiced mocha stout returns to herald the time of year when the joyous spirit of giving is in the air and good behavior is generously rewarded.
October - December

2016 NEW RELEASE

Hoppy blonde
(4.7-5.3%) • Cans & draft • Would you expect a blonde brewed by Stone to be anything less than hoppy? Neither would we. And in cans, no less.
June

2016 STONE SPECIAL RELEASES

2016 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine
(11-11.5%) • 22oz & draft • Our famous barley wine, this year dry‑hopped w/Pekko hops.
February

2016 Dogfish Head / Victory / Stone Saison du BUFF
7.7% • 12oz 6pks & draft • The extraordinarily unique (and sometimes polarizing) rotating-between-the-breweries-every-year collaboration of three longtime friends: Sam Calagione of DFH, Bill Covaleski of Victory & our very own Greg Koch.
March

2016 Stone Imperial Russian Stout
(10.5-11%) • 22oz & draft • Earning a perfect 100 score on RateBeer, this is one of our most cellarable beers.
March

Stone Spotlight Series release
TBD • 22oz & draft • The result of a Stone Brewing Team competition. California release only.
May

Stone RuinTen Triple IPA
10.8% • 22oz & draft • A stage dive into a mosh pit of hops.
June

Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout
(13-13.5%) • 22oz & draft • This righteously flavorful, partially barrel‑aged, superhero version of an imperial stout is returning for its fourth edition.
July

Stone 20th Anniversary IPA
(8-9.5%) • 22oz & draft • You can bet that our 20th Anniversary IPA will be nothing short of a monumental celebration of big‑character flavor.
August

STONE 20TH ANNIVERSARY ENCORE SERIES

Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
9.2% • 22oz & draft • The bitterness of hops traded for the bitterness of unsweetened chocolate, with flaked oats added to provide creaminess and body.
January

Stone 6th Anniversary Porter
8% • 22oz & draft • Our venerable smoked porter cranked up a notch or three, owner of a superlative score of 100 on RateBeer.
April

Stone 02.02.02 Vertical Epic Ale
7.5% • 22oz & draft • Originally only 300 cases were made. We're upping it a little this time around.
July

Beachwood / Heretic / Stone Unapologetic IPA (v2.0)
(8.5-9.5%) • 22oz & draft • Part reissue, part update. Our collaborators will use the original recipe as the jumping‑off point!
August

Mixed 4pk: Stone 5th Anniversary IPA, Stone 10th Anniversary IPA, Stone 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA, Stone 20th Anniversary IPA
(8-11%) • 22oz 4pk Box • Our famously seminal, groundbreaking, hoppy anniversary favorites!
September

Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA
8.9% • 22oz & draft • A decidedly British and royally delicious IPA, with the hops, malts and yeast all coming from the UK.
October

STONE ENJOY BY IPA SERIES

Stone Enjoy By 02.14.16 Black IPA
9.4% • 22oz & draft • This onyx yin to our golden, freshness‑envelope‑pushing yang rewards hoppy beer enthusiasts with amazingly in‑your‑face dankness and tropical & stone fruit hop flavors.
January

Stone Enjoy By 02.14.16 Unfiltered IPA
9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft • We don't always have a filter, so why should our beer? The hop aromas will be even more intense in this #nofilter version of Stone Enjoy By IPA.
January

Stone Enjoy By 04.20.16 IPA
9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft • Devastatingly dank, über hoppy and, as always, made with a fresh stash of more than 10 different hops.
March

Stone Enjoy By 05.04.16 Black IPA 9.4% • 22oz & draft
March

Stone Enjoy By 05.30.16 Tangerine IPA
9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft • Puréed tangerines introduce a hop‑pushing tang to our famously "brewed‑not‑to‑last" double IPA.
April

Stone Enjoy By 07.04.16 IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft
May

Stone Enjoy By 07.25.16 Black IPA 9.4% • 22oz & draft
June

Stone Enjoy By 09.05.16 Unfiltered IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft
August

Stone Enjoy By 10.31.16 Tangerine IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft
September

Stone Enjoy By 11.25.16 Black IPA 9.4% • 22oz & draft
October

Stone Enjoy By 12.25.16 IPA 9.4% • 12oz 6pks, 22oz & draft
November

STONE ENJOY AFTER BRETT IPA SERIES

Stone Enjoy After 04.20.17 Brett IPA
7% • 750ml • Really? Cellar an IPA? Yes. Brettanomyces brings about charmingly unpredictable complexities of spice, funk, acidity and more.
March


Stone Enjoy After 10.31.17 Brett IPA 7% • 750ml

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