Today we have a battle between 2 of the Giants of the IPA world. In the Left corner we have Stone IPA With a clear golden-orange color... It is my current favorite IPA. In the right corner we have SNCA which has a slightly darker complexion, and which I have heard rave reviews of on BA.
Smell: both very floral
Blind Taste test:
Stone IPA: strong hops bite at first, which continues through out. I don't taste much variation here
SN Celebration: Again a strong hoppy bite(This is an IPA after all) but the middle and end is much more balanced, I can send some malt there(though its still plenty hoppy( It definitely has some body.
Winner : Celebration
To my surprise I prefer the Celebration, to Stone. Both are very hoppy(probably the 2 hoppiest IPAs Ive had... but the Celbration has a bit more balance which makes it more drinkable. Both however are great beers
