Stone Cali-Belgian IPA

The name "Stone Cali-Belgique IPA'' both begs the question "what exactly is that?" and answers itthusly: "Stone" designates this IPA as one brewed by the Stone Brewing Co. "Cali" hints that it is a California-style IPA, and finally, this brew has an undeniable Belgian influence, indicated by the word "Belgique" (which is how Belgium's French-speaking population says the word "Belgian"; the Dutch-speaking Belgians say "Belgie") there is of course the implicitly posed question of what exactly the Belgian/Belgique/Belgie influence is. And "yeast" is the answer. We carefully selected a Belgian yeast strain that illuminates a fascinating new aspect that is otherwise quite simply Stone IPA. The result is both completely new and different, while still being recognizable as a Stone brew-and Stone IPA in particular. Think of it as an otherwise identical twin to Stone IPA that was raised in a Belgian culture. Literally. Now, all grown up and standing next to each other, they look the same..yet there is something unmistakable different. We'd say the Belgian one sounds a bit funny when it talks, but yeast and ales being non-verbal entities (except through you), that's not literally the case. Their aromas have some similarities, but the Stone Cali-Belgique IPA is decidedly a bit more, shall we say, funky. (No, we arre not saying that Belgians smell funny...we didn't say or imply that at all in any way..no angry cards or letters please!) All in all, we find it fascinating. But we're brewers, and that's just the way we think. You might find it merelydelicious. Actually we most certainly do too.And so we proudly say,"C'est avee le grand plaisir que nous le presentonscous! / Het is met geweldig genoegen dat wij bet naar u voorstellen!"