Stone Dayfest
Stone Dayfest IPA arrived in April 2025 as a lighter counterpart to the brewery's stronger IPAs, and Stone presents it as a West Coast-style IPA at low strength. It pours pale straw under white foam. The nose is a tropical mix of mango, pineapple, orange and passion fruit with a touch of bubblegum, an herbal edge and the dank note of New Zealand hops. The malt feels fuller than the strength suggests, the fruit reads as sweetness, and the finish stays off-dry and long with restrained bitterness. Like the Delicious series, it is brewed to reduce gluten.
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Tasting Notes
AI-generated sensory profile for Stone Dayfest
Serve well-chilled. Session IPAs are at their best cold — the lower ABV means less warmth to balance the hops.
The curved shape concentrates hop aromas and supports a thick head. Essential for aromatic ales and IPAs where the nose is half the experience.
Drink fresh. Session IPAs are brewed to be consumed young — the hops are at their best now.
About Session IPA
Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives
What is a Session IPA?
IPAs are hop-forward ales with 5.5–7.5% ABV and IBU 40–70+. Bold hop aroma — citrus, tropical, resinous — with firm bitterness and a dry, clean finish.
Finding a similar Session IPA
hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same tropical, fruity, light character as Stone Dayfest will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.
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