Pencil This In: Stone Ruination 10th Anniversary Party At The Fountainhead

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Jun 14, 2012 5:30PM

Ruination IPA, one of Stone Brewing's best and most popular beers, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. the Fountainhead is marking the occasion with a huge Stone tapping Saturday starting at noon.

For the 10th anniversary of Ruination, Stone doubled the amount of hops to 5 pounds per barrel and increased the alcohol by volume to 10.8 percent. The anniversary edition comes in at 110 IBUs. Fountainhead is tapping a keg of the 10th Anniversary, as well as IPA, Cali-Belgique, Sublimely Self-Righteous, and Original Ruination. Artist Nicholas Paul will also be on hand with Stone Glass Blown Art. Nick takes the empty Stone bottles, turns them into drinking glasses and pitchers, and willl be selling them at Fountainhead.

The Fountainhead is also running a Stone Bitter Mug Club. For $9 get a draft Stone IPA, Cali, SSR, or Original Ruination, then keep the pint glass get $1 off your Stone draft refills.
For $20 add a Ruination T-Shirt. $40 gets you "The Dad's Bitter Gift Pack:" The Craft Of Stone Brewing Book, a bottle of Stone's Levitation BBQ sauce, and everything else in the $20 level.

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