Stone Collaboration 24 Carrot Golden Ale

Appearance: Pours golden with a creamy white head of foam.

Aroma: This beer smells like a cream cheese-frosted carrot cake, but better! Cinnamon, vanilla, light carrots, and raisin, hint of banana fruitiness and Belgian yeast spice are all apparent in the aromatics.

Taste: Cinnamon and vanilla blend together upfront, followed by the spicy yeast character, and a smooth creaminess that is reminiscent of cream cheese frosting. Unbelievable.

Palate: Medium bodied but creamy and smooth drinking.

As the name implies, this beer is richly aromatic and envelopes the palate with decadent flavors of cream cheese frosting, cinnamon, vanilla, carrots, and raisins plus subtle malt sweetness, ending with a medium-dry finish. It's nothing short of brilliant and well deserving of the 24 karat (carrot?) golden opportunity to be brewed by Stone and distributed across the country.