Would You Buy a Beer from These Bastards? Yes. Because. They're Stone. Cold. Thirteen-Year-Old. Geniuses.

(Mitch Steele, John Egan, and Tom Garcia with Stone 13th Anniversary Ale)Mitch Steele at the amazing Stone Brewery in San Diego (home of my favorite beer, Arrogant Bastard) emails to say "That's right, Stone 13th Anniversary Ale is coming out on June 29th, and it's big, it's hoppy, and it's going to blow your mind. "- Stone 13th Anniversary Ale has 4.5 lbs of hops per barrel—more hops per barrel than any beer they’ve ever brewed (Stone 10th Anniversary Ale, revered by many as the quintessential hopped-up Stone Anniversary Ale, had 2.5 lbs of hops per barrel).- This is the first time they’ve released the Imperial/Double Red style.- This is the first time they’ve released a double dry-hopped beer in bottles.- Stone 13th Anniversary Ale will be released in 22oz. bottles on June 29, 2009.More info here. And, believe it or not, I'm getting a free bottle; I promise to report back as soon as I get it, be it morning, noon, or midnight. Thank the heavens (and the devil) for Matt Steele and his kindness in bestowing this beer upon me.