Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
Escondido, California USA

Bouteille 12oz, acheté au City Market (Burlington, Vermont) le 25/9/08. Ruby foncée claire, petit collet. Arome de bois (chaine bien sûre) et d’herbe malté très crèmeux, légèrement alcoolisé. Goût de cola un peu sucré, boisé avec une finission alcoolisé pas très agréable. Ce n’est pas la version original!

Not a big fan of the og arrogant bastard(too malty).........but this was different. Was thin bodied with just the right taste of vanilla coke mixed with a small hint of nut malt and hops. Appreciate the oak way more.

An already extremely tasty beer is oaked to eternity which unfortunately leads to a little more astringency but still maintains the flavor well. Not too terribly different from the original version however.

$2.50 12oz. single from Green’s (Buford locale) in Atlanta, Georgia. Appearance: Pours a deep, dark amber body with a medium-sized, off-white head. Smell: A joining of sweet-smelling maltiness, primarily caramel with a smattering of dark brown sugar and rich hoppiness coming across as notes of plump grapefruits, perfume, and wood. Oh, and don’t forget about the vanilla. Taste: Toasty malts with a dark caramel sweetness and taste of brown sugar. Slight cherry fruitiness in the distant background. A drop or two of vanilla extract. Hoppy citrus and wood flavor, and that very same bit of fresh, hand-picked mint I get from the original. Moderate hop bitterness combines with a lightly astringent oaken component and both last through and beyond the dry finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Just as delightful as the non-oaked Arrogant Bastard, though I never felt the oak treatment gave it all too much of a unique distinction, except, unfortunately, in its price tag.

Bottle. A dark amber pour with a big British khaki head on top. Rich aroma with some cocoa, oak, caramel and hoppiness. Lots of oaky woodsiness in the taste. Starts with a good bit of caramel. Hints of vanilla in there somewhere. Finishes a little dry.

Eh, I’m not seeing it or tasting it. Shouldn’t an oaked beer taste like oak? Regular AB is more interesting. Sorry I bought a 6er instead of a bomber. In a word > weak.

Dark brown-orange body with a nice finger of silky tan head. Potent malt aroma, lots of aggressive herbal hops, pine, caramel and vanilla oakiness. The body is smooth but bitter malt. The oak seems to smooth it all out with a vanilla creaminess over strong toasted malts, caramel, toffee, butterscotch then a nice hop finish.

12 oz bottle. Small off-white head with a tame nose. Aromas of citrus and pine hops, toasty caramel malt and oak. The oak aged taste comes on the back end, with a medium body, creamy texture and mild carbonation. I didn’t notice a large enough difference between this and the non-Oaked AB to justify the price difference. I think I’ll stick with my regular AB. P.S. I am glad to see Stone is bringing more brews to Texas. I am one of their best customers in Conroe.