Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

Bomber. Pours an angry amber with a big, three-finger head. Big bitter aroma of hops and malt, currant and sweetness. Flavor is heavy, roasted, malty sweet. Sugar and light licorice in the taste, with light carbonation and lasting body. Good ale. Feels like it will stick to my intenstines though...

(Bottle at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, on 2009-04-11) Dark red wine colour and hazy. Small white head. Berries, hops and roasted sugar in aroma. Full bodied and dry palate with medium carbonation. Malts, hops, black currant, sweetness, roasted sugar, bitterness, saltiness and lightly liquorice in taste. Long lasting aftertaste with malts, roasted sugar and bitterness.

I am not a hop head so realize that this is for my own records. Hops were immediately apparent in the aroma. I could get some sense of maltiness at the beginning but that soon became lost in the overwhelming hop bitterness. Is it good? Not to me.

22oz bottle from Ryans PArty Store in Port Huron Pours a nice dark ruby red with a small white head and fair lacing The aroma is hops (maybe this should be an IPA) and citrus The taste is bitter hops and malt Very nice And i am so Worthy you arrogant F k’s

Bottle at Bar & Cigar, Oslo. Dar red beer, off-white head. Lots om malty body that picks a fight with the bitter citrus hops. A great beer.

75cl bottle at Bar & Cigar. It poured a dark reddish colour with a medium big creamy white head. The aroma is very hoppy with notes of coffee and some citrus. The flavour is bitter and hoppy, but also has notes of coffee. It has a long, lingering aftertaste.

On tap @ Deluxe. Pours a beautiful red mahogany with a thick beige head. Aroma smells of a lot of dark berries, bread crust, and fresh hops. Taste is very prominent with earthy hops, caramel, and some citrus. Mouthfeel is very nice and overall finishes with a crisp bitterness. Great beer!

Had many times, but this rating based on growler fill from brewery. Pours a very deep and dark red, bordering on brown. Three fingers of frothy beige heady that turns cavernous and leaves nice lacing. Aroma is earthy (kind of musty) with bready malts. Hops are there in the aroma but muted and less citrusy compared to most other Stone beers. However, the hops become more prominent in the flavor, contributing much to the aggressive flavor promised on the label. Some grapefruit. The malt flavor is present as well and overall well-balanced, though the bitterness does win. Alcohol well hidden. Sharp hop bitterness in the finish. Great name, great beer.