Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

1 pint 6 oz. Bottle. Pours ruby and lightly cloudy; head is off-white and very long lasting. Aroma: Fruits and yeast dominate the nostrils. Extreamely fizzy and moderately bitter, but the finish is slick and somewhat alcoholic. The flavor tingles through the swallow; a mixture of fruits and hops persuade me to take another taste. Excellant Beer...

Bottle. Dark amber color, with a long lasting white head. Wonderful fragrance, nice fruity flavor and lovely bitter. Great body and a nice feeling. Good and long aftertaste Thick mouthfeel, very good beer.

pretty good but not nearly as arrogant today as when first released I think. sweet, malty, bready, stonefruity, moderate bitterness and hop caracter.

Dark brown color. Aroma is full of floral hops. Taste is strong with hops. Nice bite in the end. Good stuff!!

Poured from a 22oz bottle, to a moderately dark amber color. Smells of malt for the most part with maybe a hint of something else hidden in there at times. Flavor is malt and hop split relatively even. Little carbonation for the long rung and head was ok and dissipated quickly. Little holding the flavor in your mouth all that long. Overall it’s a decent beer that I’ve had before and will probably have again but it’s not that special to me in comparison to others in the style.

Pours a dark brown with a reddish tint. Head is generous and is slow to dissipate. Nice lacing. Aroma is very subtle. Hints of malt and..."plastic." Taste is complex. The taste changes as it passes down the old gullet. First it’s crisp and bubbly with a very light malty flavor then turns very bitter as it goes down....Oh, and it "burps" nice later on.... Very easy drinking and pleasurable!

Hazy, dark amber with a white head. Has an caramel aroma with a hint of haisins and a very small hint of alcohol. Bitter beginning with a very nice hop and malt balance in the flavor with a mellower finish than I expected. Alcohol does not come out as much as I would expect. Thick in the palate. Overall a great beer.

pours a very thick caramel color with great head retention. smells of peanut butter, an assortment of nuts, and also spices. tastes of raisins, grapefruit, weak caramel, an unknown amount of spices, and something else i can’t put my finger on. hints of sweetness at the same time. to me, a very complex beer, and very bitter finish. the initial taste is very pleasurable and will have you satisfied. it’s not for me at any regularity as i prefer a slightly less strong beer. i won’t forget it and will definetly drink one once in a while.