Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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This beer teeters between extreme caramel (Crystal Malt 120L) and harsh bitterness (Chinook hops). In other words, two-dimensional. I love almost all beer, but this one did NOT have me going back for more.

Good stuff. Skunky aroma, a little bitter, yet easy going. This was very enjoyable to me. I give props to the fine brewers over at Stone for this one. Go so cal!

I read the label and felt "Ah A challenge!" Decent strength to it flavour-wise. Decent level of hops. Just a nice, proper beer overall.

Didn’t this used to be called a spice/herb beer? Anyway, had on draft in Portland Stadium. Nice marketing, reverse psychology description from Stone. I bet it was a brewers inside joke originally. Pours brown. Complex herbal, earthy planty floral notes in the nose. And same in the flavor, lots of dirt clods, weeds, dry-brush, tumbleweed stems and roots, god, so many weird mixtures in the taste. Palate was over carbonated. Not my type of beverage, but I guess if you can take impossbly gross ingrediants and make the taste "passible" to a group of tasters, then tell them whats in it, and in astonishment they hail it as an amazing brew, I guess that means the rest of us don’t have sophisticated taste acuity. I would rather have a something enjoyable in more ways than nappy taste combinations. Wouldn’t recommend. BUT! Doubler bastard is quite another story... quite awesome.

Very hoppy and a little harsh for me. I can certainly see the high ratings, yet for me this is way too biting and bitter. Have to give this a thumbs down, but that speaks more about what I like than the quality of the beer.

Bottle. Pours light brown. very bitter initially but once it crosses your palate there is a long, light bitter and citrus finish. Could be better balanced with its other flavors.

Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a good sized tan head. Looks great. Taste is initially very good, a nice bitter hoppy bite to it. Aftertaste is strictly grapefruit. Not a big fan of this one.

Bottle pour in Lake Tahoe. As the bottle clearly states, this beer is not for wusses. It claims to be everything other beers aren’t - bold, bitter, in your face - and delivers. Loved the big, lingering head and full body, but the bitterness drowned out the other flavors and is a little much for my palate

i have waited to rate this one for a while, i go back to it so i can see if im better off mixing this beer with a weaker beer to enjoy it better, and i do, its good and diffrent in its own way,,,,,, so be it,,,,,,,,,

Poured from a bottle into a snifter. Nice dark appearance with brown head. Aroma of citrus, pine, hops and notes of caramel. Taste was mostly bitter with some very light sweetness. Not my favorite, but not bad.