wineandbrew (39), Steilacoom, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 on tap @ Jakes Bar and Bistro steilacoom, yeah this beer is massive, so massive that I think it deserves a little time out in the cellar@! at least it’s telling you the truth, not watering it down for ya... recently did a vertical of 06-07 at a Stone Beer Dinner at Jake’s and the 06 was my favorite because it had finally mellowed down so you could taste each flavor... 09 is still too young for me! 07 was pretty damn good too!!
 gorditoabd (163), San Diego, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 2009 Bomber. Beautiful rich, dark red pour. Minimal head allows for full appreciation of the sharply pungent pine and pink grapefruit cirtus hops that pervade the nose. Wow, what a beer. Flavor is strongly of pine and carmal-combined-with-citrus. There is a pleasant smoky quality in the later palate that balances out the impossibe-to-hide booze. Beautiful
cmillward (430), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 2009 bomber, drank fresh. Pours a murky dark amber with a thin off-white head that lightly laces the glass. Nose of hops (tropical fruits, citrus, some pine), toffee and caramel malts, some brown sugar. Flavor is mildly sweet with strong resiny hop bitterness, some hints of tropical fruits, a bit of grapefruit and pine on the finish, some toffee. The hop bitterness helps cut the malty sweetness, medium carbonation.
chickenflea (14), Oviedo, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 22-oz bottle opened at local beer tasting (Underground Bluz). A beautiful brew. The only beer all night that everyone at the table liked: hopheads and malt lovers alike. Sweet and tasty up front with roasty malt flavor. A very nice hop finish. This beer can do some damage because you won’t want to stop drinking it!
dand645 (91), Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 All the goodness of bastard...just more of it. Dark reddish pour, thin tan head...lots of citrus, malty sweetness, but nicley balanced by hop bitterness
Fevernova (44), Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 22 oz Bottle -- Pours a rich cloudy amber with an off-white head. Very complex and balanced. Malts are strong providing caramel, dried fruits, and some roasted flavors on the back end. Hops are there for sure bringing some citrus and pine. A little salty and the alcohol is very present on the palate. Flavors last long for a long finish. It’s arrogant bastard turned up a notch with some more sweetness.
TipsyMcStager (916), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 Pours a dark reddish brown with a thin tan head. Served in the stone double bastard glass which was a nice touch. Aroma is citurs and pine hops with sweet malt. Alot going on here...hoppy with heavy malt, wood. Warming alcohol finish and more hops. A big beer to be savoured and enjoyed.
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