Double Bastard Ale

pours out murky brownish amber in color with a slow forming off white tannish head that is some what bubbly. the body is a deep mahogony some what brown amber. the aromas are in your face and i am picking up merlot grapes, roasted malts, some sugar and alcohol. there is also a decent amount of lacing forming in the glass. the taste is very smooth and reminiscent of the original brew. there is a strong comanding hoppiness all the way across the palate. it is medium bodided and a very nice amount of carbonation that has good mouth feel. and dare i say this, this brew in my opinion is a lot smoother then the original and enjoyable. i could drink this all night. also, the aftertaste is very strong and unforgiving and alcohol is very prevelent on the tongue and i feel it burn as it goes down. a really nice beer from the masters of stone brew.

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a reddish brown with a white head. Nutty nose with aromas of caramel, plum, brown sugar, chocolate. Flavours of figs, malts, dark fruits, raisins. Finishes malty and hoppy with a warming alcohol feel.

Bottle. This beer pours a nice dark, rich color. I enjoyed drinking this beer and I will definately drink this one again.

2003 Vintage: After 6 years, the super-hoppy nature of this beast has taken a backseat to the brown sugar and dark fruit. That doesn’t mean that it has lost any of its quality. Pours a deep red, almost black, with a thin lasting head. The aroma is brown sugar, banana bread, and booze with a hint of hops. The flavor is very complex, including chocolate, maple syrup, dark fruit, etc. The hops serve to give it a nice dry finish, and complement the beginning. The alcohol is there, but not overpowering. This one was worth the wait.

2007 Double Bastard Dark Red hue when poured in to a Dogfish head Snifter. Hoppy with some heavy malt character. it lives up to its name.

Dak copper with a lasting off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with fruit and caramel and plenty alcohol. Sticky sweet malty flavour with lots of citrus hop and bitterness, and again, plenty alcohol

Bottle. Trade with Baggio. Pours cloudy amber/reddish with a small creamy head. Nose and taste is sweet and matured. Dark fruits, alcohol and hops. Vinous , smooth and hoppy. Lovely.

Bottle. Pours a murky hazy brown with a large taupe colored head. Big pineapple and wet pine, malt, plum, and caramel. Creamy, medium bordering on thick bodied, big malt and caramel. Finishes with a touch of alcohol, some slowly developing grapefruit bitterness and a little bit of prune.