Double Bastard Ale

Dark reddish brown color in my snifter. Head is tan and thick, with a full 2 fingers of height. The lacing is enormous. Aroma is hugely hoppy with tons of west-coast citrus and pine, but there’s also a big caramel sweetness. Flavor follows the nose pretty closely, as malty sweetness fills your mouth, nearly inducing chewing. Hops then rip through the palate with a massive dose of oily grapefruit rind. Alcohol is quite apparent but not in a yucky way. It’s more peppery and sweet. Mouthfeel is thick and well-carbonated. The booziness gets to be intrusive with some warmth and the drinkability takes a dip for this. Killer beer overall though.

Its Big, I’ll give it that. Pours clear amber with a pretty big head. Very Hoppy aroma, which is matched by the big malty flavor. The massive hops ans malts provide a bizzaro balance to this off balance beer. Its really good and memorable, always a good combo.

A lot of hops on the nose, mostly floral hops. Some maltiness as well. Very attractive in appearance, a ruby/brown color, clear, with a medium white head. Flavor is sticky-sweet, malty, slight alcohol. The finish has a wicked hop bite that lingers for quite some time. The mouthfeel of this beer medium to thick. Enjoyable. Definitely better than the regular Bastard.

Sampled from a large, novelty size 70 dollar bottle. Intense, almost overwhelming, but just right to keep coming back. Flavor of all things natural. A relentless brew that lives up to its name, logo, and story.

Eh, pretty good beer. This is not really my style of beer so I may rerate eventually.

Bottle. Pours a reddish orange with a small off white head. The aroma is quiet sweet with lots of molasses and some bubble gum. The flavor is dominated by the hops. Lots of bitterness and strong Alcohol rule here. FInish is heavily bitter and lasts forever. Tasted this with the arrogant bastard also and to me it was just to much. The Arrogant bastard was so much nicer.

Bottled. Poured clear, tawny with a tan, foamy head. Nose was caramel and hop resin. Flavor was sweet, caramel malt, alcohol. Finish was slightly hoppy. Mouthfeel was medium, sticky, with alcohol in the finish. A fine big beer.

2002 thanks to Atlanta group. Poured into snifter glass. Pours medium brown. Malty, sour nose. Smells pretty sharp. Rich malt, very full. Alcohol is there, but not in the front, noticed only in the aftertaste really. Very, very delicious beer. Could drink this for quite a while.