Double Bastard Ale

(bottle from AJ’s Glendale, AZ-2007 release): Pours a reddish brown color body, clearish. Big tan head, lasting. Sweet caramel aroma, not as hoppy as the original. Somewhat grapey, effervescent. Caramel taste, not as hoppy. Sweet & malty. Caustic taste, some hops. Dry.

Thanks to miketd for the bottle. Dark brown color. Smell of hops, malt, citrus, pine, caramel, some plums and alcohol. . Taste of caramel, hops, alcohol, citrus, pine, toffee and nuts. Very good beer.

Bottle. Pours lazily a thick, deep reddish brown, hazy with thin beige head. Aroma has vanilla, raspberries, pineapple, peach, caramel with slightly floral hints, as well. Flavor is thick raw caramel, citrus peel hop notes, slight smokiness and pungent alcohol. Palate is resiny, oily, thick. Alcohol and light citrus hop flavors, and a very mild bitterness coat the mouth in the finish. Very full, resiny, oily mouthfeel. Intense and warming.

Nothing special here. Enjoyable, and generally well-made, with well-masked alcohol. Not sure why this is so highly rated - maybe my beer lost something during the plane trip - anyone know anything about that?

I tried this beer on tap at Stone Brewery. In my opionion it is one of the best beers around.

OH YEAH!!!! this is what I am talking about. Truly caramel malts with deep grassy hops. This beer comes at you and just stick with you all the way. a real winner

The aroma is full of citrus hops and caramel malt. The appearance is deep amber with a foamy head. The flavor is like the aroma meaning that it’s simple but effective. The hops and caramel are strong! The palate is very smooth. Overall I like it a lot.

great aroma better than bastard. pours very dark amber. i would say you do get more of a alcohol after taste with this beer. accidenly rated this beer a .5???