Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

Location: 12 oz bottle, Norm’s August ’08

Overall Impression: Give me more Bastards!! I like the regular, I like the double, I like the oaked, one of the best beers out there, pretty great in all its varieties. Try it, even if your not sophisticated enough to drink one.

Updated: Just tried this on tap for the first time...wow, what a great beer, and I thought the bottles I drank before were great.

Dark amber with a slight haze. Light head. Oaky, chocolatey, earthy aroma. Oaky, chocolatey taste. Woody hops. Moderate bitterness, cut by vanilla. Nice lacing.

Bottle from Utobeer. Ruby red with a warm yellowish head. Complex sweet aroma promising vanilla and green fruit. Flavours are lush vanilla with that challenging green fruit. Alcohol is noticeable. A great beer, no doubt.

For me, not an improvement over arrogant bastard ale. Great beer. Citrus and green plum, maybe currant, with some sweet malt that reminds me of a carmel nip. Nice, bitter finish.

12oz bottle. Aroma of citrus hops and earthy oak. Dark amber and cloudy with a thick tan head. Bitter hop flavor followed by a light sweetness, then finishes with a bitterness. Medium body, thick, oily feel, average carbonation, long, bitter finish. Another great Stone brew, I think I like this better than the standard Bastard.

As good if not better than the original. Great body and good balance. Beautiful hop flavor. Have another? YES.

12 oz bottle. Pours clear brown with a nice light tan head. Sweet aroma strong in caramel, oak, maybe some dark fruits, a bit of hops, and some alcohol. Big caramel flavor and oak flavor, vanilla, with a strong hoppy pine bite. It’s certainly been a while since I had one of these, but drinking it now it’s a great combination of flavors. Great aroma, great flavor, great overall.

On tap at Rattle n Hum, NYC. Holy crow. It’s Arrogant Bastard’s flavours plus a whole additional layer of flavour imparted from the wood. Not for the faint of heart - no beer I’ve had tastes like it, for better or worse.