Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
Escondido, California USA

pours a dark amber color. Smelss of hops, hops, and a little more hops. Taste like it too. Really a great ale. 12 oz. bottle

Pours a dark copper-red color with a foamy tan head that leaves sudsy lacing behind on the glass. The aroma shows toasted caramel malts, piney hops, oak, and a hint of vanilla. The flavor follows with toasted bread on top of the caramel malt base to go with the bitter piney hops. The oak adds a nice earthy presence with some vanilla to smooth things out and add sweetness. The hops are sharp and bitter, but are balanced out nicely by the oak. Medium bodied and very easy drinking with a lengthy, bitter finish. Another solid brew from these guys.

Pours cloudy, rich brown, with a medium, cream colored head, good lacing. Smells of pine, hay, apple, caramel, and bread. Dry, medium body. The malt flavors are mostly caramel, with some undertones of fruit and oak. More oak and some citrus comes through more in the finish and aftertaste, which is still somewhat sweet, but very bitter.

12oz bottle. $3.85 Julio’s Liquors. Excellent ale. Nice amber color with strong hop presence. Have not yet tried the regular version for comparison so not sure how the oak may have affected this one.

Bottle. Poured a deep amber with a thick orange-ish head. Head was long lasting with good lacing. Medium bodied. Flavor is quite hoppy with some nice smokey caramel undertones. Would have liked some stronger oak flavor in it. Not sure if I could distinguish this from Arrogant Bastard in a blind taste test.

smoother and more pleasant than it’s younger cousin, this guy packs a stronger punch in the abv. Not worth the six-pack price, but worth the price of the bomber, if you can find it. 17.99 per sixer at whole foods

small fizzy khaki head (quickly and almost fully dissapating) into brown with minimal red highlights. aromas of mod caramel, strong hops and some smoke in finish. flavors of strong bitterness and touch of sweetness. sticky mod thick mouthfeel. lively carbonation. long finish duration. quite enjoyable.

So forgot to rate this. Had this in San Diego just before New Years. Comparing this to the non oaked version. Had this one on tap. Poured is a slightly hazy dark orange red with a nice, 1 inch tan head. Aroma slightly alcoholic, lightly hopped (unfortunately doesn’t pack the punch that original has), and some fruits and oak aromas too. Flavor is oaky and alcohol with a good malt background. Palate isn’t what I hoped for but still very nice. Overall not as good as the original mainly because of the presence of alcohol and less of a hop punch.