 NDbeerdrinker (164), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 24, 2009 Dark brown pour with thin caramel head. Hops, some dark fruit, a little bit of spice are all evident. Smokey finish from the oak chips. Nice beer.
altonbrownd (1888), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 24, 2009 Ryan/Casey. Dark brown with oily head. Hoppy nose. Prickly mouthfeel. Taste of hops and orange. Has a nice kick to it. Then some oak and warming. Hoppy finish. Excellent.
stchloe (482), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 23, 2009 Think Arrogant Bastard. Alcoholic, pine hop profile, and throw in a oakey somewhat smokey flavor and its wonderful. Makes drinking a bit easier.
djtimeless (170), Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 22, 2009 Pours a clear dark red with big white foam. Taste is sweet and lots of hops. Big difference with the wood, nice smoothed out flavor.Same bastard, goes down faster. Great stuff!!!
v8powered (48), , Nevada, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 16, 2009 This beer is so much like the original AB but just a little more balanced. The piney hop flavor and alcohol tones are dialed down a bit with the oak chips. Very nice flavor. I enjoy anything from Stone. They do it right!!
horto008 (22), Alabama, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Angry (bottle). I thought it was smoother and more refined than the regular Bastard, but the hopiness still kicked me in the teeth. Finish lasted quite a while and was more pleasant than the first bitterness you get. Overall impression was helped by the cool bottle.
porterhouse (1152), Alna, Maine, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 14, 2009 (Bottle from McKean and Charles) Pours reddish dark amber with a thin light amberish-biege head. Aroma of sweat and pine needles. As it warms some light fruit arises from the sweat. Mouthfeel is fairly smooth but lightly pebbly. Some fine weepy lacing and a syrupy film inside of snifter. Flavor is heavy and harsh hops - mostly sweat with some pine. Big and bitter through the finish. No hint anywhere of the oak aging. I think this was actually the harshest of the three Bastards I’ve had. Just a full-on hop assault.
zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 11, 2009 Taste 2/9 Bottle. Looks: Deep iced tea colored body. Thin, clinging head. Aroma: Blend of alcohol, wood and caramel malt. Taste: Pleasantly surprised. Expected a harsh flavor, but I like this more than the regular Bastard. Evenly balanced flavor. Even though it is heavy in malt and hops, the wood without smoke flavor blends well. So far this is my favorite Stone.
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