Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

A- Pours a clear dark red hue with a large off-white creamy head and thick, sticky lacing throughout S- Wow, nose is dominated by intriguing oak and vanilla aromas, some sweet caramel malts, subtle hops, and a fair alcohol presence T- Taste begins with some tone-downed caramel malts and vanilla and citrus tones, followed by pine bitterness and alcohol, finishing with brief dry hoppiness M- Medium-bodied, quite watery, smoother than the original AB, lively carbonation D- Smooth and unique, I have been a big fan of Oaked AB for a while. From the bottle is not as great as draft/growler, but this is still a highly drinkable strong ale especially compared to AB and Double AB. The alcohol is well-masked and I could drink several in a session with no qualms.

Deep copper color with a thick off white head. Aroma of hops with a hint of chocolate. Taste is smokey with a dry finish.

Hazy copper-garnet body typical thick bastard head. Aroma is deep fruity almost chocolate malt, plus a vanilla oakiness, and typical aggressive hop presence. Very reminiscent of a barleywine or almost an imperial stout. Flavor is very much reminiscent of an old guardian or I guess I should say an oaky-vanilla toffee bastard. Palate is great, nice crisp finish. Very comforting beer to drink.

Same as normal Arrogant Bastard, but with some oakiness that adds to the flavor.Copper color with a beige head. Aroma is strong malt and hops, almost like a barleywine. Flavor is sweet malt, citrusy west coast hops, a little smoke, and hints of oak barrel. Nice full palate. The hops these guys use are awesome - wish I could get my hands on some myself.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a cloudy copper with a small short duration head. Immediate impact of hoppy bitterness under layed with a smokey earthy goodness. I could drink a bunch of these. Indeed.

Bottle: A syrupy looking liquor with a puffed honeycomb head. Fruity and deep hop nose with tick underlying malt characters. Big and strong with a huge hop hit. Slowly giving way to a smooth syrupy oaked flavour and a dry tickle in your throat. A little carbonation and a round airy finish are a perfect accompaniment to the heavy mouthfeel. Keg @ The White Horse: A light vanilla and wood aroma. In the mouth there is a rich, spicy burn and strong hoppy bitterness paired with good, wholesome malts. Thick and smooth with tight carbonation. Great

12 oz bottle. Pours a clear purple with ruby highlights and large tan head nice lacing. Earthy, dogfoody, nose, like a scotch ale. Complex malty flavors of wood, green hops, caramel, toffee, with a alcoholic warming on the tail. Medium smooth body with an oakey finish. Pretty decent.

Bottle. Moderate to heavy malt aromas of roasted and caramel, light orange for the hops, light broth and leather for the yeast, with background notes of date, cherry, wood, brown sugar and pepper. Head is large, frothy, off-white with excellent lacing and is fully lasting. Color is sparkling clear reddish orange. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then the long finish is moderately acidic and bitter. Palate is medium, oily as can be, and has a soft to lively carbonation. It finishes lightly alcoholic. Can’t remember what the regular stuff was like except that I liked it a whole lot, but this was awesome. Thank God Stone is available in FL now.