Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

(bottle): Pours a clear, ruby red body, Huge foamy whitish head, frothy and lasting. Soft aroma, some hops but woody & muted. Not too strong. Muted hoppy taste. Woody. Not a bitter aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet aftertaste.

I agree with ilovedarkbeer, in that it’s not terribly complex. I have really tried to like this and it’s simple brother. They are both solid brews, but nothing exceptional. It might be a nice sessionable type beer, but at 7 plus percent you need to go easy on it

Mahogany pour with a nice medium sized creamy tope colored head. Nose is slight green apples, little toffee, a some dates. Mouthfeel is medium and the finish lasts at least 20 seconds while it warms. Taste is pink grapefruit, dry hops, roasted malt, little bit of coffee with vanilla creamer and there is a nice punch of bitterness on the back end. This beer is very solid but it feels kind of manufactured and does not seem exceptionally complex.

a clear dark rusty amber under a large creamy tan head. sweet aroma of hops and toffee. no oak in aroma. flavor is very hoppy(peach, lemon, orange) with bitter-woody-vanilla-oak notes in the finish. dry and medium bodied. an easy drinker at 7.2% which is a plus.

Wow, this beer looks nice. The beer has a nice deep dark caramel brown color; almost a little reddish if you will. This beer has a nice fluffy head that seems to last a while. This is a damn good looking beer. They could have done without the heavy filtering, but hell it still looks nice. Aroma is nice, but not what I expected it to be. I thought that the aroma would be more pungent, but I was let down. The hops are nice, when I smell them. The aroma is dominated by hops, not really any malts to speak of, but the hop aroma (even though it is a little weak) is nice. The oak is somewhat noticeable. I can taste it right away and then it sort of disappears. I can taste the wood, but not as much as I could in say an oak aged stout. The hops are great in the flavor. There is a nice bittering and flavoring hop, but that damn aroma hop is weak. Nice balance between the subtle wood taste, and the hop flavor. No malts to speak of, just completely dominated by hops. The beer has an average palate, and with the $15 per-six pack price tag, it wouldn’t hurt to charge a little less. Overall, this is a beautiful beer, better looking than my ex-girlfriend. I am just happy to say that I have been "stoned".

The pour is a nice amber with a good off-white head. The nose is strongly floral hops, with some yeast and oak hints adding to the rich aroma. The taste is largely grapefruit, with undertones of coriander, yeast and syrup. A pleasant and refreshing beer worthy of many more!!

Pours a dark amber with a nice off white head. Head lasted nicely before turning into thick lace. Aroma was that of citrusy hops. Mouthfeel was great, velvety on the tongue. Taste was floral, almost cherry. Nice bittering on the back end. Never did quite find the Oak.

Bottle.
Pours a deep, thick amber with a lush head of beige. Crimson highlights act like stained glass when held against light, resembling a chalice of blood. Aroma is sweet orange and bitter grapefruit, with an afterthoughtof bready mango alongside cheddar cheese. Tastes of subtle grapefruit and light strawberry syrup-topped biscuit, pine, and sharp cheddar. Thick and coating along the tongue as it travels toward the throat. Not sure where the oak is, but this beer is nice nonetheless.