Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

12 oz bottle. Pours reddish amber with a small, rapidly diminishing off-white head. Caramel and pineapple aroma. The initial malty sweetness is almost cloying, but it’s rapidly replaced by a heavy, oak bitterness like the bastard’s stomping across your taste buds in wooden shoes. Medium body - slightly syrupy. Astringent/tannic finish. Great beer overall.

From tap at Stone Bistro. Pours a clear golden amber with a creamy tan head. Mellowed down in aroma and flavour on malt and bread compared to the none-oaked version, but goes rather smooth and light. Smooth finish too with a mild spice note.

12oz bottle. brought back from trip to manhattan. murky red/brown pour with a medium tan head and a fair bit of lacing. aroma of wood, smoke, caramel and malt - powerful smell. sweet fruit taste with citrus and caramel. backed up with hoppy bitterness. I had the regular arrogant bastard at the stone restaurant and remember it being good but harsh. this seems a bit smoother. possibly from the oaking. would love to try side by side. K-8

Nice aroma hoppy with hint of wood. Full bodied flavor, yet smoother than the original AB. Great with a quality cigar.

12 oz. bottle, pours a firey red body with thick, off-white head. Aroma of grapefruit and floral hops, caramel, sugar, and maybe a hint of wood/earth. Medium-bodied with a smooth, soft mouthfeel. Flavor is caramel malts at first and then transitions to the grapefruit and floral hops flavors. There is a light taste of oak, pine, and vanilla throughout. Bitter grapefruit hop finish.

Bottle. Tastes of almost wood. Pours an amber color with a long lasting head. Smells hoppy and like an ipa. Bitter finish.

Pours a nutty red with a foamy and rich head. AB aroma with just an overrtone of oak, definitely a bit less kicky than the original. Very nutty and a moderate amount of bitterness. Very enjoyable and another quality bre from Stone.

The oak softens the onslaught of hop bitterness and alcohol. The aftertaste is nothing amazing, but the first taste you get is quite impressive, an almost nutty chocolate bitterness. and of course its well made like everything from stone.