Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

all of the arrogant bastard flavors have slightly mellowed with aging, and are now married in a devlish union of hops, malts, and woody goodness

Pours a nice brown color tan head nice amount of lacing .... malty taste nutty roasted and oaky some dark fruits and caramel in there as well dry finish and very tasty ...... the oak flavor in it is mellow not overbearing a very solid ale

Pretty much an Arrogant Bastard with a Ton of wood. Dark woody brown beer with a strong dulled white head. The aroma is very deeply hopped, roasted and dry.Pretty good

Up there with the greats. An incredibly unique strong ale. 12 oz bottle from liquor store. Pours dark red, almost brown. Oak is present but not over powering. Nice dark cherry and maybe smoked apricot?

My first beer from the fabled and loved Stone. Pours a nice red hue with a fluffy tan head that gives way to a crown. The remnants cling to the side of the glass in a beautiful fashion. Carbonation looks straight out of a macro commercial. No doubt this is a good looking drink. The oak jumps out of the glass in the smell, it is the first and strongest thing to hit you. Further inspection reveals a citrusy hop scent, maybe rasins as well. Not very complex, but strong as hell. Taste was actually pretty pleasant, hitting in this order: wood; malt; hops. The oak is a positive component here, I don’t feel that it overrides the other flavors so much as compliments them. This is very interesting in that it sets off many tastes that on paper I would find to be in harsh conflict and puts them together in a drinkable and even tasty presentation. Very good. Light to mid bodied and med to high carbonated, no problems with mouthfeel. I would buy this again and hopefully I am arrogant enough to try the regular version of this next.

Pours a dark brown, crystal clear. Small, slightly tan head leaves decent lacing as it recedes. Sweet nose of burnt sugar, caramel, and maybe grape? Flavors of candy sugar, caramel, and slight wood., Expected a lot more oak in the flavor. Slightly more bitter then regular Bastard. Medium mouth feel. Coats well if you roll it around. Spot on carbonation level. Great beer, but not worth the extra money over regular Bastard.

As close to a perfect beer as you can get. Complexity that takes the awesome Arrogant Bastard and adds hints of vanilla to the already nice balance of malt and hops.

This bottle was cellared for about a year. Appearance is a dark amber with decent carbonation and great lacing. Smells of malt and oak-wonderful. Taste is completely different from Arrogant Bastard. I pick up some of the same hop profiles and malts as AB, but the oak definitely mellows and enriches. I walso pick up a hint of coconut as well. Great mouthfeel and highly drinkable.