Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

Tap @ The White Horse: A big nicotine stained head. A lightly cheesy aroma and rich cheesy flavour. An excellent texture/carbonation ratio. Totally drinkable.

Bottle. Pours amberish with white head. Taste of a typical American Ale. It was good but I don’t see what all the hype is. I guess you ddon’t have the sophistication to appreciate my palate, you fucking puke, hahaha.

12 oz bottle, university market, 2.79. i have had regular bastard and i don’t remember it being this good. the first thing i taste is vanilla, good malt taste nice bitter, very well balanced. very good stuff and i didn’t mouth the words as i read it.

This is a pretty good looking ale. It pours out nice and transparent with a golden/reddish color. The golden head was very full as well - even in my glass. One good whiff and you get a nice hint of hops. There was also a slight bit of fruit in it as well. I couldn’t really detect what fruit it was but it seemed like a neutral fruit like apples. When you taste it, the frothy head is the first flavor to hit you with a followup of hops. In the middle, you get a hint of barley and it finishes off with the hops again. I didn’t get the taste of fruit like I initially smelled. The aftertaste of the brew is pretty alcoholic, though. I did not perceive the texture as very smooth. The flow of the textures and tastes didn’t really transition that well and I thought it was a pretty generic beer.

This American strong ale pours a reddish brown hue with a small golden head. Upon inspection it gives off a noticeable aroma of hops, different kinds of malt, and a hint of sour fruit (possibly green apples?). The taste is quite strong and is exactly what i would expect from a beer made by an arrogant bastard; its bitter, dry, and hops-filled. It leaves a nice bitter aftertaste as well, the whole experience is not very smooth, but still quite enjoyable... if your not a yellow-fizz drikin’ wuss like the bottle says.

Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint. Slightly hazy burnt red with lasting head and layers of lacing down the glass. Very pretty. Aroma of mostly dry malts and pine, some citrus and fruit. Semi-sweet fruity malts upfront, which quickly turns to a very flavorful pine and citrus hop middle, before ending with waves of bitterness. Detect some spiciness from the hops at the end as well. Low carbonation with a full, very smooth body. Finishes quite dry. My first American Strong Ale, but I really like this and want more. Good thing it’s a bomber and I am only half done. I know American Strong Ale is a catch-all, but this one seems halfway between an IPA and an American Barleywine. Also somewhat reminds me of Furious.

Pours dark red-brown with a frothy head. I love the way it smells. Very fruity, with apricots and oranges. There is an underlying piney hop aroma that just kicks the aroma up a notch. I also fancy that I smell a bit of vanilla in there as well. The flavor is dominated by caramelized fruit flavors of peaches and figs. There is plenty of bitterness to go around as well, but it is well balanced by the fruit. Smooth yet astringent finish. I’m surprised that I haven’t tried this before.