Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

Brown body, red shine, light brown creamy head, laces; Fat, bitter, hoppy, sweet; little creamy, little carbonation, balance, lacks depth; Very bitter, very long hoppy, little creamy, could easily be deeper.

Bottle. My friend got a headache off of this beer, so I was a little worried. Dark roasty, hoppy, and coffee flavors. Warming sensations abound when drunk.

I love the description of this beer on the bottle. It’s almost like they’re challenging you to try it, for that reason I expected it to be much more ballsy and complex than it was, but it’s still really good. Bottle... Poured a dark ruby tone with a nice white had that diminished fast. Strong malty aroma with a touch of alcohol presence. Mildly carbonated palate and flavors of malt, caramel, a little bit of hops and just a touch of barley at the end. Not much of an aftertaste in the finish, just clean. This is a unique brew.

This stuff is awesom. There is an increible quntitity and variety of flavors packed into this amazing brew. It has a wonderful hop beginning and a beutiful chocalate malty finish. Amazing!!

Bottle. Put off rating this one for a while, not really sure why, as it used to be one of my go to beers prior to taking notes. Pours a lightly hazy crimson with a voluminously large lightly tanned beige head, leaving ample lacing. Aromas of citrus hops, grain, malt. Medium bodied, malty and hoppy. Ends with a very large amount of bitterness.

Bottled. Rather complex and enjoyable overall. Maybe some dusty, coffee tones. I agree with other raters that this beer grows on you because at first I was not sure what to expect.

Glowing red colour, nice head, hoppy hop hop aroma with a citrus-hop flavour, it has a lemon like finish, I was tired the first time I tried it so didnt think much, but the second time I really enjoyed.

Draft. This is a good second beer to have, because it has pretty intense flavor. The malt presence is nice, and the hop bitterness rounds out the beer very well.