Double Bastard Ale

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

A red beer with a small disappering head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of berries. The flavor is great; totally dominated by hops but combined with berries and roasted notes (chocolate?). A wonderful beer. Thanks to Mads Berg for sharing this.

(Bottle 65 cl) Hazy, orangey brown with a dense, stable, beige head that leaves some laces. Fat aroma of caramel and overripe fruit. Fairly full body with lots of sweet caramel, overripe fruit and cinnamon. A fairly hoppy finish. Lovely. 030407

Bottled, thanks hopsrus!! Deep red, rich head. Soapy balsamic grapefruit aroma. Sweet and syrupy with soft mouthfeel and cookie malt flavuor. The oiliness and bitterness casued by an extreme amount of hops are being balanced by a huge body and loads of alcohol, but the sweetness is shining through a little, detracting from the perfect hop juice image.

75 cl bottle, thanks to Storm. pours clear and golden red with a little lacing white head. hoppy and fruity aroma. Flavour is nice hoppy and with a light liqourice and peppery note. Dry almost woody finish. Ends dy hoppy and with a lingering caramel malt flavour. Solid and hoppy - great.

Bottle 650ml. @ home.
Clear medium orange amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, dark berry, moderate hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20090206]

Bottled@Akkurat. Deep murky copper coloured with small beige head, that stays for quite a while. Aroma is full of fruits, wood, nectar and mild notes of syrupy sweetness as well as some notes of alcohol. Flavour is quite much the same along with some vanilla and mild plummy notes too. Rather sweet for most of the part, but also some bittering notes preventing the sweetness to totally take over. Really pleasant!

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a small beige head. Sweet aroma of fruits, dried fruits and hops. Sweet flavour of malts, dried fruits, fruits and hops.

Name: Double Bastard
Date: November 18, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Vertical, Cellar Stock
Words: vertical 2004-2006
Appearance: the 04 is muddy and the others are clear
Aroma: the 04 has much more of an earthy hop aroma compared to the sweet fruit of 05 and 06, the 06 has very light aroma
Flavor: the 04 has the richest best balanced flavor that gets sweeter and hotter as you move forward, the 06 is quite hot and alcoholic, 04 is the clear winner

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: **4

Name: Turbo Bastard
Date: December 01, 2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Strong Ale Fest
Appearance: clear amber, frothy beige head
Aroma: funky malt aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: oaky malt flavor, lots of balancing hops, long bitter finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Name: Double Bastard
Date: November 28, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2000
Appearance: hazy dark amber, fine dirty white head, scattered lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel malt aroma with just a touch of earthy hops
Body: big body
Flavor: rich caramel malt flavor, touch of vanilla sweetness, sweet character has an alcoholic edge, light earthy hops, lasting bitter finish

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4<b