Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

Amazing beer. SImply the best thing I’ve had from Stone. It’s like an IPA on steroids. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes this style of beer.

Slightly reddish brown color in the glass. Aromas smell faintly of citrus fruit. This is a pretty hoppy beer on the palate, I agree with the bottle description of "aggressive hops". Definitely a well-made brew though.

Enough malt flavor to carry the bitterness. Held head throughout glass. Carbonation was fizzy and the hops flavor and bitterness had a long finish.

Not one of my favorites as I’m not drawn in by the overly hoppy. Surprised its a 99. Solid ale though.

22oz bottle 11/26/09-Pours an orangish amber with a small covering for a head. Aroma of alcohol, plums, malt, caramel, and slight hops. Taste of the same with more hops and sweetness coming through in the taste. This full bodied brew is very smooth and balanced. Nice job.

On draught at Plan B (Simsbury, CT): Pours reddish brown into a chalice. Head recedes into a halo with brilliant lacing. Nose is of malts, creamy/thickness, hops, and citrusy. Tastes of rich caramel, vanilla, ripe plum, toast, and sweet malts. Full-bodied yet smooth all around. Alcohol is hidden extremely well amist it’s multidimensional characteristics. Drinkability: Pleasurable. Rebuy: Definitely. #217 on 24112009, DG.

A red beer with a nice frothy head. The aroma is very nice fruity & hoppy. The taste is very fruity with berries coming out the most with a nice bitterness being smoothed out in the end. If you call yourself a man & drink nothing but light beers then I challenge you to man up & drink a glass of Viking beer, Arrogant Bastard Ale.

(1 pint bottle) aroma is hoppy. Taste is citrusy and hoppy. Clean hoppy finish. Perfect blend of hops and malt. Lightly carbonated. Damn good beer.