nj4christ (26), Columbus, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jan 14, 2009 Hoppy and aggressive, but very nice. Dark with little to no head. Nice aroma. Taste of malts and caramel and a bit of pine like the original, but nice oak presence as well. Jonte (827), Gothenburg, Sweden
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 12, 2009 Bottle. The Rover, Gothenburg. A bit like the regular Arrogant Bastard but with vanilla and wood. More balanced and smooth. TaktikMTL (2786), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 12, 2009 Bouteille de 12 oz achetée chez Beverage Warehouse (Winooski, VT). Arôme: Odeur de caramel avec une pointe de vanille et de citron. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée foncée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel fruité avec une pointe d’agrumes. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’amertume d’houblon en arrière goût. (Rating #2105) ruggedman (626), Portland, Maine, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Jan 10, 2009 On tap at Novare Res. Brilliant beer. Aroma of oak, vanilla, toffee, peach and sweet malt. This is absolutely awesome! Flavor blows you away with a clean crisp, not overly sweet, not overly hopped, well balanced beer. This stuff is fantastic. fattibobatti (246), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jan 9, 2009 aroma was loaded with sweet vanilla. the oak is in perfect proportion to not over power any other flavors. the taste is full of vanilla, toffee and hops. as it warmed a little more oak became apparent. great beer snook91901 (34), USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Jan 8, 2009 you can really smell the vanilla an toffee smells from the oak, im quite surprised. very delicious, i love this beer. every flavor is very big without being overwhelming Hophead22 (1105), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jan 8, 2009 12oz bottle. Very dark red color. Oaky, hoppy aroma, very nice. Taste is much the same, with a dry finish. Miksu (2231), Jyväskylä, Finland
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 8, 2009 12 oz bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm. Dark reddish color. Strong perfumed and lemony hop aroma with berries, toffeish maltiness and raspberry. Bittersweet flavor with lemony hops as well as firm toffeish and caramelly maltiness. Chewy mouthfeel but not as chewy as in ordinary AB. Excellent bittersweet and hoppy finish.
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