Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

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

Dark amber/brown. Not much head. Balanced aroma, malty with light floral hops and a little salt?!?!? The flavor has a bitter bite but the body is a little more thin that I expected. The oak is muted.

Bottle, pours a dark copper amber with a light brown head that sticks. Aroma is malty and sweet. Light alcohol smell with the goodness of oak. Flavor is sweet, hoppy and bitter. Nice bite and a great taste of oak. Pretty good beer.

Bottled: couldn’t believe this was in Peabody’s in Boone. Pours a ruby color with a froathy tan head. Smells of oak roast with malts and tastes of caramel and oak. Good, intense beer!

12oz bottle. Garnet colored body is topped with a small, creamy head of a pale tan color that leaves light blotches of lace and then coats the glass once it warms a bit. The aroma is malty and nice with lots of floral hops, honey, yeast, and a touch of booze and oak. Mouth is nicely medium-full with light carbonation of a creamy, mouth-filling nature. Flavor is malty with dark caramel (like something from a Scotch ale, but not fruity), oaky, bourbon, a nice roasty aftertaste that boasts of oak and pine. Well balanced and delicious. Easy drinking.

Bottle, dark red/brown color, no sediment. Medium sized white head. Really interesting, odd aroma of booze, cinnamon and cloves. Smokey flavor, bourbon, pepper, some sweet malts. Really sharp bite in the mouth and a lingering bitterness. I wouldn’t rank this among my favorites, but it’s very unusual and tasty.

bottle, dark ruby color, head is foamy with nice lacing, nose is hoppy pines, flavor of pine, grapefruit and caramel, finish is dry and bitter

12 oz bottle. cloudy caramel color witha big off white head. Aroma of carmel and toffee, sweet. Pine and grapefruit hop taste, with a sweetness in the background.

(bottle): Pours a clear, ruby red body, Huge foamy whitish head, frothy and lasting. Soft aroma, some hops but woody & muted. Not too strong. Muted hoppy taste. Woody. Not a bitter aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet aftertaste.