Double Bastard Ale - Stone Brewing Co.

jwc215

New Jersey

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

2006 vintage

Pours reddish amber with a thick creamy head that slowly descends to leave of lacing down the glass. Nice retention. The thin head stays throughout.

The smell is of caramel, earthy grains and citrus. Mild alcohol.

The taste is of thick sweet malt upfront - caramel, sweet - barley(?) ...brown sugar. It is balanced out, and beaten out after the second sip - by bitter citrus - orange and grapfruit. Soon, the citrusy, chewy hops fully emerge to overtake the maltiness. The malt, however, remains intact and give the hops a solid backbone. Complex, and the flavors are nicely layered.

The feel is smooth with an incredibly well-balanced texture. The abv is barely noticeable in the taste and feel - leaving it to sneek up on you.

This is an incredible brew - nicely balanced with the hops in control in the end. Fresh, full, tasty and complex. This is an amazing brew. And the beer gods rejoiced...

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2006 06:37:10 | More by jwc215

zuggy9

California

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

This is a season favorite that goes fast and with good reason. Pours a deep dark amber, with a thin tan head with little head retention. Its smell is of citrus and fruit, with some nice barely notes. A nice pleasant aroma. The taste hits hard, strong and sharp with the same citrus flavor and some caramel qualities too. This is potent flavor, and not for light beer drinkers. It's a very robust and sharp mouthfeel that is very pleasant. I can't rate the drinkability too high as this stuff is powerful and after one bottle I'm reeling. If I could handle 10% ABV better, I'd rate it higher!

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2006 05:32:37 | More by zuggy9

MarkSCCOT

South Carolina

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 22 ounce bomber (2006 Vintage, a gift from the very generous Alyeast, a BA among BA's)

A. Pours a dark rich red with little head and little lacing.

S. Pear malt and hops. A light alcohol warming follows through.

T. WOW!!! Full malty grapefruit taste with a sweet malt backbone. The hops shine through and wait...there is the alcohol.

M. This is a rollercoaster of tatse. Definitely a bold beer. It hits the whole mouth. Not a beer for the timid.

D. Normally I would give this beer a lower score here because of the alcohol, but if this beer were available locally, I would sell my kids, quit my job, live under a bridge and drink this all day.

Finally I can appreciate Stone being so far away. This beer is soooo good I could get hooked. At least this way I can continue to be a productive member of society.
A GREAT BEER!!!!

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2007 01:34:45 | More by MarkSCCOT

kinger

Ohio

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Amazing offering by one of my favorite brewers. The Arrogant Bastard was the brew that really started me off on the journey for great beer, and almost a year later I find myself sipping on the Double during an already great Friday Night. The aroma is original and awesome, if I could create a flavor of incense or an air freshener I would want this. Very aromatic throwing malts, hops, dark fruits, citrus notes, with a powerful alcohol kick bringing up the rear. Nice pour looks like the local fermented apple cider with a pencil thin head and minimal lacing, but hey it's a strong one so you can't be too upset. Take a sip and it bites you strong and fast a very aggressive mouthfeel with a smoooth subtle burn. Flavor is right on and then some, hoppy enough to combat the huge malt content. This is American Barleywine at it's peak. Thank you Stone again and again, thanks!

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2008 01:49:51 | More by kinger

corby112

Pennsylvania

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Pours a dark brown color with a nice tan foamy head that settles into a nice lacing that lasts throughout. Aroma of roasted maltiness, chocolate, nuts and hops. Up front there is a lucious roasted chocolate maltiness that is perfectly balanced by a huge bitter hoppy finish. I love this beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2008 08:26:40 | More by corby112

seancake

Belgium

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

First, let me state straight off the bat that I am new to this whole "beer aficionado" thing -- I don't have the vocabulary, the knowledge of such things as phenols and such. That said, I opened this beer and was struck by how assertive it smelled. Double Bastard, indeed. It is a doubly arrogant bastard -- with reason.

With reason, my friends. This brew makes no attempt, like many sneaky Belgians (which I must proclaim I love right now), to mask alcohol flavors -- this is up-front, right out there, proclaiming its strength. It is strong malt, strong hops, strong everywhere and every way. It is in every sense a strong ale. It is an arrogant bastard, doubly so.

As it warms, it only intensifies and improves. This is a beer for which angels weep. It will put you on your ass if you aren't careful. Very drinkable, for all its high abv, but if you decide to session it, you may well wind up on youtube, under the heading 'drunkest guy ever'. You've been warned.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2009 21:26:41 | More by seancake

Hershdawg

California

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle into Double Bastard Glass.

Appearance: A gorgeous dark red color. Like an Autumn leaf. Its a bit translucent but still wonderfully colored.

Smell: malty...oh wait... Hopy as well. This is not Arrogant Bastard at all.

Taste: As much as they keep all the IBUs classified this is not Stone's most bitter beer. It is their most flavorful and balanced beer. No trace of the higher alcohol. Slight caramel. Then hops. Even if you do not like Arrogant Bastard give this one a try. Its an entirely different beer.

Mouthfeel: Not too much carbonation in a bottle. The special glass adds a little from the wider base and increase in Ci2 bubbling.

Drinkability: The higher content keeps it from being a session beer but the wonderful taste makes it drinkable anyway.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2010 05:05:16 | More by Hershdawg

Manoftyr

New York

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from 22oz bomber into glass

Appearence-pours a rich, deep, beautiful ruby-orange and leaves thick off-white lacing along the sides of the glass, some small head of the same color rises, it doesn't last terribly long but leaves a nice solid ring of rich lacing. It's inviting-looking to say the least.

Aroma-Rich and sticky-sweet, almost barleywine-like with a hop-kick; there isn't a single hint of alcohol on the nose, it's concealed brilliantly.

Taste-Smooth, so utterly, completely and impossibly smooth. The buttery malty sweetness and bittering hops enter into the equation simultaneously with equal, immense force and essentially wage a war between bitter and sweet on your tongue with neither side winning. There's some alcohol on the palette but it doesn't detract from the drinking experience in the least.

Mouthfeel-Just...perfect, not too thick as to impact drinkability but not too thin as to detract from the lush feeling of the beer in your mouth..

Drinkability-This beer is 10.50% but I swear, if my tolerance would allow it, I could drink this like it was only 5%, it's that unreal in its drinkability for this ABV.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2010 02:54:18 | More by Manoftyr

TheOtherMike

Michigan

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

22 ounce bottle

I tried this one solely based upon the reviews here and I was not disappointed.

A: beautiful dark red/brown color with thick head and sticky lacing.

S/T: Full-spectrum flavor here. More on the dark side than I usually prefer but very well balanced.

M/D: The ABV does not go unnoticed and as such this is not something to drink for an entire evening.

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2010 22:14:47 | More by TheOtherMike

claireoakhammer

New York

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

my mouth is collapsing into a singularity

my head is going to implode

i feel like a mummy whose mouth has been packed with hops instead of linen

hops, hops, hops

amazing beer, very bitter with some malty flavors coming through behind overwhelming hoppy bitterness and alcoholy burn

very good, nice carbonation and mouthfeel

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2010 23:05:59 | More by claireoakhammer

JizackFH

New York

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A - This beer pours a nice hazy deep amber ruby color. It has a nice 2-finger off-white head. The head falls down to a thin layer, leaving decent lacing on the side of the glass.

S - This has a nice hoppy smell with some sweet malts present. There are also notes of caramel, pine, and toffee. It smells great.

T - The taste is awesome. There is a nice big malt presence up front, that is quickly followed by a bunch of hops. The hop bitterness continues to build and get stronger the whole way through. There are nice notes of caramel, brown sugar, and a touch of alcohol. The finish is very hoppy and sticks to the mouth. There is a lingering bitterness.

M - This has a medium body and good carbonation. It has a smooth and creamy feel to it. The finish is dry and crisp. There is also a bitterness that sticks to the mouth and slowly fades.

D - The drinkability for this is awesome. I love this beer. The taste is great, and I could drink these all night. It goes down very easily, and has a great mouthfeel. I wish I had a fridge full of these. Awesome job Stone, cheers.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2010 06:38:35 | More by JizackFH

YouSkeete

Massachusetts

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

A: Deep orange/red, slightly copper. Very cloudy. Short off white head, with hardly any lacing whatsoever.

S: Macintosh apples, dry hops, candied fruit, caramel malts. Hints of oak and wood emerge along with some notes of earthy pine.

T: Quite complex. Smooth caramel malt and sweetness, with an extra dry hop character. Macintosh apples definitely present in the flavor. Candied fruits like oranges and plums (and apples, of course). Burn of alcohol follows throughout the whole drink. Subtle hints of roasted coffee and bittersweet chocolate. Boozy aftertaste.

M: Hoppy, fruity and boozy. Sticky on the palate. Full body with medium carbonation.

D: Immaculate.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2011 22:59:58 | More by YouSkeete

ineva

California

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

2009 DB. poured into a DB glass from the Brewery, till the last drop.

A:Pours a Dense Rusty Auburn colored perfection with a little over 1 finger head. It sits in a shadow.... leaving a every sip lacing.

S:Sun dried plumbs, raisin, brown sugar gladiator hops....

T:Mellow notes of drenched spirited hops and sweet plum chillin in a dedicated jazz like soothingness of peerless malts.

M:Smooth... did i mention the 20 min. John Bonham solo....

O:(Ren & Stimpy like)Happy Happy Joy Joy!!!/ Has me feeling like its 10:15 on a Saturday Night. Drip...Drip... Drip... Drip...Drip...

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2011 08:18:58 | More by ineva

Erish

Illinois

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

I poured this 22 oz. bottle into a large wine glass. This is the 2010 release.

A: murky dark amber color, the tan head died down quickly, but the Belgian-esque cap and lacing stay put for the duration.

S: the malt aromas are complex, yielding ripe fruit, burnt sugar, and caramel, with a supporting cast of over-ripe bananas, baking spices, vanilla, nuts, alcohol, and a truly mysterious aroma that can best be described as the essence of the Earth. The more this beer warms, the more olfactory gifts it yields. I have never smelled a beer quite like this before, and was continuously surprised and delighted as I imbibed the heavenly aromas.

T: the malt is at once dry and sweet, revealing astounding depth and complexity: nuts, burnt sugar, toasted caramel, and grain husk, the middle showcases plum, raisin, vanilla, a definite alcoholic bite, and a woodsy/earthy character from the growing hop presence, the finish is amazingly long, with herbal, resinous, and grassy hops providing the coda to this amazing beer.

M: full-bodied, plush velvet texture, and moderate carbonation, the finish is bitingly herbal/bitter, but not harsh.

O: This is easily one of the most interesting and ultimately delicious beers I have ever had. It is not a classically trained DIPA or RIS: this is the proverbial iron-fisted beer in the velvet glove. It challenges you, and if you let it, it will change you for the better.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2011 02:16:03 | More by Erish

JGcontraman

New Jersey

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

-''::Pour::''-
No aggression is needed for the pour and you can see a lot of action going on as it fills up in a Weyerbacher pint glass. Quickly but swiftly, the head reaches the top of the glass, about roughly an inch thick. In fact, the glass almost overflowed.

-''::Appearance::''-
Sort of a dark amber copper color. The head maintains a very nice light tan where you can see micro bubbles endlessly flow up from the bottom of the glass. Simply put, just one of the beautiful moments for a beer enthusiast to see.

-''::Head & Lacing::''-
The head retains itself quite well but you will notice after a while that it will start to fade. Very foamy view from the top of the glass, as if I’m visualizing a cloud of foam where I can barely see any porousness. The lacing sticks well to the glass as if it’s not going anywhere for the time being, even when the head starts to fade down more and more.

-''::Nose::''-
Right off the back you pick up notes of citrus and pine along with a buried scent of grain alcohol with deeply hidden caramel that indicates the balance of malt and hops overall. It’s hard for me to tell what other aromas linger.

-''::Palate::''-
There is a steadily hint of the alcohol blended with citrus and pine straight up front. Of 11.2% ABV you really get the taste of the grain alcohol, but not as much as you would if you were to sip high ABV spirits. It simply doesn't bother me, since I’m use to hard spirits with a rough taste, and in general it just seems quite sessionable regardless. In that regard, I actually develop more appreciation for the alcohol taste as it is backed up by other complex and intense varieties of flavors that tend to sneak in which I can’t really put my finger on.

In the back, the hops creep up nicely, I guess that may be the lingering of the citrus and pine flavor of them steadily undermined by the bittersweet malt flavor, which is indeed quite complicated to comprehend for myself even. I do also get a hint of caramel and maybe somewhat of a rye or whole grain bread flavor but overall this seems to be a stronger version of the ordinary Arrogant Bastard Ale as far as the palate serves. There may be other flavors I can’t pick up, but maybe that is because I am overwhelmed by the mentioned flavors.

Overall with the flavor, there is a pretty good balance of malt and hops, but I think in the end I get more of a balance of the bittersweet malt mixed with the taste of alcohol. I guess one can imagine the taste as if it was a more sessionable Tequila, except it tastes nothing like Tequila and Tequila tastes nothing like it. Especially as it warms up, the malt flavor seems to dominate but when it was cold I was definitely able to sense the balance of hops up with the malt.

-''::Overall::'-
This is just about the best damn beer I ever had. Demonstrated is a very relinquishing balance of hops and malt with a pleasant blended hint of alcohol along with other varieties of complex flavors. Not much more can be expected or should be expected here. I always wish for every beer I have had though, that the flavor can have more bitterness to it. On the definite side, this is definitely just a stronger and more improved Arrogant Bastard Ale.

It was either this or the Oaked Arrogant Bastard I was posed with getting at the Liquor Store just the other day and needless to say, I am delightfully satisfied. Next time I’ll be sure to pick up the Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale and do a review on that as well. Taking a look at the beer is also a site to see, especially for those beer enthusiasts. Aroma is heavily inviting for the next sip with the palate to back it up. Lacing remains to stick to the glass from the start.

Pours with ease and it’s not for the weak hearted to drink as it mentions on the bottle. Be warned though, you will taste the alcohol. However, I think the alcohol taste is simply the best thing about this beer because it gives it that robust spark to back up the palate just a little bit more than an ordinary beer would with a lesser ABV.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 01:08:40 | More by JGcontraman

PrimScrewhead

Rhode Island

4.9/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Dear Lord I love this beer!

Serving : Bottle into Nonick

Appearance: Beautiful warm amber. No head, beer sticks to the sides.

Smell: Hops, sugar and alcohol.

Taste: Oh, boozey sweetness, how I love thee. Nice hoppy booze up front, mellows out in the middle to sweet and comes back around to a nice sharp finish.

Mouthfeel: More body than an Italian super model. Think Barleywine.

Overall: If you're looking for the best American Strong Ale on the market. Look no further.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2012 20:39:33 | More by PrimScrewhead

Andy

Massachusetts

4.88/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Along with Dogfish Head's 90 Minute IPA, the Double Bastard is one of my beers of the year for 2001 (and I'm not particularly given to IPA's versus other styles). Beautiful maerzen color. What an aroma! There's something about
a powerful hop aroma that is part sweet and part hoppy. Deep, rich, and full aroma. This beer would be perfect if only sniffed. But the taste. Slightly smoky side of hop flavor, slightly earthy. Big body. Balances great as it warms. Deep alcohol aroma. It's a rare day when a beer makes me consider brand fidelity and a long-term committment. This one has my full attention and appreciation.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2002 12:56:38 | More by Andy

mickeymac

California

4.88/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

I liked this one better than Arrogant Bastard. It's got a bit more of everything that AB has, but it's a bit more balanced. It's a bit whiskey-like and really packs a punch.

Since I just tried the '02 version, I'm updating (and upgading) my orginal review. This beer is nothing short of beer bliss. Yes, it's packed with hops, but it's also packed with malt and an amazing array of flavors: similar in flavor and complexity to a good cognac. Don't pass on this one if you see it around.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2002 21:54:19 | More by mickeymac

Todd

Massachusetts

4.88/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

From the 2001 batch ... 750ml bomber = loads of brain rot and trouble.

Deep copper in colour with a magnificent and healthy looking off-white creamy head -- sticky and retains well.

Aroma ... pineapple, intense alcohol, loads of robust maltiness and pine-y hops in the nose.

Taste is so incredibly smooth that I might cry. Full-bodied, rich, robust, sugary/syrupy/sticky (carbonation seems suspended in the liquor) and extremely sweet. Flavours run all over the place: caramel, burnt sugar, chocolate, mega-fruity, pineapple, deep penetrating alcohol, pine-y earth/wood bitterness with an oily hop feel on the palate. Finish goes a touch dry with bready flavours and unsweetened chocolate notes.

Holy christ on a crutch!! Can you form a religion around a beer? This beer is everyting the name suggests, and then some. Extremely drinakble for a 10% beer, even more so as it warms up, and very warming. Treat this beer with respect and enjoy. -- thanks to Greg Koch for the sample, and for making this.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2002 09:46:21 | More by Todd

jreitman

California

4.88/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

An absolutely amazing brew. A friend said it best when he said "Holy S^&$" upon his first sip. The beer is full of grapefruit and other cirtus aromas topped off with some caramel and sweetness that binds everything together. Dark red in color and nearly opaque with a nice bit of white head. The beer fills your mouth with flavors and has complexity off the charts but still comes off as somewhat delicate. Grapefruit, caramel, and a bit of pine jostle for dominance in the mouth and are followed by a nice dry and bitter finish. Definitely not a beer you want to drink quickly or you will a.) miss out on a lot of flavor and b.) be knocked on your ass from the alcohol. Suprisingly good at room temperature (had left a 3rd of the bottle sitting out) where the hops mellow out but the flavors are all still there. Truly amazing.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2002 12:16:37 | More by jreitman

RootedFool

California

4.88/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

When I saw bombers of Double Bastard at my local co-op, I had to pinch myself to not yelp from the surprise, the sheer gratitude I felt, confronted with this much heralded beast.

Pours a deep crimson. Not much head, maybe you can blame my pouring, but what's here is dense and leaves a thick sheet of cascading lace on the glass.

A rich and sweet maltiness permeates the first shot to my nose, followed by faint hop undertones. And again on taste, malt takes the lead and leads slowly -- oh so slowly, the metaphors I could attach to this transition are better left unsaid, it's pornographic -- into a spicy hop aftertaste. The high alcohol content is not overpowering, it's warming. Warming and, of course, arrogant.

This beer punches you in the face and massages your soul with its strength and balance.

Three orgasmic yelps for another brilliant beer by Stone.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2004 03:27:36 | More by RootedFool

Gusler

Arizona

4.88/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Release 2003
On the pour a translucent deep garnet color and the head portly in size and spumescent in texture, the color a toothsome light tan with the resultant lace a satiny veil to obscure the glass. The aroma of the hop flowers quite evident along with the fusel alcohol, malt sweet at the back, fresh and a portent of things to come this nose, start is ambrosial, rich in malt with the top a full in its feel. Finish is perky in its acidity, the hops omnipotent and the 10 percent ABV instantly warms the tummy, droughty aftertaste that maintains the bitterness alcohol and hops to the very last. One of the beers I wait for each year, a six pack for the fridge, and a case for the cellar.

Release 2002:
On the pour a crystal clear deep Sanguineous color with the head majestic in size and frothy in texture with the lace a thick glutinous sheet. Nose is malt; hop floral, caramel, hints of butter and light fusel alcohol tones. Front is ambrosial, the top middling, the finish is devastatingly hopped, peacefully acidic, the aftertaste is beastly alcohol bitter, a major league “Belly Warmer to boot". Oh God, how I love this magisterial brew, it’s a Jekyll and Hyde beer, good at the start, brutal at the finish.

Release 2001:
The beer pours a deep ruby color with a portly reddish-brown head that is semi-creamy and after its decomposition a fine sheet of lace forms to cover the glass. Nose is buttery, sweet, hints of brown sugar, and traces of hops. Begins malt sweet with the top full in its feel and the carbonation moderate, the acidity moderate, also the finish is loaded with hops and the aftertaste dry and alcohol bitter with the 10 percent ABV warming the tummy. Another great beer from this most magnificent brewery, but as they say "Not Meant For Everyone", so beware!

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2004 23:01:18 | More by Gusler

meathookjones

Virginia

4.88/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

2003 edition in the 22oz bomber. The bigger brother to Arrogant Bastard pours a brown color with reddish highlight and a minimal tan head unless poured very aggressively. The head drops quickly to a bubbly ring leaving a nice lacing around the glass. Quite the strong aroma on this one, with plenty of sweet malts, earthy hops, fruits and a touch of alcohol. This one definitely brings a big taste to the plate with a sweet fruity malt upfront that settles into a bitter hop bite. This one has a similar taste to arrogant bastard but upped several notches and a few more complexities are thrown in. A very complex tasting beer indeed, maybe having a 3 liter at one sitting can help unravel some of these complexities. Mouthfeel is amazing, full and creamy with perfect carbonation. Drinkability is perfect, there is only slight alcohol tastes and scents so that never slows the consumption. This is a near perfect beer in my opinion and I look forward to this years release as this was my last bottle. Highly recommended to all except people new to craft beer because this will knock them on their arse.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2004 21:42:57 | More by meathookjones

santoslhalper

Pennsylvania

4.88/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Pours a winterish red with a nice tan head. Very inviting looking. Smells fruity and spicy. Great chocolate and cherry hints in the nose. Now, this beer is one of the best representations of an american barleywine I've had. Very smooth and mellow to start, and then bites you in the back. Ridiculously well rounded. Very sweet and bitter at the same tame. Fabulous. A complete attack on the taste buds, but not in a bad way. This beer will set you straight and put you in your place. It kicks ass without taking names. This is not just a beer, this is the nectar of the gods.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2004 04:45:47 | More by santoslhalper

ggroller

Pennsylvania

4.88/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

22 oz. silk screened bomber. I'd like to add my own text underneath the gargoyle to read "shut up, sit down, and drink."

Pours a dark amber with a nice white head. Great retention and nice sticky lacing. Smells of nutmeg, cinnamon, and chocolate.

Whoa. Sweet Jesus. The text on the back of the bottle doesn't lie. This is one muther effer of beer. Dark chocolate, bitter chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg, caramel, maple syrup, brown sugar. Very sweet and chewy. The alchohol is certainly present on the palate and it really warms you up.

Delicious and drinkable but I could only handle one.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2005 13:57:31 | More by ggroller