Arrogant Bastard Ale - Double Dry Hopped - Stone Brewing Co.

RandyBoBandy

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

01-31-2013 02:13:34 | More by RandyBoBandy

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Tap at alewife in Baltimore.

Big creamy head fades slowly with lacing, hazy dark honey colored.

Nose fresh slightly resinous hops, little spicy and floral, grassy, but of sweet candy toasty reddish malts, fruity hops.

Taste starts with fresh hops but spicy earthy very resinous hop, musty, very hops, light grapefruit and bit of citrus and blood orange, Sweet candied orange peel hop character as well, light zest, fairly bitter but not as much as I expected. sweet malty base. Finish is sticky sweet, very bitter and spicy, lingering musty resin and light orange peel.

Mouth is med to fuller bod, decent carb hint of warming booze.

Overall interesting but I built it up too much hype for this and it was OK, decent but not great. Felt like a double dry hopped Arrogant Bastard should have been amazing.

Serving type: on-tap

06-05-2013 13:51:17 | More by jlindros

ste5venla

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-27-2013 08:34:01 | More by ste5venla

Dirksen

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-24-2013 18:39:55 | More by Dirksen

taveerin

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-19-2013 23:30:07 | More by taveerin

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-07-2013 22:50:38 | More by cadaugherty

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -2.2%

04-29-2013 01:23:32 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

Lisicjm

Missouri

5/5  rDev +22.2%

04-11-2013 21:11:12 | More by Lisicjm

dmk91

Virginia

4/5  rDev -2.2%

04-09-2013 17:18:56 | More by dmk91

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

04-09-2013 16:53:17 | More by t0rin0

Skramer

New York

4/5  rDev -2.2%

02-10-2013 23:41:03 | More by Skramer

Beermister

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

01-09-2013 01:30:22 | More by Beermister

Mantooth

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

01-02-2013 20:39:50 | More by Mantooth

KYGunner

Kentucky

4.03/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Very dark, deep ruby coloring this ale poured a nice creamy one finger head that never went away. Very pretty in the snifter, this is a good looking ale.

The aroma is more hoppy than expected. I did get a bit of malty sweetness, but more of the woodsy pine notes from the hops. Trust me that's not bad as these piney notes are quite floral and nicely fragrant.

The taste is of a quality IPA, piney and floral, but it's disarmed by a a sweet malt backing that blends very well together. The tastes are strong and noticeable, so there's plenty to be arrogant about.

Serving type: on-tap

12-30-2012 23:00:14 | More by KYGunner

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4.18/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

The ever-arrogant taste is alive and well in Stone's recent double dry hopped Arrogant Bastard Ale! Where certain malt tastes are mellowed, other more hoppier tastes are magnified for a taste that tilts boldly to the IPA-ish kinda world.

Its rich garnet pour is highlighted by ruby and chestnut backlight. Mild haze diffuses the light and illuminates brilliantly. A tough persistent head tops the beer like meringue on a key lime pie, but with darker underpinnings. Strong lacing leaves behind broken rings of foam with every sip taken from the glass. It's a magnificent looking ale!

In keeping with the standard Arrogant beer, aromas of strong toffee and toasted malts are met with equil intesity from pine and citrus hops. Wood, mint, grass, and stem captivate the nose with a ton of ultra earth scents. Then a flood of bread, toffee, and toast sweetness rise to balance the scent to perfection- allowing the earth and citrus hops to shine slightly above.

Flavors ensue with the bready richness of barley, molassess, buckwheat, and dry toast that add to an already rich and bready upstart. Then the middle palate of hops offer balance unlike any beer I've tasted- the pith of grapefruit, orange zest, pine needles, and stem don't only balance the malt sweetness but pull ahead in its display of strength. Finishing malty-dry on the palate, the beer is obsurdly brash and wonderfully so.

Medium-rich in texture, the strong dextrin quality and the inherent dissolved carbonation provvides the palate with an effortless hearty creaminess that endures the session, releasing its body sip after sip until the beer is all gone. In its wake, a semi-dry finish of alcohol, toast, and resin lingers.

Somehow, this version of Arrogant Bastard gives the taste buds a more mature taste that deviates from its normal fresh choice, but offers a glimpse into a woody, minty, and bark-ish quality that I wouldn't have known to exist in the beer. Though understandably great, the trated offs make it only equally appreciable as the regular Arrogant Bastard Ale.

Serving type: on-tap

12-24-2012 06:35:12 | More by BEERchitect

JayKay412

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -45%

12-08-2012 14:37:15 | More by JayKay412

CorneliusBunker

Illinois

5/5  rDev +22.2%

11-25-2012 00:49:34 | More by CorneliusBunker

Yesdog

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10%

11-23-2012 20:06:59 | More by Yesdog

thagr81us

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served from tap into a shaker. Poured a deep red-orange with a one finger light tan head that subsided to a minimal amount slowly. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, citrus, earth, citrus hop, spices, spicy hop, and wood. The flavor was of sweet malt, wood, spice, spicy hop, earth, and earth hop. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a good brew. This is a version that I thought I would never get the chance to see! But low and behold it showed up at one of my local bars. Happy day for me! The double dry hopping on this one really added quite a bit of nice flavor and aroma aspects here. The hops were really dominate and made it taste more like a DIPA. If I am honest I actually enjoyed more than a few pints of this. I suggest that if you get the same opportunity to do so, that you do it without hesitation.

Serving type: on-tap

11-21-2012 11:44:08 | More by thagr81us

UCLABrewN84

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Tony's Darts Away in Burbank, CA.

Pours a clear dark copper with a foamy orange-khaki head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Foamy streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, citrus zest, and some herbal hop aromas. Taste is much the same with a slight onion-like flavor on the finish. There is a medium hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty but pretty bitter.

Serving type: on-tap

11-16-2012 08:29:06 | More by UCLABrewN84

99firehawkman

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

08-04-2012 02:35:06 | More by 99firehawkman

BoRaeCho

California

4.5/5  rDev +10%

04-15-2012 10:54:28 | More by BoRaeCho

RaulMondesi

California

3.48/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap at The Playground in Santa Ana, CA (shout out to tha homies).

This be my first review, and Raul doesn't really follow protocol, so he gonna do it like he do.

Not big n heavy like you would expect from tha bad boi dat iz ARROGANT BASTARD. Crazy like; very smooth n almost subtle. All of a sudden, homeboi could have sworn he was sippin' on a light brown IPA. But nah, it wuzn't that.

It was aite. I prefer the robust nature of regular Bastard, but I definitely think ya'll should give it a peep.

Serving type: on-tap

02-18-2012 09:19:46 | More by RaulMondesi

crbooher

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

02-11-2012 02:38:45 | More by crbooher

blurjose

California

1.5/5  rDev -63.3%

01-14-2012 03:38:36 | More by blurjose