Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale - Stone Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 4.23
pDev: 11.82%
Reviews: 1742
Hads: 1672

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Brewed by:
Stone Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Strong Ale | 7.20% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1580), on-tap (127), growler (22), cask (13).

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Reviews by bobhits:

bobhits

Kentucky

4.03/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

I assume this is from the 06 release, but I can't find a date for the life of me.

I'm not really sure how to review this beer. I can't taste any real oak/vanilla flavor in it. At first there wasn't even any arrogant bastard here. As it's warmed (I served it fairly warm to start with) I picked up on the bitter after taste of the normal bastard.

What you do get here is a much better balanced beer than the normal bastard. You get a nice cherry flavor to start and a strong hoppy bitterness at the end. A very smooth beer and you could chug if you wanted to (not at these prices though!) or really enjoy sipping on.

It has a great head, the color looks great. It's got a very nice complex smell.

Maybe I went into this beer expecting too much as I love oaked beers and I really enjoyed the standard AB (though imo it's slightly overrated). This beer is well worth trying even at the high prices but I'm not sure if I'd buy it again.

I expected a lot more flavor and a bit more complexity. My score is high enough to tsay this is a really good beer but I expected more, especially when this costs nearly 3 dollar per 12 oz bottle.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2007 01:19:32 | More by bobhits

More User Reviews:

Mervjahn

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev +0.5%

05-24-2013 11:57:25 | More by Mervjahn

SwG237

New York

3.75/5 rDev -11.3%

05-24-2013 04:05:01 | More by SwG237

DRTBrewster

Arizona

5/5 rDev +18.2%

05-23-2013 21:44:47 | More by DRTBrewster

pisano

Massachusetts

4/5 rDev -5.4%

05-23-2013 13:39:43 | More by pisano

AaronBricking

Kentucky

5/5 rDev +18.2%

05-23-2013 05:08:53 | More by AaronBricking

marlinsfan4

Maryland

4.25/5 rDev +0.5%

05-23-2013 00:24:53 | More by marlinsfan4

firecrack0r

California

3.75/5 rDev -11.3%

05-22-2013 22:53:16 | More by firecrack0r

Rdc67

Kentucky

3.5/5 rDev -17.3%

05-22-2013 19:14:10 | More by Rdc67

Boosnell

Louisiana

4.25/5 rDev +0.5%

05-22-2013 02:35:36 | More by Boosnell

PlinyBeMiney

California

4/5 rDev -5.4%

05-21-2013 23:15:04 | More by PlinyBeMiney

jakecattleco

California

4.5/5 rDev +6.4%

05-21-2013 18:00:08 | More by jakecattleco

johntfox

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +0.5%

05-20-2013 22:05:32 | More by johntfox

JamesStreet

Louisiana

3.75/5 rDev -11.3%

05-20-2013 18:00:09 | More by JamesStreet

Ctrauty

Minnesota

4/5 rDev -5.4%

05-20-2013 01:45:40 | More by Ctrauty

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5 rDev -5.4%

05-19-2013 23:20:29 | More by drgonzo2k2

ksimons

New York

4.18/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A-a dark amber with a fingers worth of fluffy cream head

S-caramel malt, light grapefruit hops, vanilla

T-caramel malt backbone with sharp bitter hops and vanilla with a bit of oak

M-medium body, medium carbonation, leaves a slight bitter aftertaste

Overall a really nice, interesting, complex beer

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 22:18:25 | More by ksimons