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I like this better than the regular AB. The oaked flavor sort of mellows this ale out a bit; it isn't as hoppy as I expected. This balance makes AB oaked a real treat that is worth the extra cost.
its a nice deep orange color with great foamy head that leaves a lot of lacing. its got the great taste of arrogant bastard with added complexity thanks to the oak. drinks easy which is dangerous.
Appearance: Poured into a pint glass with an amber color. A two inch tan head was left behind and provided some nice lacing for the rest of the glass. Aroma: First and foremost, I noticed quite a bit of caramel malt. Behind the malt I picked up some piny hops, chocolate, alcohol, and oak. The oak really helps to round out everything. Taste: I initially noticed a bit of sweetness and then was blasted with piny hops. I don't know why, but this seems so much more bitter and hoppy than when I had Arrogant Bastard and Double Bastard. I didn't really notice any of the chocolate from the aroma, but I did find a little alcohol warmth and oak to wrap up everything. Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation. I also noticed a bit of a syrupy characteristic. Overall: I loved this beer. It took the original AB over the top. However, for the price, I don't know that I would buy this again over the original. The oak certainly helped, but I don't know that it improved enough to justify the higher price. This is a fantastic beer nonetheless.
The oak really mellows out some of the "kick in your teeth". This beer drove me to put oak into my homebrew.
I like American Strong Ales, but how special can they really be, as big as they are? Though slightly more complex, the alcohol flavor totally dominates. Maybe I will be re-rating this after aging one a couple of years, but the style just doesn't have impressive depth.
My friend bought it. Free beer = Good beer.
15 years ago this would have been a super cutting edge beer. I thought it was good, if not great, I am a big fan of the strong ales. I could have done with a few less hops.
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First off, perhaps one of the best names for a beer…EVER! Second, I’m an unabashed fan of Stone (you can read about my visit to Stone’s AWESOME brewery in San Diego here) and I love woody, oak flavors, so I dove right into this one first. Pours a dark, orange-brown mahogany color in the glass with one finger of fairly thick foam that left thick rings of lacing in the glass. Produced a solid string of tiny bubbles rising at edge of glass. Notes of barley, malt and woody hints. I say “hints” with disappointment. I wanted to be hit in the mouth with an oaky baseball bat. Nice zing of flavor all around your mouth as the beer enters, with zippy carbonation. Follow up flavors had smoky, toasty, caramel malt notes, with lengthy and lingering bitter, hoppy finish. I don't really get a strong sense of oak, and wish I had an unoaked Arrogant B to try side by side. Even still, this is a great beer, and another winner from Stone. Maybe “smoky” means Oak. Maybe…?
I like this beer, although the "oaked" part is a little odd. I'm not sure if it is my palate, or the amount of "oakiness" varies from bottle to bottle. Sometimes it's a dominant characteristic, other times a subtle hint. Still, it is very good stuff! It is more expensive, and perhaps not enough of an improvement over the regular AB, but a solid beer from a great brewer!
Pours a dark amber w/ golden highlights. A frothy, thick foam head is sustained but eventually dissipates down to a surface film. I didn't pick up much on the aroma besides an obviously heavy malt smell at first, however as the beer warmed more of the oak aromas came out and smelled quite nice. Taste was rich and full bodied with a nice bitter hoppy finish. I thought the oak chips in the brewing process would have smoothed out this Bastard but this one is just as bold and in your face as it's other two Bastard brothers. I still recommend it to anyone, as long as you have experience with strong ales and know what your getting into. This could be a bad choice for someone being introduced to craft beer.
Great flavor and smooth to drink.
Awesome full flavor!
This pours a very nice and rich amber color (almost like an Irish Red Ale) and has a nice amount of head. The aroma isn't dominated by the oak wood chips, which is nice and there is a distinct caramel malt flavor with a little bit of smokiness. From the first sip there is a lot of the caramel malt from the aroma, which is nice and sweet, but it's balanced by the hoppy bitterness that comes in at the middle and finishes with a nice smoky, oak. For being a Strong Ale, this is very balanced and easy to drink. I would definitely pick this up again.
Love it drink it
A bit of the oak came through, but seemed to similar to the regular arrogant bastard, but I had it in the bottle. Poured in the right glass or on tap, I am sure I would taste the difference a lot more. Good solid beer from Stone though, I've also had this beer in the cask version and it was pretty good!
Picked up a quart growler at Party Town. After drinking the regular Arrogant Bastard and Ruination, I'm becoming quite the Stone fan so I was definitely looking forward to trying this one. Poured into a pint glass, it was a VERY dark copper color with a little haze. Unless you hold the cup up to light, you can't see through it. The head was an off-white, fairly small head that doesn't last long but leaves a nice lacing. I haven't been seriously tasting for very long so my ability to ID aromas and tastes isn't very good. That said, though, there's a distinct citrus aroma that I can't quite place, in addition to the usual piney ale scents. The taste is STRONG! Definitely not a brew for the timid or not-yet-converted hophead. The flavor seems rich and complex but smooth and drinkable. The mouth feel seems substantial for an ale - little carbonation and a thickness that seems to coat your mouth and linger with the lasting bitterness. There's a little bit of bite but overall this is another beer from Stone that hits the mark for me.
Plenty of bite, full body, strong. Enjoy with a steak or burger,