After initially thinking I was picking up 'Dirty Bastard', I instead
found another bastard to take home.
Their bottle is quite hilarious as they seem to poke a little fun at
breweries spending millions of dollars in advertising convincing
everyone that they are small breweries. Here is an excerpt from the
bottom of the bottle:
"Questions or comments? If you don't like this beer, keep it to
yourself ---- we don't want to hear from any sniveling
yellow-beer-drinkin' wimps, 'cause this beer wasn't made for you."
- Brew Details: Arrogant Bastard Ale by the Stone Brewing Co. in Escondido, San Diego County, CA
- Serving Conditions: Served directly from Specs into my 'Duvel' tulip glass once I got home.
- Appearance: Amber, almost ruby
- Scent: Very strong citrus, grape fruit
- Taste: Bitter, literally like a grape fruit. I love grape fruit so I do enjoy this beer.
- Mouthfeel: bah..still don't like this weird term. Perfect consistency with a good balance of carbonation.
- Drinkability: I am ready for a different beer once finish a glass, it doesn't hold my palet very well as it has a strong bitter aftertaste.
I personally give it a 6.5 out of 10, but that doesn't mean this is a
bad beer, it just doesn't fit my taste right now. If I was a huge IPA
fan I would probably enjoy this more as it tastes similar in citris to
some IPAs I've had. It really is an amazing beer, just not my current
flavor of choice.
-Charles
Have you tried Stone's Double Bastard ale? I am not real impressed with a lot of Stone brews, but the Double Bastard ale is definitely worth seeking out and trying.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried much by Stone's but I may have to pick up this Bastard. Mike had me try Double Bastard a while back, but to be honest I really don't remember what it tasted like. Maybe we need to have a Stone's Bastard challenge :)
ReplyDeleteMike,
ReplyDeleteI've never tried the Double Bastard Ale, but I'll definitely give it a try!
-charles