Name: Arrogant Bastard Ale
Brewer: Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA)
Classification: American Strong Ale
Alcohol: 7.2%
Thoughts: As you can tell by the picture I was at the Village Draft House in Raleigh again. If you learn one lesson from this blog it's that you should have custom glasses with your logo on them because you might have a beer blogger come in and take pictures. This will in-turn give you some free publicity. Anyways, while I was there I picked out one of my favorite beers that I haven't had in a long time. Stone's Arrogant Bastard Ale. Pretty awesome name for a pretty awesome brew. This American Strong Ale pours a luscious dark brown with plenty of reddish highlights and a frothy off-white head that laced around superbly around the glass. The aroma was heavy on the toasted malts, aromatic fruits, and a wonderful dank hop smell. Arrogant Bastard is a massively complex tasting beer that makes it greatly desirable. It is rich in grains and malts, deep in sweet caramel and bits of chocolate flavor, and balanced with hops, alcohol. It has a sensation I can only describe as heavenly. I don't know where this sensation comes from, but it is unique to this beer and only this beer. Maybe that's why it is such an Arrogant Bastard, because it knows how damn good it truly is.
Rating: 90/100
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