Or is this Arrogant Bastard a little less arrogant than previous years? Perhaps a vertical tasting in the future will answer that question. Know Your Beer. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get beer news from around Chicago, throughout the Midwest and beyond. Please check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. His book, Beer Lovers Chicago , is now available via Amazon and other booksellers.
If you're buying, he's likely having a porter or a pale ale. So I bought it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. A tick is a star rating. UPDATED: AUG 30, Tap at Besk - wow - such a fine looking ale in the glass with impeccable lacing - super-powered malty aroma a bit like a wee heavy Scottish ale or a dense red ale but better - superbly malty ale with elements of Christmas cake.
Soooo drinkable. Dark reddish colour with small head. Aroma of roasted malt and dark dried fruits nice with good full body and malt finish. Nuff said for this classic. Takes me back to in Austin, TX :. Pours clear dark chestnut brown with medium offwhite head. Aroma is malt, caramel, brown sugar, fudge, rye bread and hints of cinnamon, cardamom and sweet liquorice.
Taste is medium sweet, light to medium bitter, light acidic and faint salty. Body is oily with light carbonation. Finish is long and balanced sweet and bitter with notes of brown sugar, caramel, butterscotch, roasted barley, chocolate malt, dried fruit dates, raisins , bitter grapefruit zest, grassy hops and hints of oak, mint and liquorice. Quite complex and arrogant ;-. Style: American Strong Ale. This beer is a wild ride.
I like big beers and this fits the bill. I love the hops and how they interact with the more subtle malts in this beer. It grabs your palet and chokes it out in a head locck! If you are not looking for a beer that is over the top in just about every way it can be, then beware. If you are, your next stop on the great beer trail is at Arrogant Bastard Ale.
Foam is about as big as the beer pour with tightly packed bubbles and tan in color. Great retention as the foam becomes very frothy. Lacing is awesome: sticky, thick, and web like.
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