Arrogant Bastard Ale !!!

Hey Everyone, hope your all having a great weekend so far, today's post is an exceptional beer, one that I wish I could get my hands on more of, Today's Beer is from the Stone Brewing Company. Hope you all enjoy :) !!!

Beer Name:
Arrogant Bastard Ale

Brewery:
Stone Brewing Company

Brewed and Bottled:
1999 Citracado Parkway
Escondido,
California,
CA 92029

Alcoholic Percentage:

7.2% Vol

Measure:

650ml

Taste:

Deep, Rich, Smooth, Strong Hops, Slight Bitterness

Colour:

Light Brown / Slight Red Tint

Odour:

Slight Hops, Slight Malt, A Little Sweetness

General Thoughts:

Arrogant Bastard Ale is a fantastic beer, one of the best beers that I have ever had the pleasure of drinking. This beer is deep, full of flavour and really moreish. This beer has a strong hops flavour, mixed with a great level of malt flavour and a slight sweetness. There is a bitterness to this beer from the hop content of the beer, however this is a pleasant bitterness and one your glad is there to balance out the little sweetness to the beer. Arrogant Bastard Ale is a strong beer coming in at 7.2% ABV, you would expect a beer of this strength to not only taste really strong in alcohol but also to be overpowering. Due to some exceptional brewing this isn't the case at all with this beer, this beer doesn't seem overly alcoholic at all and is so well balanced and deep in flavour you won't find it overpowering either. This for me is a beer that I wish I could get more easily and would drink more often if I could, unfortunately it isn't easy to get which will make it all the better and more special when I can get my hands on it. The other plus point to this beer is that it comes in a big bottle so you get much more for your money, making this a win win situation. On the whole Arrogant Bastard Ale is one of the best beers I have ever tasted and really have to commend the Stone Brewing Company for making an exceptional beer. Deep, Rich, Full flavoured beer, perfectly balanced, with that moreish quality making you want to return time after time. All in All an exceptional beer, Thank you Stone Brewing Company !!!  

Price:

€3.00 - €4.00 (Based on Average)

Shane

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Bigfoot Ale (Barley Wine Style) !!!

Hey Everyone, so today's beer comes all the way from the USA and the Sierra Nevada Brewery, Hope you all enjoy !!!

Beer Name:
Bigfoot Ale (Barley Wine Style)

Brewery:
Sierra Nevada

Brewed and Bottled:
Sierra Nevada, 
Chico, 
CA, 
USA

Alcoholic Percentage:

9.6% Vol

Measure:

355ml

Taste:

Strong Hops, Bitter, Sultana / Raisins, Smooth 

Colour:

Red / Brown

Odour:

Strong Hops, Citrus, Sweetness

General Thoughts:

Bigfoot Ale is a really different and interesting beer. This beer is made in a Barley Wine style which accounts for its high alcohol strength, coming in at 9.6% ABV. This beer has a bitter quality to it, along with a developed, strong hops flavour. This beer has a hint of fruitiness to it, one of the main flavours I got from it was a flavour of sultana's or Raisins. This gives the beer an interesting character that you may not expect from a beer. Now to say this beer packs a punch is an understatement, so if your not used to drinking, deep, full flavoured, strong beers then I would advise working your way up to this as it is really strong in flavour and alcohol content. Bigfoot Ale has little carbonation to it, which is perfect for drinking this beer at a slow casual pace. This would not be a beer for a session or for drinking fast, this is definitely a beer to be savoured and drunk slowly, this will allow you to really enjoy its deep flavours. All in all Bigfoot Ale is a deep, full flavoured beer, with fruity characteristics. This may not be a beer to everyone's tastes, as it is so strong and deep in flavour, however saying that I would recommend giving this a try if your looking for something very different that you maybe want on a cold winters evening as it has that warming quality that comes with its strong alcohol content. On the whole I enjoyed this beer and would recommend as a beer to try. 

Price:

€2.50 - €3.50 (Based on Average Price)

Shane

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Anchor Steam Beer

Hey Everyone, so today the beer that I am reviewing is a beer all the way from California, Hope you all enjoy !!! 

Beer Name:
Anchor Steam Beer

Brewery:

Anchor Brewing Company

Brewed and Bottled:
Anchor Brewing Company
San Francisco
California,
USA

Alcoholic Percentage:

4.8% Vol

Measure:

355ml

Taste:

Light, Smooth, Slight Sweetness, Slight Bitter After Taste, Refreshing

Colour:

Amber, Dark Orange

Odour:

Slight Hops

General Thoughts:

Anchor Steam Beer is a light, refreshing beer, which has a larger like quality to it. It is a very smooth beer, with little carbonation, just enough to give it that light larger feel. The first taste you get from this beer is a slight sweetness, which is then followed by a slight bitterness on the side of your tongue. This is very mellow and not overpowering in the slightest. The only thing for me is that this beer doesn't really stand out from the crowd. It is a nice beer, however it doesn't have any outstanding flavour that makes it memorable, which is a shame. On the whole a nice refreshing beer that would be enjoyable on a hot summers day, however if your looking for something that packs a real punch this isn't going to be for you. 

Price:

€2.00 - €4.00 (based on an average price)

Shane

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