Stone - Arrogant Bastard Ale

"You're Not Worthy"

If Stone's Ruination beer took me on a route away from what I have found to love in my favorite beer Dogfish Head 90min IPA, Arrogant Bastard Ale puts them back on track. Not that there is anything wrong with either direction, because I hope to find lots of beers out there worth drinking to add to my arsenal. Variety is the spice of life!

Arrogant Bastard Ale is a lot browner then the Ruination, and attacks with the hops up front. Its caramel-ly sweet and finishes bitter with more piney hops! Don't like Hops? Stay away from this one! Overall, this one is really worth a try and generally not as expensive as the Dogfish, which is a great thing! I'm making myself thirsty right now... and it's only 8am...


I'm loving the things Stone Brewery has to say about their beers, it's a fun read:
This is an aggressive ale. You probably won’t like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territory–maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you it’s made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps you’re mouthing your words as you read this.

At Stone Brewing, we believe that pandering to the lowest common denominator represents the height of tyranny - a virtual form of keeping the consumer barefoot and stupid. Brought forth upon an unsuspecting public in 1997, Arrogant Bastard Ale openly challenged the tyrannical overlords who were brazenly attempting to keep Americans chained in the shackles of poor taste. As the progenitor of its style, Arrogant Bastard Ale has reveled in its unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity. There have been many nods to Arrogant Bastard Ale…even outright attempts to copy it… but only one can ever embody the true nature of liquid Arrogance!