Depth-Charged Double Bastard
Arrogant Consortia in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Stone BrewingStrong Ale Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.43
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Double Bastard Ale Brewed with Espresso Beans
Released in 2015
So, your knowledge of caffè is such that you’ve correctly determined that “depth-charged” refers to the addition of espresso-roasted coffee beans. Well, bully for you. For all I know, you picked that up hanging out at some coffee megachain amid a microcosmic mishmash of vapid layabouts, metro hipsters, and laptop-sporting exhibitionists trying to convince the world (and themselves) that they’re click-clacking out the great American-novel-cum-screenplay for a future summer blockbuster. I could surely teach you a thing or two were I inclined…which I’m NOT. Perhaps you’re eyeing my backside because you’re really into coffee. Nothing wrong there, but if you’ve come to me expecting some beery incarnation of your security blanket “me time” soy frappélatte or similarly dainty concoction, you’re in for some grande-sized disappointment. I do not exist to provide a comforting mode of conveyance for your jittery, caffeinated fantasies. Nothing about me is smooth, subtle or built for comfort. Those who should be holding this bottle (en route to opening and indulging in what awaits within) are really into ME. Get your cinnamon mochaccino fix elsewhere. This here’s strictly for adult men and women who don’t require the culinary crutch of added fat and sweeteners. My motto: Bold and brave or not at all.
Released in 2015
So, your knowledge of caffè is such that you’ve correctly determined that “depth-charged” refers to the addition of espresso-roasted coffee beans. Well, bully for you. For all I know, you picked that up hanging out at some coffee megachain amid a microcosmic mishmash of vapid layabouts, metro hipsters, and laptop-sporting exhibitionists trying to convince the world (and themselves) that they’re click-clacking out the great American-novel-cum-screenplay for a future summer blockbuster. I could surely teach you a thing or two were I inclined…which I’m NOT. Perhaps you’re eyeing my backside because you’re really into coffee. Nothing wrong there, but if you’ve come to me expecting some beery incarnation of your security blanket “me time” soy frappélatte or similarly dainty concoction, you’re in for some grande-sized disappointment. I do not exist to provide a comforting mode of conveyance for your jittery, caffeinated fantasies. Nothing about me is smooth, subtle or built for comfort. Those who should be holding this bottle (en route to opening and indulging in what awaits within) are really into ME. Get your cinnamon mochaccino fix elsewhere. This here’s strictly for adult men and women who don’t require the culinary crutch of added fat and sweeteners. My motto: Bold and brave or not at all.
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10/10
Tried
on 07 Jul 2016
at 14:53
6/10
Bottled 10/1/15. Eight months ago today.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2016
at 15:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Grunt fill from Albertsons. I’ll claim that I’m not a coffee beer guy right up front, so this may actually be a much better beer than I’m tasting. Medium weight body, slightly viscous. Malts and coffee on the nose. Coffee comes on much stronger in the taste , bitterness double from the hops and espresso beans. Pretty strong coffee presence throughout, although the 11% ABV is not readily apparent.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2016
at 21:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from 7-11 Kittery Pours a slightly hazy deep copper color with a good sized bubbly off white head that persists. Coffee caramel and toffee with plenty of earthy spicy hops. Lingering hop bitterness with a touch of alcohol. Wow that is pretty damn good, an interesting mash up of flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2016
at 16:31
7/10
Bottle at craig’s. Pours deep amber, nose is sweet toffee, coffee, floral, taste is rich, toffee, caramel, roasted coffee .
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2016
at 07:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Craigs 2016 alldayer. Pours clear red gold with a thin white head. Aromas of nail varnish remover, coffee. Taste is apple, coffee, bit of a clash on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2016
at 11:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at craig’s. Pours deep amber, nose is sweet toffee, coffee, floral, taste is rich, toffee, caramel, roasted coffee .
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2016
at 11:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... dark brown .. thin tan lacing ... soft sweet coffee chocolate .. roast malt nose ... dark sweet toffee .sticky caramel toffee malt .. dark roast ... soft coffee ... ligth acetoone in linger
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2016
at 11:17
8/10
Tried
on 19 Mar 2016
at 11:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bomber from Costco, the evil bastards that they are. Bottled 10/8/15, about 4-5 months ago. Aroma consists of coffee, earth, roast, chocolate milk, bread--I’m not getting the base beer at all; it smells like an imperial stout or something similar. Pours hazy amber with a medium beige head with decent retention and a little lace. Taste is sweet with some aggressive bitterness alongside; flavors of licorice, raisin, light ash. It has the bitterness of Double Bastard but none of the hop or malt character. The espresso beans completely dominate, obliterating everything Double Bastard represents. That’s not a bad thing, when it’s done this well. I love a good coffee beer, and this beer is a great representation of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2016
at 23:32