Arcadia Anglers Ale

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: English Pale Ale
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Arcadia Brewing Com[pany--Angler’s Ale--2002 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.10% ABV--32 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Pale Ale--Hazy rich dark golden color. Medium sediment. Big lacy head. Yeasty mild floral hop front. Crisp refreshing malty citrus bisquit body. Caramel apple fruit hints. Crisp citrus hop end. Tasty Not NW. Sampled 6/19/2002. Arcadia Brewing Company--Angler’s Ale--A Pale Ale Brewed in the British Tradition--2009 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.40% ABV--35 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Pale Ale--Minimal no lace head. Clear bright amber color. Light sediment hazes brew dark amber. Mellow fruit malt mild floral hop front. Mild sweet malty bisquit caramel mild creamy body. Smooth slightly tangy citrus hop end. English--Mild Hops. Sampled 5/8/2009. $2.95 Each.

Bottle, best when purchased by Jan. ( I assume Jan ’10) Gushed then pours golden with a huge white head. Aroma is sour. Flavor is sour. Obviously an infected bottle. Funny thing is that I found it enjoyable and rated it as such. Will have to re-rate when I get a good bottle.

12oz bottle. Pours a lightly clouded, orange-golden colored body with a finger-width, off-white head that dissipates quickly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is a lightly peppered, earthy hop and flowery oranges and lemons. Some honey and caramel as well as a bit of a spruce spice. Lighter and crisp, but nice. Flavor is similar. A thinner caramel and honey sweetness greets the palate before sprucey lemons and oranges come in. There is a nice earthy pepper as well as some florals before this finishes with a clean, moderate bitterness. Dry with a fairly lengthy aftertaste of lemony earth and spruce. Light to medium body with a moderate carbonation. Overall, a nice EPA. Fairly well hopped with a thinner malt sweetness and a moderate bitterness made this enjoyable. Not bad.

(draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Copper pour with a thin off-white head. Aroma is malty with a lot of caramel and very light pine and citrus. Flavor is smooth and malty with a lot of caramel and potent pine. Finishes with a very mild hop bitterness and a good smooth malt flavor. Incredibly well balanced.

caramel nose with some pine. beautiful sunset pour. flavor is good pine, well balanced by caramel, near toffee. slightly thin body with low carb. some fruits in flavor. mostly pine dominated but some sour nectarine pokes through.

Pours an amber golden color, with a slight white head and no lacing. Aroma is of roasted malts, some mild hops, and something I can’t place but seems off. Taste consists of a slight hop flavor, with a plastic taste as well. Mouthfeel is pretty light and watery.

Location: 12 oz bottle from Gilly’s, 11/16/09

Aroma: Fruity/citrus and floral aroma, somewhat sweet and toasty with some caramel
Appearance: Pours a hazy orange color with a bubbly off-white head and some lace
Flavor: It’s relatively balanced, somewhat sweet caramel, some floral and citrus hops
Palate: Light to medium body, fairly short duration, crisp mouthfeel and easy drinking beer
Overall Impression: Overall this beer is just kid of, eh... I don’t have a whole lot else to say about it to be honest. It’s not really that memorable in a good or bad way. Certainly drinkable, and unoffensive, but that’s pretty much it.

Pint from the hand pull at Poor Phils, Oak Park, IL. Poured a clear, orangy amber with an average, off white head with some fair cling to the lacing. The nose was pleasant fruit and floral notes, with some grain and a hint of caramel. The flavor was similar but somewhat of a let down in texture, low bitterness and lack of good dryness to the finish. I expected more from a Standard Bitter, but it was unoffensive and sessionable.