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Arcadia Hop Rocket 11th Anniversary Ale

Arcadia Hop Rocket 11th Anniversary Ale - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Battle Creek, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2113.72/5.03.7/5.0Special9%72.4Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Anniversaries are meant to be celebrated, and as we looked back on 11 years of “balance in beer,” we decided to take a walk on the wild side with this year’s Anniversary Ale. Our brewers were finally turned loose to craft a beer that’s focused on the hops, and the result is Hop Rocket… Arcadia’s 11th Anniversary Ale.

Hop Rocket is a veritable constellation of hops… including some varieties that we haven’t used in other beers, and it’s delivered by the same booster of worldclass malt that our loyal fans have come to know and love with all Arcadia Ales. We appreciate the opportunity to share with you this “launch” of our 12th years, and we hope you’ll enjoy the ride with Arcadia Hop Rocket!
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 railcat1 (578), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
May 17, 2008  
This was a hop delight and a malt delight with a huge frothy head and a enjoyable smooth finish to it with hints of grapefruit/citrus and a nice flowing flavor.CHEERS!


 AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
May 16, 2008  
Clear amber with a frothy off white head. Great piney hop aroma is medium strong. Medium/full body and very smooth. Good hop driven flavors are floral, peachy, grapefruit on a nice pale malt base. Nice balance of hop juice and malt flavors. Not too shabby.


 Boutip (2334), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
May 16, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of Jay23: Poured a slightly hazy copper color ale with a big foamy head with good retention and no lacing. Aroma consists of nice semi-sweet caramel malt with some dry and bitter hops. Taste is also comprised of semi-sweet caramel malt with some bitter and dry hops with a light floral finish. Full body with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Well done but missing some floral notes to be unforgettable.


 Rogueone (506), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
May 15, 2008  
Bottle: Pungent grapefruit hop aroma, lively orange body, and smells of earthy garden. A little more bitter than I expected, pine throughout, was expecting a little more grapefruit taste. A little malty for such an intense hop aroma.


 Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/512/20
May 14, 2008  
Copper with huge head, great lacing. Aroma is dominated by caramel and residuel sugar, only hints of citrus. Flavor is overly cloying and 1 dimensional. Huge malt and nothing else. Thick luscious body and mouthfeel. Just can’t dig all the malt right now.


 fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 11, 2008  
Bottle courtesy Degarth. Pours a clear copper with a one finger lasting off-white head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of citrus, floral hops, and sweet malt. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness and well hidden alcohol. Very good.


 gearbike (413), West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20
May 6, 2008  
Medium head with a hazy orange color. Big wiff of perfume before the bottle is even emptied into the glass. To many floral hop put it just on the edge of drinkable. Nice grapefruit flavor but gets hidden in the sweet flavor.


 bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 2, 2008  
Poured an amber color with a nice head. Arom was floral and citrus. Flavor was lots of grapfruit and floral hops malt backbone was burried in there. Good stuff.



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