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Arcadia Hop Rocket 11th Anniversary Ale

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95
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2133.72/5.03.7/5.0Special9%72.2Snifter, Tulip
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!
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 gearbike (415), 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.


 Odeed (1673), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Apr 26, 2008  
murky orange with not much head.wet and juicy citrus/pine aroma.crisp clean mouthfeel with a medium hop profile.easy drinking @ 9%


 Lothore (276), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Apr 26, 2008  
A- Pours a fairly clear orange hue with a small but sustinate white head. S- Smells sweet with a thick malt backbone and very grassy smelling hop notes. T- Taste starts off with the grassy notes as in the nose, moves into a doughy maltiness followed by a hop bitterness that can’t really be described as grapefruity or piney, perhaps leaning towards citrusey grapefruit but there is definitely a unique flavor to it. M- Thick with just the right amount of carbonation. D- I enjoyed this one but it definitely isn’t one that I would session. There is that off grassy note that throws me a bit but other than that it’s a solid double IPA.


 miketd (679), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 25, 2008  
Bottle from the rater formally known as mjames, mj and osama bin laden ;-). Pour is a murky brown/ copper coller. Aroma is mostly citrus hops and sweet fruit. Taste is malty sweetness balanced by a nice amount of hops. Smooth palate and very drinkable.


 LtJudge (432), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 25, 2008  
Pours a hazy dark gold color with a nice off white head.Great sweet,almost candy-like hop aroma,with citrus and pine aromas. Flavor is of hops,and more hops with just a touch of malt backing. Great bitter finish that lasts and lasts!! Well done!


 waolsen (1222), Littleton, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Apr 24, 2008  
bottle. hazy deep copper pour. thin head. large earthy hops, mild citrus, rich caramel malt aroma. large body. big hops and big malts. bitter. chewy. nice bitterness. Very nice.


 nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Apr 24, 2008  
12 oz. Hazy orange pour with a thin white head. Smells pretty nice - citrus zest (esp. orange), pine, fresh cut grass. Really fresh and green. A tiny bit of alcohol comes through. Enough sweetness in the aroma to balance the hops. The hops hit me a little differently than usual for some reason. Down the sides of my tongue. Finish is like hops and seltzer. For some reason, I don’t think it’s overly hoppy, but it could just be me today. Good body and carbonation. Really the only Arcadia beer that I’ve had worth drinking. Well done.



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