Arcadia Hopmouth Double IPA

On tap at The Knickerbocker. Great fresh grassy hops aroma, pine and grapefruit, apricot and peach. Very fragrant. Nice malt sweetness. Dark amber brown clear with foamy off-white lacing head. Medium body with medium carbonation. Starts with nice malty character before getting nailed with hops. Fresh grassy hops and fresh apricot. Tons of juicy hop flavor. Medium-high bitter finish and smooth bitter after. Nice balance and great flavor. Nice IPA.

22oz bomber from kmweaver. Thanks Ken! Amber color. Nice malty melanoidin backbone. Reminds me of many San Diego style IPAs, such as Double Bastard, Sleighor, Dreadnaught. Though I think it is reasonably fresh, you can tell it is a bit off it’s peak. Very well balanced...i.e. balanced toward very hoppy. Nice hoppy aroma. Nice grapefruit hop bitterness. Very drinkable. Very nice.

shared bomber. pours a deep murky golden with an average white head. I wish there were more hops in the aroma... it is kinda quiet for a IIPA. Solid hop presence on the tongue, but falls short on the finish. Doesn’t really stick with you like a IIPA should. Soft on the sides and lively on the front of the palate. Average IIPA, very drinkable but falls short from something I’d seek out again.

22 oz. bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Orange red pour with a three finger head. Good lacing and retention. Big wet resiny hop aroma. Hops are assertive in the taste... citrus and resin. Brown sugar like malt sweetness. Well balanced. Full bodied.

Highly ordinary beer. This one could pass as a slightly overhopped pale ale. Some hoppy aftertaste makes this crisp for 8%, but aside from that, this beer wallows in average-ness. Very uninteresting chalky nose.