Arcadia Imperial Stout

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

Vintage 2005 Pours black as you can get. Head was tan to almost brown when I looked from the bottom I notice the head to have some white to it at the top. Aroma was mild compared to most imperials Notes of cherries vanilla and bakers chocolate. Not much malt though. The head dissapeared as expected. No lacing whatsoever. First few tastes I noticed the alcohol and some cherry and raisin sweetness. At first I did not like the flavor after sampling a Michigan brewing Russian Imperial, I expected more roast malt . But the sweet flavor really grew on me by the end of the beer. Compared to the rest of the Imperials I had to give it a sub 4 score. I would try one again but I have plenty batch 7000 and MI Brewing Imperial to drink first

Bottle. Poured a most certain black with a short-lived caramel head. Aroma was odd, but intriguing... somewhat sour currants, freshly-roasted coffee, nad pine needles. Flavor was much like the aroma... primarily berries and roasted coffee... berries leaving a sour feel around the tongue, and the coffee carrying through to a long and moderately bitter finish. Hint of pine at random points in the drink. Earth also made a showing in the flavor. Medium-full bodied. Sourness became a tad annoying as this warmed to room temp... but enjoyable overall.

Bottle courtesy of pailhead: Bottle conditioned. Pours to a totally opaque, near-black brown with a small tan head. The head fades quickly to a small covering on top of the glass, but does stick around in a small ring throughout. The aroma is dark chocolate, bakers chocolate, mild cherry, plum, roasted malt (though the roasted part doesn’t come through so much, rather the bitter dark grain comes through), cocoa, vanilla beans, very mild coffee, and when swirled it gives off a hint of citrus/pine hops. The taste is stale plum, dark roasted grains, honey covered grain dust, malted milk, black currents as advertised, earthy coffee beans, and a hint of vanilla, oak & bourbon. Full bodied, medium carbonation, slick and syrupy mouthfeel, finishes sticky and sweet, but the bitter dark malts nicely balance out that sweetness and leave me with bits of chewy burnt caramel, bitter roasted malt, and a touch of hops.

this is a good imperial....typical impy appearance, although lacking the reddish brown head...aroma of chocolate, some coffee, tart fruits, and somewhat floral.....flavor is very toasty, and is of dark chocolate, coffee, molasses, and a touch of cherry; good palate

2002 vintage. This Imperial Stout pours a deep eclipse black color from a 12oz bottle. Very large sized beige tan foamy long lasting head, with good retention. Aroma is dark chocolate, coffee, cherries and floral. A medium bodied Imperial Stout. Malts are chocolate, coffee and roasted malts. Hops are slightly citrusy and earthy. Lots of roasty malt flavors. There is also some tart/sour interaction going on in the background. Makes for a kind of interesting taste. Some cheery and plum flavors in here as well. Smooth taste. Nice carbonation. There is a slight burst of fizz on the tongue that gets wiped out by the roasty malts. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp and dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Bottle. Aroma nice roast malt,chocolate and coffee. Poured nice slick black with a huge chocolately head. Flavor was good roast malt and lots of coffee. Patate was good nice and full had a bitter tail to it. Overall this was mighty tasty on a cold night. Thanks to Ohiodad for passing along this gem.

12oz bottle 2005 vintage. Pours a black color with a light tan head. Nose is lots of alcohol, some malt and chocolate. Taste is very chocolaty up front, lots of malt, malted milk balls, and a warming finish. very nice mouthfeel with a thick body and a nice finish.

Thanks to pailhead for this bonus brew! Wow, very good beer, very satisfying. Dark color, nice thick brown head. Flavor was very roasted, with a good amount of alcohol to tingle the palate.