Arcadia India Pale Ale 12 oz bottle Unknown bottling (notched F4), shipped out 02/07. Medium pour in a tulip glass Poured a hazy dark amber with a large frothy and fluffy off-white mostly lasting head with good lacing. Smelt of strong pineapple, gummi peach candy, flowery hops, light bread. Taste was upfront moderate perfume hops and rosewater and sweet peach candy followed by a strong bitter green grassy hops and moderate bitter mushroom yeastiness on a long bitter finish. Palate was medium bodied, oily, moderately astringent and lively carbonated. Overall, this is a great English style IPA. The classic peach flavors are there. Soft and subdued British style. English IPA’s are one of my favorite styles, so a bit of a skew in the scoring, but even for the style it gets strong points.

Thick gold body with a tight lacing albino head. Fantastically shocking hop nose that is loaded with orange, cream, and fudge. This one is a gem. Sweet and rich flavor that makes my taste buds dance. Great chewy citrus hop flavor matched with a malt sweetness that is like a warm sugar daddy. Lingering hop taste that is mostly citrus with a touch of pine. A damn fine IPA. Ap-4 ar-9 tas-8 pal-5 ov-18

12 oz bottle. Pours to a slightly hazy, deep golden to light amber color, with a thick, creamy, white head, and a good carbonation. The nose on this beer is excellent, with very fragrant aromas of piney/citrus hop paired with some earthy yeast aroma. The palate is firm, with lots of good biscuit, and caramel malt flavor, with hints of earthy/yeasty flavor. This beer finishes with more good malt and yeast flavor, then ends with a zesty, piney/citrus bitterness that lingers. Rock soild IPA. Great hop aroma, good malt character, good bitterness. Great beer to sip and enjoy, and very food friendly.

12 oz. bottle. Strong, tart citrus and pine hops aroma; yeasty; almost made my eyes water; quite appetizing. Pours a hazy, effervescent, tawny amber with a large amount of thick, uneven, cream-colored head; almost champagne-like bubbling. I saw the mist of the escaping carbon dioxide as I opened the bottle. Great looking. Sharp, "Premium Pacific Northwest Hops" dominate the flavor, producing pine and grapefruit tastes. Reminiscent of gin &#40;that is, juniper like taste; there is no alcohol flavor&#41;. Welcome long but subtle bitter aftertaste. Medium to full in body. Smooth and buttery in the palate. Very drinkable, but it demands to be savored. Perhaps just a bit overcarbonated. <P>This is what an American IPA is supposed to taste like! Great! I believe that this is the most underrated beer on this site that I have yet encountered. One of the best IPAs that I have ever had, and IPA is my favorite style.

Very interesting beer from MI... the pine smell has a soapy&#40;?&#41; fruity smell with a similar taste. Unique hop flavors. Not the best but worth giving a try.