xav33 (313), Midland, MI, Michigan, USA Mar 14, 2007 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.
blipp (961), Grand Island, New York, USA Dec 1, 2008 Bottle. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Sweet malt aroma, hoppy with iced tea. The flavor has bready, almost toasty malt, and herbal hoppy notes. Decent. theviolet (166), New York, New York, USA Nov 26, 2008 12 oz. bottle into a tumbler. 7:15 pm. Purchased from New Grocery and Deli.
Fresh citrus, and a mild scent of hops make up the aroma. The citrus seems livelier and more prominent than in other IPA’s, enjoyable.
Very small head, dissipates quickly. A bit lighter in color than expected, very attractive amber.
A well balanced pale ale. Not too much hops, which is refreshing. Citrus and apples shine through in the taste. Excellent.
Smooth palate, very drinkable. Definitely drink again for a session.
Not a ton of unique flavors, but great balance. Enjoyable to drink and does leave you with a bit to think about.
bhensonb (3131), Woodland, California, USA Oct 27, 2008 Bottle from Vintage Cellar. Slightly hazy copper color with a foamy white head. Aroma of fruity hop over light caramel malt. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is citrus over caramel. Fruity. A little brown ale nuttiness. Finish is more astringent than bitter. Dry. Good drinker. JoeMcPhee (3899), Jackson Heights, New York, USA Oct 19, 2008 Amber beer with a thick creamy tan head. Aroma is mainly citrusy and tropical. A bit of light pineapple, mango and grapefruit. It’s quite fresh and juicy. The flavour is softly malty with more of the same fruity hoppiness that finishes a little bit earthy and herbal. Fruity and orangey. It’s quite a nice fruity IPA. 502Flavors (345), Louisville, Kentucky, USA Oct 11, 2008 12 oz bottle into pint glass. Clear and somewhat light copper body with a good off-white creamy head (some floaties in the body). The aroma is wierd but nice sweet hops and malt that work otgether to create a light floral aroma that is hard to describe. A bit of yeastiness in the aroma too. Flavor is good but also a bit strange for the style - it doesn’t really taste like an IPA, more like a unique pale ale. Not much hops and only a mild amount of bitterness. It tastes like it has some spices in it (like it might be a pale ale/ spice herb veg hybrid beer). Medium to light bodied on the palate with fine carbonation. Overall: unique, solid, not to style, highly drinkable.
PS - after getting to the last half of the bottle... I poured the last half or so into my pint glass and it looked like a dropped a handful of mud into it. There is way to much sediment at the bottom, and it is actually really unappealing (left dark brown speckles on my foamy head). I am docking the overall down from 14 to 12. I know this sediment isn’t supposed to be poured in to the brew technically, but the bottle doesn;t even indicate that it is bottle conditioned. Shame on you Arcadia!
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