Arcadia London Porter

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Bottle from Capone’s. Onxy pour with minimal khaki head. Aroma of chocoff, roasty dark malt, molasses, hazelnut, ovaltine. Tastes smoky roasty malty, with chocoff, almond, and some fruit and mild hop notes. Complex and very well balanced, this is a top notch porter.

Very nearly opaque dark brown with a light tan head. Aroma of roasted coffee, raisins, smoked malt, and tobacco. Moderately sweet, smokey flavor of dark chocolate, prunes, and coffee. Some spicy hops in the dry finish. Creamy body. Very good.

12 oz bottle courtesy of SuIIy. Dark Dark brown pour with a tan head that faded to a ring about halfway through. Great aromas of mocha cappachino. Smoked roastiness in addition made flavor. Some hops on the finish, but not a lot. Mostly malt malt malt. Very tasty stuff.

UPDATED: MAY 20, 2010 Ton of roasted malt flavor without the stout sweetness or thickness. Finishes with nice hop bitterness. Some sour taste which seems right because early porters had soiled brew from past days mixed in with today’s ale to lower cost, Almost black color. One of best porter I’ve tried.

Awesome four-finger beige head. Very slow to recede. Lumpy lace. The liquor color is dark, dark brown (nearly black). No light shines through. Relatively mild aroma of dark chocolate and toffee. Not sweet. Wow, lots of different flavors. The obvious ones of mocha, dark chocolate, light hop and cocoa are present. There are also some unexpected ones: banana bread, dark cherry, and cream. The finish is delicious hop and cocoa. The body coats the palate, yet it is not thick. This is an exceptional porter. The flavor is so complex and the combination of elements so rich that it is hard to envision a better example of this style. Wow.

Dark brown, full bodied pour with a creamy, compact tan head. Retention is on par with the best Belgians, lacing is thin but elegant and plentiful. The aroma consists of chocolate, caramel, lightly roasted malts, a touch of smoke, cabernet grapes, molasses, coffee and dark fruits. Really a tangible and forthright nose, elegant and refined, very impressive. Just a tad short of sublime, mainly due to a limited malt expression. Flavor is even more exciting. Notes of chocolate and caramel are intertwined in an exclusive manner, showing off rather than impeding my enjoyment of a lovely malt profile. The malt is moderately sweet, coffee flavor moderately to heavily acidic. Dark fruits are at a minimum, but this sets the tone for a balanced creature not usually seen from this brewery. Not overly complex, this is just a fine example of a porter that’s ready to be enjoyed. Finishes strong and lengthy, somewhat dry, with a low bitterness level that is present but is just another outlet to showcase the balance. Palate is very rich and full, surprising. This beer deserves more recognition. My session porter of choice, high alcohol or not, it falls just short of brilliant. Well done Arcadia.

Large frothy tan head that left little lace and mostly lasted. Aroma has notes of malt, fruit, root beer, chocolate, and roasted coffee. Flavor is roast coffee and chocolate. Palate is soft and medium bodied. Great brew. Top notch porter.

Bottle. Deep brown pour with a medium+ head. Rich aroma of chocolate malt with some coffee, smoke and grass hops. Moderately sweet and slightly bitter flavor. Medium-full body. Creamy texture. Outstanding.

UPDATED: AUG 13, 2008 12 ounce bottle, warm from the shelf because I forgot to put it in the fridge, in pint glass. Dark brown/black with lasting light brown head. Earthy chocolate yeasty fresh aroma. Dark chocolate earthy dark fruit with mild smoke and underlying English bitterness. Very smooth, nice mouthfeel. Medium body. medium-low carbo. Deceptively strong. Excellent.

Pours dark redish brown with a thin tan head. Rich aroma; candy, dark fruit, alcohol. Nice smoked flavor with a strong hint of BACON! What more do you need to say? Excellent beer.