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Arcadia London Porter

Arcadia London Porter

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A Porter brewed by
Arcadia Brewing Company

Battle Creek, Michigan USA

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3233.75/5.03.75/5.07.2%94.9 English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our Smoked Porter is a robust London style porter with a deep chocolate/ruby color and the subtle accent of hardwood smoked malt. This distinctive beer is brewed using no less than seven different varieties of premium European malted barley, resulting in a complex and full bodied beer characterized by hints of chocolate, coffee, caramel and beechwood smoke. The big malty finish to this beer is balanced by a solid hop bitterness and the refined English aroma and flavor of premium Goldings finishing hops.

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 yjb (108), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/510/104/518/20

Aug 4, 2007    Updated: Nov 4, 2007
Light fluffy clouds of head top this dark beer mountain. Trudging through a thick forests of coffee, cocoa & malt an unexpected (&unplanned?)magic jumps from behind the trees, offering a sour treat. Despite the smoke (&\||mirrorsrorrim||/&), the alcohol sticks out like a giraffe hiding behind some shrubbery... -... A bit bitter on the decent.

 malrubius (402), USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 12, 2008    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.


 radiomgb (1730), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Deep brown in colour with a large and lingering tan coloured head, good lacing. The aroma is starting to turn a bit to the sour side, very light roast, some chocolate sweetness. The flavour is roasty, creamy and sweet, milk chocolate, sugar with some very light sourness but nowhere near what was in the aroma. Mildly biiter and roasty mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes with a lingering roasty bitterness.

Not bad, this bottle might be a bit old but I opened it only a couple months after buying it. Another reason for brewers to start dating bottles.

355ml bottle from the Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York.
Opened on March 2 2008.
No date.


 esjaygee (721), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Dark brown with an extra large tan sudsy head, slowly dissipating. Aroma of sweet malt, roasted malt, coffee and mild hops. Thick body contains roasted malt, coffee, peat and light chocolate. Decently balanced with a nice bitter finish.


 gunnfryd (2718), Kristiansand, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is sour , berries, licorice coffee. Flavour is sour, sweet, roasted malt, coffee, licorice. Nice blend. Nice beer.


 yngwie (3394), Kristiansand, Norway
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 29, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a really dark brown body under a beige head. Sourish and funky nose, barnyard-like, with chocolate and some roasted malt and coffee. Funky flavors too, with a light citrus touch, as well as chocolate and coffee. Medium body with a little sourish touch. Judging from the other ratings, it seems the funk shouldn’t be there, but it was, and it was nice. Really nice. (080620)




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