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Arcadia Whitsun 3.1 233

Arcadia Whitsun

Percentile
56
overall

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2333.11/5.03.1/5.0Winter6.2%87.7Shaker, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Arcadia Whitsun is a modern interpretation of a mid-19th century English spring and summer festival ale. It is light golden in color with a rich, creamy head, full bodied and has a lightly toasted caramel flavor. The addition of Michigan star thistle honey contributes a uniquely smooth drinkability to this unfiltered wheat ale.
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 prosqtor (408), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 7, 2008  
From the bottle. I liked this one slightly more than Mrs. Prosqtor, who proclaimed it not wheaty enough. Cidery-sweet flavor and yet smooth and drinkable. A nice balance to the IPAs, ESBs, and EPAs I drank two nights ago!


 chronictonic (404), Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 15, 2008  
[tap @ Capones, 6/14/08]
Reading the commercial description and comparing what I got are two different things. On tap it poured a rich, orange red color with a slightly off white head. Aroma was tart and citrusy with strong notes of orange peel. Medium flavor body with noticeable flavors of orange peel and some very trace honey flavors. Crisp hop finish. No real wheat qualities that I could detect.


 jonwayne4883 (401), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Apr 18, 2006  
i was pleasantly surprised by the flavor of this wheat beer. one of the better tasting wheat beers i’ve had, and one of arcadia’s finest.


 lordeche (397), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Dec 6, 2006  
Nice thick head that lasts fairly long. Pours a brown-orange color that isn’t very appealing. Sweet apple and coriander aroma is offset by strong alcohol notes. The palate is very one dimensional, like a sam adams. Tastes like an ok whit but nothing is pronounced and the flavor is merely average. I wouldn’t bother with this one again.


 awiseman01 (391), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/513/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Dan’s Bachelor Party Extended Weekend Rating #27 of 90. Tap at Arcadia, shared taster (hands down best taster offering I’ve ever had...a total of 9-3oz pours for $7.99). Pours murky brown/orange. Faint yeast nose followed by light wheat taste. Just ok.


 BeerAteHer (384), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 18, 2005  
Peach gold color with a quite opaque look. Aroma is malty and somewhat herbal, slightly sharp. Very oaken, piney flavor with lots of caramel malt and wheat showing through. Rather cloying finish, perhaps just a bit too much of that honey is used. Overall this seems more like a heavier Fraoch Heather Ale than a summer festival ale, but I still recommend trying it if you come across it.


 Hudspart (374), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Bottle: Average, but very drinkable wheat ale. Pours orange with a slight wheat and citrus aroma. Medium body. Wheat and malt flavor.


 Inveigler (371), Ferndale, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/512/20
Jul 11, 2002  
This is generally a very likable summer brew. The wheat flavor is perceptible but does not predominate. Definite citrus overtones. In the past, I have bought this beer and thought it tasted slightly of grape koolaid (sounds strange, but I don’t know how else to describe it.) Not quite the beer to drink in the middle of a hot day. But perfect for a warm summer night just after sunset.



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