Arcadia Amber Ale

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

A nice floral aroma immediately followed by some lightly toasted bread and caramel maltiness. Absolutely no body though, with just a light bit of caramel and a bit of toffee and fruit, all subdued and in the background, not much to this beer at all. Unimpressive.

tap at brewery in Battle Creek-fizzy amber with an small off-white head that was fluffy. lactic nose of oxidized malt. lots of diacytl here as well. man, i coud’nt even drink half of the sample that was given to me. This is bad! i cant stand ringwood yeast.

12oz. bottle. Sweet, toasty malt aroma with hints of honey and caramel, along with lighter notes of floral, leafy, fruity hops. Medium amber color, hazy and sedimented with a fine, fading off-white head. Flavor is grainy, lightly sweet maltiness in the background throughout, with a tangy, citric, fruity bitterness taking the main role, unfortunately turning a might sour and metallic towards the finish, which is dry and lightly peppery. Body is light-medium, palate is on the watered down side. This has some elements of the style I enjoy but doesn’t seem put together in a fashion I tend to appreciate.

Poured a slightly darker than normal amber with a decent amount of creamy head. Not much in the way of tast though, just some malt taste. Nothing spectacular.

Pours on the dark side of amber, slight haze, with a cream colored head. The aroma is kind of weird for me. There is a definite orange hop aroma, with a buttered toast malt character. Again, there is a pronounces citrus hop flavor, with sweet toasted caramel malt flavor. The palate is full and well rounded. Perfect for the style. I’ll probably never buy this beer again, but it is not too bad.

Pours cloudy amber with thin white head. Aroma is fruity and malty. Flavor is caramel and malt---has a smooth wheat finish. Not bad.

12oz bottle. Hazy and ruby brown. Caramel and fruity esters in the nose. Notes of apples and citrus and slight pruny note in the aroma. Medium bodied. Tingling, off-dry. Smooth malts. Hints of cocoa and a medium toasty malt roast. Nutty and sweet. Good and toasty.

From a 12 oz. long neck brown bottle with a bottled/freshness date along the right side of label. Made a good appearance with the usual Arcadia high carbonation, opens with a pop, poured a clear red and golden hued orange with a large foamy head that slowly settles into a thin cream foamy lacing, minimal amount of sticking. Had a fruit tea and toasted caramel nose with a floral aroma in the background. A crisp and carbonated smooth lightish medium body mouth feel, good drinkability. Toasty and caramelized malty taste with a lightly fruity tea-like hop bitterness, the bitterness is first quickly sharp, then softly rolling on the tongue, a touch of earthiness as well and a dry fruity tea with a hit of sugar finish. A tasty amber ale from Arcadia, a nice balanced bitterness, very drinkable.