Arcadia Amber Ale

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

draft sampler at the brewpub - Pours light amber with a nice head that hangs around awhile. A light malty aroma leads into a flavor to match. Crisp and smooth, but a little too thin, this easy to drink session brew could use something more.

This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a extremely large sized head of all foam finely sized tan colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a very hazy no visible carbonation dark orange brown colored body and a good lacing. The mild aroma was malty dough and caramel malt. The crisp and clean mouth feel was tingly at the start with a mediumly tingly finish with a medium vinous aftertaste. The good flavor contained notes of malt hops and caramel. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again.

Bottle. Apperance was a huge off-white frothy and fizzy head that mostly lasted, minimal lacing, no visible carbonation, floaties, cloudy, and an orange hue with a little bit of a brown tint. Nose was malty, caramel, sweet, hops, spicy, and some fruitiness. Flavor was sweet, thin, lightly bitter, mildly hoppy, spicy and somewhat fruity. Smooth, thin mouthfeel and light body. Quaffable for the style.

Bottle courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a clear amber-orange with a friggin’ massive lasting fluffy white head. Go away head, I want to drink this sucker! Aroma is equally sweet malt and floral hops with a touch of spices -- not bad. Flavour of hops and sweet malt with some fruit and spices -- could use more flavour, it’s a little bland. Medium bodied. It’s not great but it is an Amber Ale and for the style it’s decent.

Funny stuff, it screams homebrew from beginning to end. The label was on crooked and the neck badge was falling off (and crooked too). Pours a cloudy amber color, with a big head. Aroma is slightly off, with dough, pineapple, yeast and vinegar. Flavor is slightly tart and oddly fruity, somewhat herbal. Somewhat "green" tasting, and like I said, its like beginner homebrew.

Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry. Deep fiery orange, huge bubbly head, stupid thing would not stop fizzing up. Some pepper like hops, dough, and light burnt malt in aroma. Mild taste - amber malt, some faint stale hops, some vague citrus notes. Really very average stuff here, it was so mild.

<!-- b -->Bottle (12oz)<!-- /b -->. <!-- i -->Shared with tupalev<!-- /i -->. Cloudy amber-orange with a massive foamy beige head. Dried herbal aroma, sort of scorched, malty. Fizzy, sour, harsh taste - long bitter linger. Average body, sharply fizzy - not good.

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.