Arcadia Big Dicks Olde Ale

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

Pours a dark golden copper brown with a big creamy light brown head and excellent lacing. The aroma is hops and a little bit malt, as it sits more malt smells emerge. The body is creamy with a little fizzy carbonation. The flavor is a slight coffe, with a hint of chocolate, citrus, kind of a smokey port.

Tasted at GABF 2008. Amber color with small white head. Nice hop nose with some caramel and chocolate aromas. Flavor was sweet and spicy. I really liked this many times over.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small white head. Has a malty spicy hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweetish malty spicy flavor with some hoppy hints. Sweetish malty spicy finish with a slightly hoppy aftertaste.

Bottle purchased at Chucks Fine Wines in Chagrin Falls. Hmmm, this beer looks too clear. Being an old ale, I expect something that looks similar to muddy water. Regardless, it does look rather attractive, a dark orange-brown with a thin white head on top. Aroma is pretty full of fruity notes and caramel malt. Not as much thick woody barnyard flavors as I would expect. Flavor is a little fruity and sweet as well, kinda of sugary at the end where the bitterness is rather toned down. I love old ales, just the though of them makes me feel warm inside. This seems more like an American-style old ale. Given too much sweetness and still some bitterness at the end. Not a bad beer, but not exactly what I hoped for.

Pours turbid deep coppery with ruby edges and a well retained 2-finger off-white head. great look for this one. Nose is bready, grainy caramel malt, some brown sugar, earthy root cellar. Tastes of heavy caramel malt, brown sugar but not sweet, hops, Wheaties, and cacao.

22 oz. Amber/orange pour, descent off white head with good retention. Malty aroma with some understated caramel. Flavor is better, nice toffee/caramel, malt, yellow raisin, slight brown sugar. Medium body, fairly lively. Finish is more piney with a hint of citrus. Interesting brew, would have liked just a bit more body to this, but all in all pretty good. Deserves a slightly better rating than it is getting.

bottled 2006. cloudy brown, with small head. mellow nose... roasty sweet malt. decent body and flavor. notes of chocolate malts, piney hops, alcohol. finishes pretty dry.

Average frothy off white head with good lacing. Great appearance. Medium amber body hue. Aroma of cookie and grainy malt with apple hints. Initial flavor is mild sweetness (honey?) and has a mostly malty finish with light bitter. Palate is mild and watery and has lively carbonation. I think this beer is underrated.