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Arcadia Bourbon Barrel Shipwreck Porter

Arcadia Bourbon Barrel Shipwreck Porter

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A Porter brewed by
Arcadia Brewing Company

Battle Creek, Michigan USA

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1353.48/5.03.47/5.0Special7%74.1English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Balls Porter aged for six months in 10 year-old bourbon barrels.

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 DougShoemaker (2612), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Aroma of dark chocolate, smokey and woody (dah) black, with a tiny tan head. Taste is is a smokey, woody malt, burnt toast and strong coffee. Medium bodied, well balanaced and BITTER! Wonderful! Thank You Torontoblue.


 T2Tool (272), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Poured from a 22-oz bottle a deep, dark brown with an espresso colored head. Smell of vanilla and roasted malt. Taste of chocolate, roasted malt and faint hint of bourbon. The beer did go down smooth.


 ChainGangGuy (1602), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Appearance: Pours a near black body with some reddish hints to it and capped by a well-sized, beige head. Smell: Dark malt aroma, predominately, with a touch of chocolate and molasses. Lesser notes of vanilla and oak. To my dismay, there’s also a teensy, worrisome touch of sourness up in this bouqet. Taste: Dark maltiness with tastes of chocolate and a few globs of gooey molasses. Restrained sweetness. some dark fruits. Minor hints of vanilla, oak, and light brown sugar. There’s a noticeable bit of sourness within. All the flavors make a curtain call in the slightly warming finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Not too bad beyond that sour twang in the flavor. I’m sure it’s nothing a little tinkering and adjusting couldn’t cure.


 unclemattie (1620), Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/515/20
Jul 3, 2008  
22oz bottle. Robust porter, pours black. Light tan head. sweet aroma of toast, some maple. Flavor is sweet malt. Lots of roast. Nice bourbon barrel notes. Cherries, some fusel. Tasty beer.


 KieferUGA (351), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 29, 2008  
22 oz. bottle. 2007 vintage. Dark black pour. Thin, light brown head. Strong, boozy, bourbon aroma. Oak presence is nice and muted. Flavor is of strong bourbon notes. Some vanilla, but not enough for my liking. As the beer warms up, roasted chocolate notes step out from the shadows. Finish is of warming alcohol. A bit unbalanced. I enjoyed it, but may need some more time to age.




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