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Arcadia Hop Rocket 11th Anniversary Ale

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95
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2153.72/5.03.7/5.0Special9%72.4Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Anniversaries are meant to be celebrated, and as we looked back on 11 years of “balance in beer,” we decided to take a walk on the wild side with this year’s Anniversary Ale. Our brewers were finally turned loose to craft a beer that’s focused on the hops, and the result is Hop Rocket… Arcadia’s 11th Anniversary Ale.

Hop Rocket is a veritable constellation of hops… including some varieties that we haven’t used in other beers, and it’s delivered by the same booster of worldclass malt that our loyal fans have come to know and love with all Arcadia Ales. We appreciate the opportunity to share with you this “launch” of our 12th years, and we hope you’ll enjoy the ride with Arcadia Hop Rocket!
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 goldtwins (4081), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 7, 2008  
Poured an almost clear gold with an off-white head. The aroma is full of citrus and floral notes. Sweet fruity malt base. Grapefruit citrus flavor with some mild candy notes. Light bitter finish. Nice warmth with a medium body.


 blankboy (3207), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 6, 2008  
My bottle (12oz) shared with HogTownHarry -- courtesy of Thaichile. Pours a hazy orange-amber with an average size frothy off-white head. Big hop medley aroma (resiny, piney, citrusy and floral) backed by caramel malt. Flavour follows the aroma: Piney, resiny, citrusy hops (and more!) backed by caramel malt along with some tropical fruit and ends with a long bitter finish. Alcohol’s well hidden. Medium bodied, sticky mouthfeel. Quite nice, a very tasty DIPA!


 ketchepillar (480), Viña del Mar, Chile
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Something in the aroma I can’t pinpoint. Some mix with the pine and nutty, toasted malt. It’s not a great undefined flavor. Almost a little sour.


 Ibrew2or3 (2761), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Courtesy of CigarCityBrew. Pours deep clear gold with off white head. The aroma is a tropical mixture of grapefruit, sweet tangelo, mango and layer of sweet malts. Smells a bit different to me for the style with a sort of tropical influence but it works. The taste must have lots of late addition hops due to the sweet hop flavor over the level of hop bitterness as noticed in the nose. I also get some mild alcohol notes going along with sweet sweet maltiness.


 HogTownHarry (4020), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
May 28, 2008  
Bottle (12oz). Shared by blankboy. Cloudy bright orange, solid frothy white head. Acidic floral and citrus hop and juicy malt aroma, marigold dust bitterness. Taste follows, more floral pungency. Average body, nice astringency and mild acidity, long floral bitter finish - pretty frickin’ nice.


 jason (1623), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/513/20
May 27, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a deep orange amber body with thin head - looked beautiful in my tuilp. Aroma is grapefruit and some strong alcohol which is the same feeling I had with the taste. Very rough.


 Nephilium (553), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
May 26, 2008  
Decent caramel malts, with a bit of citrus hop backing it up. Pours a clear dark amber, with a thin white cap of head. Flavor starts off with caramel sweetness, just a hint of hop bitterness in the end. This is definitely more on the sweet side then I prefer my IIPA’s, but it’s still a very drinkable beer, with no alcohol noticeable in the finish.


 KingpinIPA (842), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
May 26, 2008  
Bottle via brewblackhole. Amber color. Smell of hops, pine, caramel, sugar, flowers, hint of alcohol and citrus. Taste of grapefruit, hops, malt, pine, grass, caramel, salt and alcohol. Thanks brewblackhole.



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