Arcadia Hopmouth Double IPA

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

Tap at the Blind Tiger. Poured a deep amber. This had a very nice and big floral hop nose. Nice hop flavor to it also, but a tad on the mild side, not quite a double to me compared to other double ipa’s, but a label or a mislabel? can’t make this a bad beer.The finish is where this beer really shines, it is firmly bitter.

Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear amber, small but firm head. Striking lychee aroma with a twist of lemon. Medium sweet with compact full body and somewhat clean mouthfeel. The initial lychee like hoppiness changes to pine needles over soap and perfume and gives a powerful bitterness.

pours amber with medium white head.nose is hoppy & citrus. hops are assertive on palate, nice clean finish

First, thanks to mmmm///beer for sending this my way. After enjoying a bottle of Green Flash’s IIPA, this was obvously a stark contrast in the difference in brewing styles for the same type of beer.

The beer pours out a medium-dark amber color, slightly hazy with a three-finger thick creamy off-white head. The aroma has a nice floral hop aroma, some light flesh fruit (apricot came to mind), with some subtle grass notes.

The flavor was suprisingly sweet, especially just after enjoying the Green Flash. Quite the difference. Sweet was the main flavor, with hops playing second fiddle, and that’s just wrong for an IIPA. Still, it was a nice beer. Malt action abounds, with some floral and citrusy hops showing some character, but just not enough. Nice beer though.

Pours amber with a medium off-white head. Nose is grassy/flowery hops and a sweet, almost honeyed malt flavor. Flavor is well balanced floral hops and malt, very malty, even intensely malty. There is a citrus undercurrent that comes more to the fore towards the aftertaste. Alcohol is well hidden. Very strong hops flavor, but subdued bitterness. Pretty good.

(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm) Dark amber colour with lasting, beige head. Fruity, hoppy nose with orange peel and black-currant. Fruity, malty taste with notes of orange peel and black-currant. Grapefruit and resin in the finish. Solid malt foundation gives it a very good balance. Very nice beer.

Draught pours dark brown with a tall well lacing tan head. Nose is hoppy and slightly citrus. Taste is of slightly sweet roasted malts, some kind of sweet spice, with a mellow hop finish. No as Hoppy as most IPA, but very good palate.

On tap. Big hops are a bit of a suprise since you can not really smell them. Think syrup sweetness. some light citrus. Plesant.