Arcadia Hopmouth Double IPA

I let this one age too long. lost alot of its hoppiness that i love so much in IIPAs. Pours out a nice amber color with a small head. aroma was grassy and hoppy. finish was simply lacking a hop smack. oh well.

Cloudy amber colour with an off white head. Malty, fruity and light floral aroma with hoppy fruity notes. Malty, fruity flavor with a vague buttery note. Hoppy, pine bitter finish.

Bottle. Pour is cloudy ambe with a medium beige looking head. Aromas of dark fruits, tea, sweet malt. Very malty for IIPA, more dark fruits, some resin. Slight bitter finish with a fruit peel taste. Thick, heavy mouthfeel. Not great, not bad, I wouldn’t seek this out again.

[WBA styles tasting] Catty, pine aroma. Not really great of a hop aroma. Soapy. Flavors are harsh and bitter, with some cheesy, old hop flavor. Slightly sour. Mouthcoating diacetyl.

22 oz bottle. Pours orange/copper with a massive 3 cm head that is foamy and off-white. Aroma of hops and dark fruits. Initial flavor is balanced between hops and malts, citrus and bread are what I get from this one. Ends more hoppy with a hint of alcohol. Lots of lacing, light carbonation, medium body, and alcohol noted. Very drinkable and moderately intense for a double IPA.

From bottle. Pours a caramel color, very hazy with some nice lacing left from a tannish head. Smells of caramel, raisins, prunes, with a note of peach woven through. Nice balance of hops and malt. Alcohol is subdued. Flavors begin to open up as I drink. A slight metallic flavor at the tip of the tongue give way to... blueberries. A strange note from an DIPA in my experience. A little sweet on the finish. A good beer, but not at all what I was expecting. Maybe an old bottle... I’ll have to check.

Orangey-red color, slightly lazy with a massive, frothy white head that leaves behind thick curtains of lacing. Aroma is a strong punch of piney hops followed by caramel and spicy hop notes and a touch of alcohol. Aroma overall is much more earthy and musty as opposed to the usual fresh, zingy citric aroma found in a lot of double IPAs. Vanilla cookie-sweet malts evident in the flavor along with resinous hops and toffee. Cleansing, herbal finish. Moderately carbonated, suits this offering well.

Nice grapefruit and pine hop aroma. Pours a reddish-amber with a nice foamy off-white head. Flavor isn’t as hop heavy as I was expecting, just a nice hint of citrus and bitterness, and an underlaying caramel hint from the malts. Nice thick mouthfeel, and a decent bitter finish.