Arcadia Hopmouth Double IPA

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

22 oz. bottle from Family Liquors, Homewood. Home late at night – Watching Sox pull rug out from under Mariners, followed by Elvis Night singers and fireworks – can’t stop talking like a Paul Newman Spaghetti Sauce label - Need a ig bottle of beer when I get home, ’cause only $6 Lites at ballpark – grab this one – pours big foamy head, deep copper IPA body – smell still has nice big hop, but it’s just starting to get stale. Definite big hop taste. Fresh hops still involved, some northwest pine, with humus and white pepper, and just plain bitterness. Large alcohol tally from lots of malts. This one’s pretty rough and could never be a newbie’s gateway beer. But hop heads will want to paste this stamp in their albums. I’d suggest trying this after its aged somewhat (date code on the label’s side is not notched), though that may lose a lot of the fresh hop taste that gives it its initial oomph.

Deep gold with a large, off white head that contained many large bubbles. It was translucent. My first reaction was of strong malt and mouth drying hops. The hops are heavy but the malt is strong enough to balance it out. This is a BIG beer. The hops linger long into the aftertaste.

22oz bomber $5.49 Binny’s Willowbrook Hopmouth pours a very dark orange, bordering on garnet, but glows when held to the light. Slightly hazy with clumped groups of rising carbonation. Two finger ivory head formed on the pour and stayed put becoming dense and craggy over time but without receding. Leaves thick drink line lacing after each sip. Great looking head but the body is a little too hazy. Smells of lightly toasted grains with a solid helping of caramel throughout. Mild vegetal aroma but it’s surprisingly not a turn of, reminiscent of celery. Big grassy hops with a squeeze or two of grapefruit juice. Alcohol vapors tickle the nose as it warms. Biscuity and caramel malts start things off and are quickly followed by a quick wave of alcohol. A grassy hop bitterness washes over the tongue along with hints of grapefruit and pine needles. The caramel makes an appearence again on the swallow. Good flavorful IIPA. Medium body that becomes airy and creamy when it hits the tongue. Moderate carbonation with a solid bitterness. Easy drinking enjoyable IIPA. My glass is disappearing far to quickly. Good solid IIPA. Balanced but with big waves of malt followed by big waves of hops. My first encounter with Arcadia Ales and I wouldn’t hesitate to venture back. 7/21/07

string hop aroma with some oats and maple and lots of citrus. kind of too strong with a little ick involved. a little sticky and weird.

this was an okay dipa. hoppy flavor, though a bit lighter bodied than I’d expect. Could have used more umph, but who knows...

Pours deep copper with an off white head. Mostly malty aroma, which is a little disappointing. Flavor has a little earthy hop flavor and a balancing malt profile. Too little flavor hops to make this a DIPA. Alcohol is well hidden, but not sure if this is worthy of a re-buy.

nice orange color, decent head very piney nose big bitter hop taste no sweeter malts to balance it, intresting but not great, at beer bistro

22 oz. Bomber at Waldo Pizza in KCMO. Pour is a orange copper with a pretty solid medium head off-white head. Aroma was pine hops and quite a bit of malt as well. Taste is a nice blend of the hops and malt, with really nothing special standing out. A very solidly made DIPA, though not a hop bomb by any stretch of the imagination.