Arcadia Hopmouth Double IPA

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

Allergies ect... Pretty bubbly copper, typical of IPAs and IIPAs. A big, soft bitterness. Kind of like a hop teddy bear. Not really big, maybe it’s more of a regular IPA than an Imperial one. Caramel in the sweetness. Always had a hard time with subtleties of an IPA. I’ll drink it again definately. The mouthfeel is mediocre. Can’t describe why just is. I’m gonna go finish off the bomber now.

Got another bottle of this that I’ll rate soon, but this first one was boring. Not completely, its probably just that I’m in a huge IPA zone and been drinking lots of my favorits lately. But as for first impressions this one failed to do much. Pour is gold and amberish light white head. Aroma of slight citrus with some pine. The malts are a little overpowering for my liking. ho hum.

22oz Bottle: Poured a hazy orange/copper with a huge amount of stiff head. The aroma Is toffee driven with hints of citrus and some tropical fruits. Citrus and some type of off flavor are present in my sample along with noticeable alcohol. The mouth feel is almost unpleasant, prickly and sharp. Unfortunately not one of my favorites.

standard IPA/IIPA color, orange/copper is what it seems like to me. head is tan, and with stiff peaks like beaten egg whites. aroma is quite caramelly, with plenty of citrus. flavor is slight alcohol, lots of grapefruit, earthiness with moderate bitterness. not bad, a little cookie cutter.

22oz bomber poured out a brilliant clear copper with one inch frothy off white had. Decent lacing was left behind clinging to the glass. The aroma is tangy citrus hops with a pine hop sense just behind. There’s also a sweet malt aroma trying to break through the hoppy veil. The taste is big pine and grapefruit hop bitterness. A malty sweetness seems to be running mildly amuck beneath the bed of hop flavors. As the finish draws closer the pine and grapefruit hop bitterness grows. This is a tasty big hop brew that shows no sign of its ABV. It seems a tad thin for the style. Very tasty though.

Fairly clear deep amber body with a small off-white head. Moderately sweet aroma with notes of citrus, a touch of pine, straw, and a hint of something unpleasant but unknown. The flavor is better than the aroma. A refreshing citrus edge, a modicum of sweetness. Medium bodied with a slight syrupy texture. Somewhat disappointing, considering it’s a double IPA with the name Hopmouth.

Tall, dark, and handsome is this one. Smooooooth. I would guess this is half as strong as it is. It has a brilliant hop balance. So drinkable for something at 8%. You wake up in the morning and burp hops!

Appearance: Pours a semi-hazy amber body with a full, off-white head. Smell: Sweet-smelling toffee and caramel backed by faint scents of tropical fruits. Taste: A basic caramel sweetness races through some checkpoints of soapy, tart grapefruit, and pine on its way to a hot, bitter finish. Eh. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Mild carbonation. Drinkability: Fairly uninteresting, it seems to be a half-hearted attempt at the style.