Arcadia Hopmouth Double IPA

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

Lemon citrus hops aroma, slightly opaque with an amber color. Flavor is malty with hops bitterness. Little citrus qualities, stronger malt presence. Creamy palate with a short duration. Flavor strengthens and mellows as you drink more. Very smooth and malty with an even hops kick. Very drinkable.

22oz - Cloudy red/orange liquid with a thin tan head. Good lacing despite no real head. Floral nose, hoppy blast, bitter finish, missing the malt I expect in the middle. Good not great in a competitive style.

Bottle. Copper clear pour, small persistant head. Big citrus piney hop aroma, some malt, a little bit of alcohol. Predominantly piney hop flavors, citrus as well, and again some caramel malt. Lingering appropriate bitter bite at the end. Body is a tiny bit light. Good IIPA

Draft. Hazy orange-honey color pour with a white head. Good lacing. This was served to me as a pint for $5... This is a decent IIPA, but there isn’t anything remarkable here. Just a standard East Coast style version. There is something, that I can’t quite put my finger on, that could make this beer better. Maybe it’s a bit more sweetness to coat the inside of the mouth to precede that hop bite. Still, not too shabby.

Pours hazy orange-amber with a thick head. Aroma is sweet apple, pear, honey, grapefruit, lemon and is overall sweet. Taste is sweet fruit along with a mild citrus and some pine resin. Pretty balanced beer but leaning to sweet more than bitter.

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur ambrée orange et voilée. Nez de houblon citrique (pamplemousse) légèrement résineux et floral, de levures fruitées aux petites notes sauvages (agrumes, léger de mangues et d’abricots, traces de pommes et d’ananas), malté de caramel sucré avec des notes de biscuits. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement crémeuse. Goût moyennement amer de houblon floral et moyennement citrique (pamplemousse, une amertume présente toute la gorgée) accompagné d’un goût de levures fruitées sucrées et aux petites notes sauvages acides (agrumes, léger d’abricots et de mangues, notes de pêche, traces de pommes et d’ananas) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût malté de caramel sucré (petites traces de sucre bonbon), de céréales et avec un léger goût de biscuits puis en finale l’on assiste à un léger regain d’amertume asséchante de houblon aux notes herbeuses (herbes mouillées, faibles sensation terreuse) avec des traces résineuses accompagné de notes d’alcool doux et des petites traces de fromage vieilli. Post-goût plutôt long et un peu sec, moyennement amer de houblon floral, citrique, légèrement herbeux et aux notes terreuses avec un léger goût de levures fruitées (zest d’agrumes, pelures d’abricots) et des notes d’alcool.

Aroma is very modest for an I2PA. The appearance and body are more like the style. The sweetness is balanced nicely by the hop crunch. Palate has some grain and some pine needle prick. Dry hopping would help on the front end.

Pours an amber red with pillowy off white head and decent activity. Aroma is a grassy earthy hop and a bit of malt. Hops have presence but a little understated for a double IPA. The flavor is initially sweet followed by a piney hop bitterness, that isn’t what I’d classify as a dubble IPA strengh. There is carmel malt ballancing and neither the malt or hop overwealm, which is a nice aspect, but it doesn’t have the power I hoped for; hop, alcohol, or otherwise. Malt is a bit buttery and also a bit fruity with a toasty malt finish.