Arcadia Hopmouth Double IPA

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

22oz bomber from kmweaver. Thanks Ken! Amber color. Nice malty melanoidin backbone. Reminds me of many San Diego style IPAs, such as Double Bastard, Sleighor, Dreadnaught. Though I think it is reasonably fresh, you can tell it is a bit off it’s peak. Very well balanced...i.e. balanced toward very hoppy. Nice hoppy aroma. Nice grapefruit hop bitterness. Very drinkable. Very nice.

shared bomber. pours a deep murky golden with an average white head. I wish there were more hops in the aroma... it is kinda quiet for a IIPA. Solid hop presence on the tongue, but falls short on the finish. Doesn’t really stick with you like a IIPA should. Soft on the sides and lively on the front of the palate. Average IIPA, very drinkable but falls short from something I’d seek out again.

Pours orange-red with large white head, which lasted a long time. Very hoppy aroma, flavor started smooth finished very bitter.

Bottle. Aroma of straight up rich caramel malt with more and more grapefruit notes wending their way in. Flavor again highlights the rich, sweet malt at first with the same grapefruit and increasing bitterness building at the finish and throughout the glass. Rich mouthfeel. Nice, well-balanced DIPA, just don’t expect a hop bomb.

2009-06-14, 7-5-7-4-14=37
Cloudy amber color, big creamy head. The aroma is fresh, hoppy, not impressive. Medium bodied, less than expected; some toffee flavor and correct bitterness, but not sweet enough fruity nor resiny. This bottle is almost one year old and strangely didn’t keep up gracefully.

2007-11-30, Papsø’s Blind Tasting, 5-4-6-3-11=29
cloudy amber color; creamy head. Reasonably good malt and fruity aroma, partially covered by some infection; also some sweat. Good body, good malty flavor, giving some fruitness, quite sweet, but spoiled as well by the infection. Should be tried again.

2007-11-12, bottle, 9-5-7-4-15=40
Beautiful hazy red amber color; creamy head. Strong hoppy aroma, very fruity (oranges), and with pine needles and pine resins. Medium body structure, less sweet than expected, with leading caramel flavor and a very strong bitterness (bitter orange fruitness and some resins). Good.

Pours an opaque caramel color with the tiniest head. A big citrus hop aroma that has a sweet side. Flavor is aggressive with a complex fruit profile. The fruit is both tart and sweet and that sweetness is what balances the more tart hops. Caramel is not significant. Warmer temp brings a peppery spice that adds a resonant quality to the beer. This is delightfully refreshing. I found this to be unique, flavorful, and interesting. In other words the essence of craft brewing.

Pronounced orangey hops aroma,piney as well, Cloudiest orange, pours a small custard head, some very pretty lace. Hearty hops flavour, malty backbone, some spice. Beautifully balanced, medium bodied, quite bitter. Terrific! Thanks HogTownHarry!

22oz bottle-purchased at Whole Foods in Brentwood, MO. pours dark orange with a fluffy whispy off-white head and good lacing to start. aroma of buttered hops-some english malt/diacytl/yeast here definately with american hops to add to the mix. Really tastes like a brittish IPA in the malt and yeast profile. the american hops all over this thing though somewhat like the C3 from free state. The little diacytl here actually works to the beers advantage. nice earthy and piney hops mix well with the dusty malt and yeast profile. I didnt think i would like this brew, but i actually do. pretty good brittish IIPA here!