Arcadia India Pale Ale

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

Name: IPA
Date: November 08, 1997
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival
Appearance: amber
Aroma: wonderful grassy hop aroma
Flavor: light malt body and flavor, lots of hop flavor and just$the right amount of bitterness

Name: IPA
Date: April 02, 1998
Source: Ale Atlanta
Score: ii+ to iii
Appearance: hazy golden
Aroma: strong hop aroma
Body: light body
Flavor: good hop flavor, lasting bitterness

Name: IPA
Date: October 16, 1998
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival
Score: iii to ii
Appearance: dark yellow
Aroma: sweet hop aroma
Body: light body
Flavor: subuded but evident bitterness in the flavor

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Score: *4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

I was a really big fan of the Hopmouth so I bought one of these in a mixed six pack. I thought that this was a good IPA with limited bite. As far as I can taste though, there are better ways to get your hop fix.

aroma is almost bret funk, or infection. taste is a little bit like the aforementioned flavors. mostly pine and spice. more of a nutmeg spice. not good. ended up pouring 1/2 of it out.

Bottle. Dark amber pour with a frothy long lasting head. Aroma of nutmeg, soap, hops, citrus and lavender. Tastes like it smells except more watered down.

Bottle. Pours a hazy, very bubbly, golden-orange with a massive very long lasting foamy off-white head. Aroma of floral hops and spices, quite peppery with some citrus and sweet malt backing it up. Flavour’s quite spicy upfront followed by floral & pine hops, citrus and backed by sweet malt and a somewhat bitter finish. Medium bodied, fizzy mouthfeel. Pretty good, I liked it.

Bottle Hazy amber pour with big white head, great retention, great lacing. Aroma of floral hops and surprisingly some yeast. Flavor is pretty light, not too bitter, more APA. Aftertaste has a bit more hop profile to it. Decent session, nothing special. Definitely not on my top IPA’s list.

Pours a hazy iced tea with a frothy beige head. The aroma is quite nice: sweet, floral candied hop notes and backed by toasted caramel malts. The mouthfeel and the flavor, however, shot down my expectations after taking in the pleasant aroma. Light to medium-bodied and tongue-wickingly dry. This might pair well with Thai food or something oily and spicy, but by itself, it is WAY too dry for my tastes. The flavor follows the nose with caramel malts and fruity hops concluding in a very dry and unbalanced hopped finish. If it weren’t for the finish, this could be a great beer. I just can’t get past how aggressively it stripped my tongue of all moisture and robbed me of the pleasant, bitter, tongue "squeezing" hoppy aftertaste of a good IPA.

Bottle: Aroma was piney, pleasent, and underwelming. A malt and fruity (peach?) sweetness was present throughout. Pretty standard American IPA, not terrable, not exciting...