Arcadia Lake Superior ESB

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

Hell of a good bitter. I’m not a big fan of bitter beer in general, but this one is well worth trying. Only had it off the tap though so I can’t stand up for the bottle.

Unfiltered hazy bronze with some sediment in the glass. Smells like a dunkelweizen, inferred from the cloves, cinnamon and chocolate malt balls wafting towards my nose. Very flavorful and surprisingly delicious. Brisk and sweet caramel joins a rich, toasty complexin the company of honey roasted peanuts. A little bit of a copper kettle twang (which is a good thing for me.) Sweet and heavy for the style. Very well-executed balance with gentle carbonation. Finishes like a caramel macchiato. Nice.

I had this on a hand pulled tap, which normally makes me ran ka beer a bit higher than it deserves in it’s traditional form... oh well. Prefered this to the Scottish Ale of theirs I was samling at the same time.

Bottle... Hazy, deep amber ale with a huge, rocky, off-white head. Decent retention. Rich butter and caramel fill the nose intoxicatingly along with lesser notes of citrus fruit and brown sugar. The sweet, malty flavor is all about caramel, although there are traces of American iced tea, dry sherry and clover honey. Medium-bodied and very creamy with soft carbonation. Lengthy, cotton candy finish. There’s no balance here; it’s all about the malt. Being a bit of a malt head, I love it!

Okayu, so I like bitter beer, and I’m partial to Midwestern Microbrews.... This is a beer that I know no onwe will touch in my fridge..... Bitter aftertast (What do you expect) full nose, very smooth drinking and filling. Keep your peanuts at home, this stuff is fine all by itself.

good beer, but my appearance was a little questionable. My bottle had chunks in it after i poured it. It may have been sitting on a shelf for a while, but the taste was very good. more subtle than most ESB’s, more like a pale ale

Good take on English style bitter. More reserved in most characteristics than it’s more famous British counterparts, but nice drinking, nonetheless. Beautiful beer in the glass. One of Arcadias better products.

A good interpretation of the style. A copper colored beer with a good hop aroma (Tettnang). There was also quite a fruity nose to the aroma, and a sweet taste as well. Good malt balance, very smooth to drink. I expected a little more bitterness, but can’t complain. I could relax with this beer anytime. Good job.