Arcadia Scotch Ale

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

Dark brown body with a medium khaki head. The aroma is bubble gum and iced tea with some light peat notes. The taste has a fairly strong abc gum note with some tobacco. The finish is fairly smoky with some wood and dry whiskey. Decent for the style.

Dark dark brown pour wht a creamy tan lace. Aroma of toasted malt and abv dominate the nose. Light peatiness on the flavor with hints of a molasses like sweetness. Carbonation explodes in your mouth. Decent offering but carbonation really over the top takes away from it some.

I was definitely impressed by the darkness of the beer. It’s very foamy and has an interesting caramel smell, with overtones of alcohol. It leaves a good aftertaste and packs a punch alcohol-wise.

(Bottle from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/massachusetts/w target=blank>Julio’s Liquors) Nice but kind of subdued...Pours dark auburn with perhaps some ruby or amber highlights. Only 1/4" or so of khaki head that retains pretty well. Aroma is sweetish but subdued - caramel, candy, toffee, maybe some light alcohol. Mouthfeel is fairly smooth although a touch pebbly. A little sticky. Weepy, light rings of lacing. Flavor is sweet but subdued toffee/candy/caramel. Perhaps a very light bit of smokiness. Maybe there’s peat but maybe I’m imagining it. Alcohol well hidden. Light bitterness overlays and carries through finish.

pours a very dark, nearly opaque brown with a tan head. aroma is sweet, dark fruit, brown sugar. taste is sweet, malty, with strong dates/raisins, some very subtle spice, and a faint nuttiness. mid-ful bodied with a puffy, prickly, and somewhat sticky-sweet mouthfeel. leaves a light sweetish resin on the palate. would be a good cold weather/rainy day brew. not bad, though a little too sweet and the flavors don’t jump out at me enough.

A strong pour gives a deep mahogany liquid with a short-lived tan head. Heavy on the booze, you also get the sweet notes- carmel, dates, raisin, a little smoke and anise. A solid choice on a winter’s day or in a cellar pub.

Pours a deep mahogany with rich ruby highlights under a fleeting, tan head. Big malt aroma along with some band-aid plastic notes. Strong cola flavor. A bit over carbonated for me.

Dark brown and murky w/ thin cream tan head. Sour and meaty in aroma with caramel malt in the background. Smells a little like a Lambic. Uh-oh. Tart and sweet with meaty flavors. This bottle is off.