Arcadia Whitsun

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

Bottle. Pours a lighter hazy amber which is darker than I had expected from this style. Head was busting oiut of the glass and needed to calm down before pouring the remainder in the pint. Nose is bready and lemons. Flavor is somewhat citric as well which continues into the finish. Lemons abound in this one with not much else going on. It was just very one-dimensional. Thanks to tjthresh for the bottle.

bottle from ace. pours a clear gold with tons of carbonation...the head is profuse and the bubbles are going apeshit coming up from the bottom. aroma is immediately of tart fruit. light body, with nothing much going on: citrusy tart finish, no hops to speak of, and very little malt or wheat character. 6% for a summer quaffer? it’s not bad, just confusing.

wet dog aroma with some sweet wheat and alcohol. orange beer with chunky dark sediment. incredibly carbonated. bottle gushed. no matter how slowly i poured the beer, i couldn’t contain the head. thick palate. sour -- apple cider vinegar. no lightly toasted caramel flavor here. this beer is too thick and sour to be a ’drinkable summer beer’.

One of the first really warm and sunny days this spring in Michigan make me reach for the Whitsun. Whitsun is gold to copper in color and hazy. Peaches and wheat aromas are present along with a faint honey sweetness. Honey wheat and a light citrusy sweet taste. This one goes down so easy, it is very refreshing and highly drinakable. Low carbonation with a medium body. A great seasonal that I love to enjoy with some barbecued chicken in the summer.

Pours a golden/amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is of wheat, citrus, sweet malts, and a little hint of lemon. Flavor is much better then the aroma with lemon, spices, citrus, sweet malts, wheat, floral hops, and yeast. Much better then the nose leads. A decent wheat beer minus the aroma.

LIght grain malt aroma. Orange color with large chunks of sediment. Carbonation foams out of the bottle for a long time. I’ve had other arcadia beers with this over carbonation problem, keeps me on my toes. Light sweet malt taste with little on the finish.

tap at the brewpub - Pours hazy golden with a medium sized head. It has a wheat and citrus aroma. The flavor has very ample citrus notes playing around in sweet malts. It’s medium bodied, lively, and very easy to drink. Very good.

bottle from Horrocks, Battle Creek MI. Copper with a cauliflower head. First pour, despite a gentle hand, gave me nothing but head. Took ages to die. Loads of honey and cider apples in the nose with orange and floral notes. Sweet on top, spicy beneath. Taste follows suit. Spicy pumpkin, sweet candied orange and apricot. Finish is dry and salty. Very moreish.