Arcadia Whitsun

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

Bottle (12oz). Hazy bubbly yellow-gold with a very large foamy/fizzy lasting white head. The initial gsssshhh aroma was fresh bready yeast, in the glass I get yeast, lemon, banana and very mild spice, built around a light hard-candy malt base - it’s dry, a little sharp, and ultimately dominated by the candy character. Tastes of sweet grain, candy malt, only hints of the banana, lemon and spice - there’s a tinge of alcohol in the finish - better than I expected, but still not amazing (6+). Average body, lightly carbonated, quick finish, lightly syrupy mouthfeel - quenched my thirst, but didn’t really register much - although better than average of the whack of AmWheats I’ve been rating lately.

Draught sample at MBG 2006 Summer Festival. Clear golden-amber. Light aroma and flavour of wheat, yeast and lemon. A simple wheat, refreshing but generally forgettable.

12 ounce bottle purchased from Manchester Wine and Liquors. Spicy, peppery, coriander-like aroma with a tad of citrus going on as well. A little bit of doughiness is there as well. Mild to moderate hazy honey color with a huge huge fluffy white head. Takes forever for the head to settle. The bottle initially overflowed on opening as well.Very sweet, sugary honey-like start, turning a little spiced and peppery in the middle. A bit of lemons later on before the sweet, sticky, cloying honey comes back. This is almost a mead, for Pete’s sake.

bottle and tap at the brewpub-bottle given to me by vyvvy. Hazy particulate orange with a froathy white topping. dark looking for the style. nose of lemons, slight sourness, citric qualities, and even some malt backbone. bigger malt profile than expected for the style. has some belgian-esque qualities akin to a belgian ale. really quite different than most wit beers. i guess they changed the recipe because the tap version i had at the brewery was awful!

Michigan Brewers Festival 2006. Golden yellow. Light wheaty hop aroma. Very light bitterness and mild malt flavour. Average palate. A summer quaff, fairly light and simplistic but not unpleasant.

Mild wheat aroma. Alittle bit sweet but mostly neutral fruits and some light fruity hops. Pale orange-amber clear with thin head that dissipates quickly. Medium watery body with medium-high carbonation. Starts a bit sweet with OK malt. Mild fruity undertones. Light alcohol. A bit watery with the shell of a Belgian or wheat beer - not too strong of esters or citrus. A little bitter at the finish with dry after and some yeast.

12oz. bottle. Sweet, fruity aroma, plenty of wheat noted along with suggestions of honey, citrus, yeast spice and lightly toasted malts. Hazy medium orange color, hazy and sedimented with a lasting, fine, off-white head. Flavor is lightly tart and citric to start, middle is sweet and sugary while a blend of banana, bubblegum and still-lingering sweetness brings things to a close, accompanied by a hint of acidity. Mouthfeel is well-carbonated and a little thin, body is light-medium. Interesting in its way, but a bit too sweet for my taste to act effectively as a summer quencher.

Nice tangy aroma - a bit of orange peel. Unfiltered appearance like a wheat ale should have. Flavor has that sweet-fruity tartness that we all love in a wheat. Finishes clean and quenching. While not my favorite style, this one satisfies.