Arcadia IPA - Arcadia Brewing Company

climax

Kansas

3.15/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This one comes out a bright copper, clarity is pretty good. The head is an even two fingers, retention isn't fantastic, but it doesn't look flat.

The nose is English in character for sure. Noble hop varieties expel grassy flavors from the aroma above slightly sweet toffee-like malt sweetness. Some fruity esters from deep within start to emerge as I dwell in further. Not a whole lot of intensity in there, but the flavors mingle together nicely.

Tartness overwhelms the mouth upon entry. Sour and bitter tones seem kind of messy as the beer struggles to achieve any sort of order. Only fleeting dashes of sweetness and toasty flavors come in to try and straighten things up. The finish is loooong and bitter, definitely aiding to drinkability.

It's very smooth and slick, there's enough body and carbonation to keep things positive. Not the best beer to come out of the woodwork.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2011 21:03:23 | More by climax

beatlefan56

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-18-2013 16:03:43 | More by beatlefan56

Fargrow

North Dakota

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

05-18-2013 02:42:17 | More by Fargrow

teak

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -15%

05-18-2013 00:56:46 | More by teak

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +20.4%

05-17-2013 01:05:14 | More by GinsuDave

HarmonMW

Michigan

3/5  rDev -15%

05-12-2013 00:06:56 | More by HarmonMW

SportsandJorts

Michigan

3.16/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: a light orange color with nice clarity. a generous 2+ finger off white head that hangs around for a bit.

Smell: hops, hard to tell the kind, a grassy and graininess that seems out of place

Taste: strong hops, followed by an odd grassiness that tastes a bit grainy. Thats the only way to describe it; it is an odd slightly off taste

Mouthfeel: overly bitter, could use more carbonation

Overall: Arcadia falls a bit short for me most of the time. I wish i knew if the beer i was drinking from them was fresh but of course no freshness date to be found

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 20:21:30 | More by SportsandJorts

Cutty

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-23-2013 14:55:34 | More by Cutty

CoCambria

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-22-2013 14:37:54 | More by CoCambria

clfrost

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

04-22-2013 00:39:49 | More by clfrost

HardyA

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

04-18-2013 19:26:08 | More by HardyA

buzzy

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

04-18-2013 01:37:43 | More by buzzy

Punqbert

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +34.6%

04-17-2013 01:45:10 | More by Punqbert

JimGlonke

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-14-2013 21:08:48 | More by JimGlonke

TheBigBoy

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

04-10-2013 02:03:40 | More by TheBigBoy

Omnium

Pennsylvania

3.61/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bottle > Pint Glass
A - Pours a decent gold color, shy of a finger head, nice lacing.
S - Pine, grassy and earthy scents up front, some toasted grain and malt, little traces of citrus fruits.
T - Taste follow the aroma almost exactly, pine and grassy hop flavors, with a lighter malt base.
M - Medium thin, and bitter hops hang on, clean and dry finish.
O - A drier English IPA, but its very clean and crisp. Nothing too exciting, but decent.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 22:56:07 | More by Omnium

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

03-29-2013 01:30:53 | More by outoffocus

midnitesun11

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

03-29-2013 01:16:41 | More by midnitesun11

jplopez21

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

03-23-2013 23:57:01 | More by jplopez21

mvanaskie13

Pennsylvania

3.71/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured into a standard pint glass, color is copper, head presented nicely, dense and about 1/2" thick.

Smell is crisp, clean malt, light toast and caramel, hop is a mostly pine, hints of grapefruit.

Taste is pale malt sweetness upfront, clean flavors, light caramel note but not over sweet; hop bitterness is pretty strong, hop flavor is grassy, piney.

Mouthfeel is solid in the EIPA style, crisp, solid malt flavor, solid lingering bitterness.

Overall, a quite solid EIPA, good clean malt flavors and subdue hop presence with strong bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 22:01:27 | More by mvanaskie13

brheuer

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +13.3%

03-17-2013 21:30:05 | More by brheuer

stmgl01

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -43.3%

03-11-2013 03:15:55 | More by stmgl01

sixerofelixir

Ohio

2/5  rDev -43.3%

02-27-2013 18:03:58 | More by sixerofelixir

jsnoek

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

02-26-2013 05:56:49 | More by jsnoek

hilgart1

Illinois

3/5  rDev -15%

02-08-2013 00:46:50 | More by hilgart1