21st Anniversary Ale
Arcadia Brewing Co. in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Special Out of Production|
Score
7.23
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This golden, bright, funky sour ale is a celebration of flavors as well as Arcadia Brewing Company's 21st Anniversary! This unique ale started with a base of strong golden and brown ales, blended with barrel-aged sour ale, and a multi-strain culture pitched after primary fermentation. The addition of peaches and apricots during the aging process gives this ale strong flavors of tropical fruit, as well as a pleasant acidity, mild barrel flavor, and warming character. Funk aromas mimic fermented peaches and apricots, paired with a mild oak and alcohol heat. A dry mouthfeel with bright carbonation rounds out this unique and delightfully complex wild ale. Purchase a bottle-conditioned, limited edition bottle and let the flavors develop!
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the latest DC Ratebeer tasting. Poured a really red color, small pink head. Aroma was very light sour, funky notes. Tart, slight wood, oak. Flavor was moderate tartness, with some lingering sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2023
at 22:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2018. Pours a clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has tart peach with some apricot with funk and oak notes underlying. Flavor has peach and apricot that are slightly tart with a bit of funk backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2018
at 15:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in late 2017. Had to remove the cork with a wine key. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with minimal head or lacing. Mild streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy peaches, apricot, lemon, lime, pear, red/green apple, melon, fruit skin, white wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, and white bread; with lighter notes of honey, oaken vanilla, pepper, leathery/musty funk, yeast/oak earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, peaches, apricots, oak barrel, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy peaches, apricot, lemon, lime, pear, red/green apple, melon, fruit skin, white wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, and white bread; with lighter notes of honey, oaken vanilla, pepper, leathery/musty funk, yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy/tart/tangy peaches, apricot, lemon, lime, pear, red/green apple, melon, fruit skin, white wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, white bread, honey, oaken vanilla, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, peaches, apricots, oak barrel, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a nice malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from tartness and tangy fruit. Mild carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, fairly acidic/tangy, and lightly tannic mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 10%. Overall this is a very nice fruited sour/wild ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, peaches, apricots, oak barrel, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV with the mellowly acidic/tangy finish, not overly lactic. Really well balanced fruit, Brett/Lacto, oak barrel, and pale/wheat malts. Not too sweet/heavy for the ABV, some nice adequate drying on the finish. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Low carbonation did not affect drinkability at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2018
at 00:29