Arcadia Brewing Co. Amber Ale

Amber Ale

 

Arcadia Brewing Co. in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.04
ABV: 5.8% IBU: - Ticks: 15
Arcadia introduces the newest addition to its stable of world class British-style ales. Brewed with the legendary Maris Otter Malt from Scotland, this beer is full-bodied and brings a taste of sweet caramel together with a hint of toasted malt that’s well balenced with a solid presence of premium American aromatic flower leaf hops. From the package: "Then let us toast John Barleycorn, Each man a glass in hand; And may his great posterity ne’er fail in old Scotland!"
 

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Tried on 16 Oct 2011 at 07:38


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12 ounce bottle from Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, VA. Bottle is notched E3. Pours a hazy ruddy copper color with a medium head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma is caramel, toffee, toasted malts and a light tart fruity note. Taste is bitter hops, tart fruits and caramel. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2009 at 00:18


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap @ brewpub. Amber colour, short white head. Aroma of caramel malts. Flavour is sweet, with caramel and some pilsener malts. Sligthly dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 04 May 2009 at 17:32


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Slightly hazy deep amber colour with orange tints and a small off-white head. Aroma of soap, lemons, wheat and coriander seed. Decent. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong caramal and malty tastes up front fading to a bitter soapyness. Aftertaste shows malt and cardboard with little else. Overall, an alright beer - not much to expect from an Amber anyways though. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle fresh, purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan and sampled there on 22-May-2005.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2009 at 22:51


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Moderately fresh bottle drunk December 2008. Very bountiful beige head rises up over a copper-caramel colored body with plentiful carbonation. Notes of caramel and light raisins with a fair amount of fruitiness from the yeast (prunes, raisins and such). Toffee and vanilla on the finish with a hint of tartness (bottling line infection and unpasteurization combined?). Sweet and sticky in the flavor, but with some toasted malt smoothing things/drying things out a touch. Lots of marmalade-like flavor from the combination of hops, yeast and caramel malt. Gets a little too acidic, however from the fruitiness and toastiness. Medium to medium-dry (some continued bottle fermentation, no doubt). Alcohol well concealed.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2009 at 11:59


4.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

A very nice looking darker orange, cloudy with plenty of rolling carbonation for a show. Big foamy unfading head, probably because it was subject to a sudden jolt. Good carbonation. Chocolaty and malty at times. Quickly revealing lacing. Strong on the alky side as far as taste impression goes. Long lingering bitter finish. Quite a personality. .

Tried on 28 Jul 2008 at 17:12


6.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz. bottle. The ale surged out. Amber color with a two finger off-white head. Wonderful floral hop aroma - I’m in England. Medium body with fine carbonation. Flavor is more caramel malt than hop, but there is nearly enough bitter in the finish to remedy that. It’s really good, and it might fit ESB or Strong Ale across the pond.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2008 at 21:15


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5.5

Marigold and hay aroma. Color is deep amber, almost red, and not terribly clear. It has a thick tan head and leaves good lacing. The taste is biting and sour. There is a rather nice balance of grapefruit and hops. At times, yeast can be tasted, but only a very little. Finish is lime and quite refreshing.

Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2007 at 16:32


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12 oz. bottle. Cloudy tanish color. Aroma is sweet, with some spices in there. Taste had a slightly sour flavor, a bit like how other previous people have commented on - a little copper, a little odd. There’s no way this many around the country have just been infected. Was better cold before it began to warm.

Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2007 at 22:07


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle - Arcadia sampler pack. Pour is amber, with a slight orange to it. Big head, decent lacing for an amber ale. Taste is malty, with OK body. Picked up on the slightest sour (orange peel?) taste. Overall, pretty ordinary.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2006 at 08:52