Hop Rocket
Arcadia Brewing Co. in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.19
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This Imperial IPA has an assertive aroma of sticky, resinous Summit hops. A complex flavor profile includes notes of grapefruit, lemon peel, and spruce. Though the flavor focus is on hops, a trio of malts provides a balance to the beer, creating a delicious level of palatability. Hints of caramel, toffee and freshly-baked biscuits are also apparent in the flavor profile.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz bottle. Pours orange amber with some floating debris and a stable off-white head. Aroma very citrusy hops with a touch of spiciness and a definite sweetness, but a little weak overall. Flavor is nice and hoppy citrus with a bit of sweetness. Nice bitterness, but a bit of alcohol pokes through in the flavor. Bitter, dry finish with some biscuit flavors. A pretty nice, simple IIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2008
at 23:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled@Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is sweet fruits, peach, flowery and wooden hops along with some rather grassy notes. Flavour is much the same. Mild nectary notes in the finish. Pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2008
at 13:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a clear amber golden with a rough off-white head. Caramel, fruits, hops and alcohol in the nose. Quite full-bodied with a solid malt base that balances the distinct bitterness and alcohol rather nicely. But perhaps the hop profile is not the most sophisticated. 210908
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2008
at 10:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear amber with tiny white head. Sweet and hoppy aroma with caramel and pine notes. Seriously hoppy flavour with notes of grapefruit, pine and caramel. End solid bitter.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2008
at 08:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Amber colour with a big, frothy, beige head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of orange peel, grapefruit, pine needles and caramel. Fruity, malty taste with grapefruit, orange peel, black-currant, pine needles and resin. Long hoppy finish with a touch too much alcohol and sweetness coming through to give it a perfect balance. But still, if you love your hops, it’s a very nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2008
at 17:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear reddish amber, mid-sized head. Aroma of citrus peel and blood grape. Sweet, soapy and perfumy with medium-full body. Some light caramel and black currant, well rounded mouthfeel. The bitterness is strong, but never assaulting. It imay be well sweet, and there are certainly American beers that has both more intense and more delicious hop character. The soft mouthfeel and good balance however lifts it several notches.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2008
at 14:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz bottle pours a translucent orange with a thin, white head. Aroma is strong with pine, grapefruit, tropical fruits, oranges, pineapple and some spice. Flavor has a strong citrus bitterness, spicy malts, herbs, some biscuit, oranges, honeydew and a little toffee. Finish has a lot of bitterness and a medium body. Good, but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2008
at 18:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Courtesy of CigarCityBrew. Pours deep clear gold with off white head. The aroma is a tropical mixture of grapefruit, sweet tangelo, mango and layer of sweet malts. Smells a bit different to me for the style with a sort of tropical influence but it works. The taste must have lots of late addition hops due to the sweet hop flavor over the level of hop bitterness as noticed in the nose. I also get some mild alcohol notes going along with sweet sweet maltiness.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2008
at 21:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz bottle @Vero Beach Throwdown-poursa dissipating white head and amber color. Aroma is light hops-citrus/lemon/pine, some/faint light malt. Taste is light hops- citrus/lemon/pine, some/faint light malt, some alcohol. OK carbonation. Thanks Hopscotch for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2008
at 22:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of Jay23: Poured a slightly hazy copper color ale with a big foamy head with good retention and no lacing. Aroma consists of nice semi-sweet caramel malt with some dry and bitter hops. Taste is also comprised of semi-sweet caramel malt with some bitter and dry hops with a light floral finish. Full body with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Well done but missing some floral notes to be unforgettable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2008
at 14:35