flatmatt (2382) reviewed Deliverance from Arcadia Brewing Co. 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
750 mL bottle, marked down to $4.99. Pours a highly carbonated deep brown with a light tan head. Tart apple and caramel aroma. Flavor is also caramel and red apple, rather oxidized in a dusty way, more tart than would be expected given the description. Definitely has not aged too well, but I suspected as much when I saw the markdown. Still drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
tap at HopCat in Kalamazoo. Big time flavor and powerful sour. quite unique.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/17/2018. Bit of a gusher opener. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/amber/light ruby red color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy red/black raspberry, blueberry, cherry, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and lightly toasted bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of cherry/berries, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, pale malts, and oak barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big red/black raspberry, blueberry, cherry, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and lightly toasted bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Touch of oaken vanilla. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy cherry, berries, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, bread, light leather/funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of cherry/berries, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, pale malts, and oak barrel flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and yeast/oak spiciness balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tartness, tangy fruit, yeast/oak spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy, and fairly crisp/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 12%. Overall this is an outstanding fruited sour/wind ale. All around awesome cherry/berries, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, pale malts, and oak barrel flavors; very smooth, crisp, and dangerously easy to drink for the huge ABV, with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Not overly lactic. Awesome balance of jammy fruit, Brett/Bacteria complexity, pale/wheat malts, and oak barrel presence. Minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. Very well attenuated. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Really impressive for how big of ABV it was! Expected it to be much sweeter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/17/2018. Pours fairly crystal clear medium golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, oaken vanilla, leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, oaken vanilla, leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate Brett tang/tartness, and peppery yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, peppercorn, oaken vanilla, leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/tangy/spiciness balance, and no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/tangy/spiciness. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately silky/bready/grainy/sticky/tannic, and fairly crisp/acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an awesome Brett saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly spicy/acidic/tangy/drying finish. Awesomely well rounded Brett complexity after 24 months in the barrels; with nice oak presence, and pale/wheat malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Worth the price, and same quality as most well know US wild ale breweries.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/17/2018. Bit of a slow gusher opener. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red/copper/brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky lightly khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart/sour red/black cherry, raisin, plum, currant, fig, date, raspberry, blackberry, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with light notes of roast, peppercorn, oaken vanilla, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak barrels, and dark/bready/light roasted malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/sour red/black cherry, raisin, plum, currant, fig, date, raspberry, blackberry, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with light notes of roast, peppercorn, oaken vanilla, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tartness, wine tang, and light yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/sour cherry, dark fruit, raspberry, blackberry, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, light vanilla/funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak barrels, and dark/bready/light roasted malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/sourness and tangy wine balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness and wine tang. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is an excellent Flanders brown ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak barrels, and dark/bready/light roasted malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Awesome well rounded Brett/Bacteria complexity after 18 months in the barrels; with great malt balance against acidity, and nice overall oak barrel presence. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. No complaints at all.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1
zwart met lichte bruine beperkte kraag. bourbon, chocolade, cacao, hout, BA, eikenhout, vanille, lekker, smaken zijn ZUUR, geïnfecteerde bende.bah
superspak (10160) reviewed Sippelicious from Arcadia Brewing Co. 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce prowler into weizen glass, filled on 11/4/2018. Pours fairly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; peppery yeast spiciness; and light wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is an excellent hefeweizen. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Perfectly balanced German yeast complexity and pale/wheat malts; with nice earthy noble hop presence against sweetness. A bit more hoppy than expected, but still spot on style all around. A really enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Black with a tan head. Molasses, bourbon, chocolate aroma. Taste is lightly tart chocolate....almost creamy......bourbon...wood.... Very smooth....excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Sampled on draft at Ruggers this beer poured a yellow gold color with an enormous foamy yellow-white head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was dry and perfumey. The flavor was bitter, dry, perfumey and citric. Long finish. Light body.
deyholla (22839) reviewed 21st Anniversary Ale from Arcadia Brewing Co. 7 years ago
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.