IPA - Arcadia Brewing Company

APPEARANCE: (5) Clear dark golden color with a head so thick that the beer cannot be poured immediately even into a very large testing glass.

AROMA: (5) There are fresh hops in the aroma. Apricot and banana scents.

TASTE: (4) The beer has a pretty good mouth feel but the hops is not easy to identify in the taste. The bitterness is perfect but I was hoping for some more aroma hops in the flavors. This beer has been sitting for some month in my home so I am not sure if this is typical for this beer or if the beer in my bottle has faded somewhat.

EXTRA: (4) Extra points for printing the ABV on the label. The website is nice and informative but I wish that breweries would use more websites that focus on the content and not the design. It is difficult to overview the beers with the 'spinning pictures'.

Of some reason I cannot find this beer either on the brewery's web site or Ratebeer.com.

Arcadia Brewing Company

Beer style: India Pale Ale
Serving temperature: 8-10 C
Alcohol: 6.0% ABV, printed on the label!!!

Food Pairings: Hard flavorful cheese.

APPEARANCE: 5 x 5 = 25
AROMA: 5 x 10 = 50
TASTE: 4 x 10 = 40
EXTRA: 4 x 1 = 4

Total: 119/130