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Arcadia Shipwreck Porter
Arcadia Brewing Company
- From:
- Arcadia Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 12.95%
- Reviews:
- 99
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 20, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 15, 2006
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 6
The second in a limited edition, 22oz bottled Brew Crew Big Beer Series. This beer was aged in 10-year old whiskey barrels.
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Ratings by Brian700:
Reviewed by Brian700 from Michigan
4.02/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
4.02/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22 oz. bomber with a picture of a shipwreck. Hmmm...I wonder why that ship wrecked, they probably had to much of this stuff on board. It bours black with a brown head that sits low and creamy.
The aroma is all Whisky man, after it warms a bit the Whisky aroma starts to smell a little like maple syrup in the end.
The flavor is an abundance of whisky flavor with some roasted malt and chocolate flavor. The flavor is good but the whisky is a little bit too much. I think I am going to pick up a few bottles of this to let every thing mellow out a bit and then try it again, it seems like it would be good with some age on it.
The mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation.
The drinkability is o.k. but not great because the whisky flavor is so over the top. Try aging this and the drinkability could improve.
Jun 02, 2006The aroma is all Whisky man, after it warms a bit the Whisky aroma starts to smell a little like maple syrup in the end.
The flavor is an abundance of whisky flavor with some roasted malt and chocolate flavor. The flavor is good but the whisky is a little bit too much. I think I am going to pick up a few bottles of this to let every thing mellow out a bit and then try it again, it seems like it would be good with some age on it.
The mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation.
The drinkability is o.k. but not great because the whisky flavor is so over the top. Try aging this and the drinkability could improve.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by CLEmark from Ohio
3.68/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A- Pours a dark brown, almost black.
S- Nice smell with some chocolate, maybe some oak too, a little toasty
T- Chocolate, a touch of roasted malts. A little light cherry flavor .Doesn't overpower with any flavor. I did not get to much out of the barrel aging.
M- Full bodied but well balanced. Nice thick feel.
O- It $6 I thought it was bit to expensive. I probably would not get this again at that price. However, it is a very solid porter.
Serving type: bottle
Feb 12, 2014S- Nice smell with some chocolate, maybe some oak too, a little toasty
T- Chocolate, a touch of roasted malts. A little light cherry flavor .Doesn't overpower with any flavor. I did not get to much out of the barrel aging.
M- Full bodied but well balanced. Nice thick feel.
O- It $6 I thought it was bit to expensive. I probably would not get this again at that price. However, it is a very solid porter.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed by OtherShoe2 from Massachusetts
3.94/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2008 vintage
Pours jet black with a tan foam head and splashy lace. Alcohol tears.
Charred malt nose, moderate strength, some black strap molasses.
Big charred malt up front, with scorched coffee and bitter chocolate. An immediate sour note, then alcohol, then bitter dark malt at the end. You get the oak, which is great considering the strength of the other flavors.
Fuller bodied, tongue coating.
Very nice, with a good punch of intensity.
Nov 01, 2013Pours jet black with a tan foam head and splashy lace. Alcohol tears.
Charred malt nose, moderate strength, some black strap molasses.
Big charred malt up front, with scorched coffee and bitter chocolate. An immediate sour note, then alcohol, then bitter dark malt at the end. You get the oak, which is great considering the strength of the other flavors.
Fuller bodied, tongue coating.
Very nice, with a good punch of intensity.
Arcadia Shipwreck Porter from Arcadia Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
139 ratings
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