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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 lamarr04:
Reviewed by lamarr04 from Pennsylvania
4.24/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.24/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2007 vintage poured into a pint glass
A: Very dark brown/almost black with creamy tan head
S: wo, it smells as if i walked into a bourbon barrel, very bourbony and oaky. next thing i smell is vanilla, sweetness, and smokiness
T: bitterness attacks the pallet followed by a malty sweetness with vanilla and carmel overtones. some heat from the alcohol as the beer warms on the tongue. again the oak barrel aging comes through strongly on the taste...i like that.
M: medium to heavy body, creamy mouthfeel with mild carbonation, finish is on the slicker side.
D: this beer is a wonderfully complex brew but one or two glasses is going to be more than enough for me
Notes: working my way through their big beer series and now having tried this and their hopmouth I am excited to get to the rest of their big beer line-up
Jan 22, 2009A: Very dark brown/almost black with creamy tan head
S: wo, it smells as if i walked into a bourbon barrel, very bourbony and oaky. next thing i smell is vanilla, sweetness, and smokiness
T: bitterness attacks the pallet followed by a malty sweetness with vanilla and carmel overtones. some heat from the alcohol as the beer warms on the tongue. again the oak barrel aging comes through strongly on the taste...i like that.
M: medium to heavy body, creamy mouthfeel with mild carbonation, finish is on the slicker side.
D: this beer is a wonderfully complex brew but one or two glasses is going to be more than enough for me
Notes: working my way through their big beer series and now having tried this and their hopmouth I am excited to get to the rest of their big beer line-up
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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