The Devil Went Down to Gary
Arcadia Brewing Company

Got a $2 pint at Fieldhouse in East Lansing. Can’t beat that.

 

Orange colored, maybe cloudy but not hazy, momentary head left behind a stark white fizz blanket. Spicey and sugary sweet nose leans a little towards fruity. Taste begins a tiny bit tart before it mellows into equal parts chalky bitter and tart sweet. Body may be nearly perfect for the style and ABV as it's fairly easy drinking without approaching thin in the very least.

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 4/30/2019. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy deep golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.7%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink for the ABV, with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Awesome Citra/Mosaic profile. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a nice balancing pale/wheat/Munich malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering crisp resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on West Coast style example. One of their best IPAs.