Highly Evolved
Arcade Brewery
- From:
- Arcade Brewery
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 7.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 13, 2015
- Added:
- May 09, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by kplooki from Illinois
3.34/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Very sweet taste. Not a big fan
Sep 09, 2015
Reviewed by KevChiTown
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Would get again. Really well balanced and drinkable Imperial from a local brewer that I never had before. Strong malt base without being overly sweet, still packs a punch.
Jun 24, 2015
Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Batch #18 tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 1 pint 6 fl oz bottle on June 15, 2015.
Jun 16, 2015
Rated by MattMorin from Illinois
3.65/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Malty for a double ipa. Resin finish, but almost no hops up front. Gets better as it warms up
May 29, 2015
Reviewed by RMelyon from Illinois
3.78/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Batch #18 poured vigorously into a tulip. Looks more amber than orange. Three fingers of white head add some nice contrast. This foam dissapates in about two minutes, leaving a nice ring that sits about two millimeters over the liquid. Some sticky lacing on each sip, but any foam again disappears quickly.
I don't get much citrus off the nose, but there is some lemon there. There's a very acidic, coppery thing going on. Seems more like a strong red ale than an imperial IPA. The hops are all up in there, but I expected a tad more punch because this bottle should only be a few days old.
Taste follows the smell. This is a big, syrupy red ale. More sickly sweet than bitter. Tastes like chewing brown sugar, caramel, and pennies with a potpourri garnish. Not bad, really, but pretty average. I was intrigued by the label, which stated this had Falconer's Fight hops, implying it was single-hopped with that. I'm not the biggest fan. There's a little heat that lingers.
A really sticky beer. I've been drinking for about 20 minutes now, and it's left a nice resin on my overgrown facial hair and lips. Mouthfeel is relatively light for all the times I just wrote variations of "syrup" and "sticky."
Overall, this beer's fine. I expected a bit better because it's so local and fresh, but not everything is a Pipeworks DIPA. If you're into red ales and have enjoyed Falconers Flight hopped beers in the past, don't miss this one.
May 09, 2015I don't get much citrus off the nose, but there is some lemon there. There's a very acidic, coppery thing going on. Seems more like a strong red ale than an imperial IPA. The hops are all up in there, but I expected a tad more punch because this bottle should only be a few days old.
Taste follows the smell. This is a big, syrupy red ale. More sickly sweet than bitter. Tastes like chewing brown sugar, caramel, and pennies with a potpourri garnish. Not bad, really, but pretty average. I was intrigued by the label, which stated this had Falconer's Fight hops, implying it was single-hopped with that. I'm not the biggest fan. There's a little heat that lingers.
A really sticky beer. I've been drinking for about 20 minutes now, and it's left a nice resin on my overgrown facial hair and lips. Mouthfeel is relatively light for all the times I just wrote variations of "syrup" and "sticky."
Overall, this beer's fine. I expected a bit better because it's so local and fresh, but not everything is a Pipeworks DIPA. If you're into red ales and have enjoyed Falconers Flight hopped beers in the past, don't miss this one.
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