Epsicle Layers
Arclight Brewing Company

 

 

I tried a can of this beer at my line mate's place in St. Germain, Wisconsin whilst there for the Eagle River Pond Hockey Tournament. It poured a slightly hazy orangish with white head that left some lace. The scent had nice orange and vanilla notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with orange and vanilla presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer.

 

 

A: The beer is very hazy and pale yellow in color and has some brownish hues when viewed from afar. It poured with a quarter finger high bright white head that gradually died down, leaving a minuscule collar around the edge of the glass and some specks of lacing clinging to the edges.
S: Light to moderate aromas of vanilla are present in the nose along with notes of orange citrus.
T: The taste follows the smell and also has some notes of sweetness from the milk sugar, which contrast with a light amount of bitterness from the hops.
M: It feels medium-bodied, creamy and a bit smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This makes for a nice dessert beer as it has lots of aromas and flavors of vanilla.

Serving type: can

 

 

creamy sweet pasty ipa light eating ice cream

 

 

Pours a hazy golden orange color with a finger and a half of white head. Nice head retention.

Aroma is basically a melted orange creamsicle. Artificial orange, OJ from concentrate, vanilla ice cream, hop resin.

Taste follows the nose. Orange popsicle, OJ from concentrate, creamy vanilla ice cream, slight pine resin, lactose sweetness. There's some other indiscernable hop notes there due to the dominant orange creamsicle presence. It's sweet, but the hop presence gives it some semblance of balance.

High medium body. Soft and slightly creamy. High moderate carbonation makes it more drinkable despite the sweetness. Still sticky and slick.

This is exactly as advertised. Straight orange creamsicle, but in a more drinkable form than other milkshakes of similar style. Still sweet, but some hop balance, as well as a more carbonated and lighter body than other milkshake IPA's.