Arcadia Shipwreck Porter
Arcadia Brewing Company

Arcadia Shipwreck PorterArcadia Shipwreck Porter
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From:
Arcadia Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
12%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 12.95%
Reviews:
99
Ratings:
139
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 Foxman:
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Reviewed by Foxman from New Jersey

3.82/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
It pours a rich, deep mahogany, pretty ruby along the edges. A finger of loose, light tan head ebbs soon to frothy globules. Points of lacing minimalize the inside of the glass.

The aroma swirls bittersweet roasted malt, toying with dark chocolate, coffee, port, bourbon oak, cola, and licorice. A mere floral hint of hops caresses a veritably present spine of alcohol.

Upon tasting, there's a flow of slightly charred but mildly sweet roasted malt, with plum, raisin, and smokey oak in play. A vinous note hints at port, and is joined by a strident tendon of seemingly mentholated alcohol. The grain replays briefly before sneaky hops bitter things rather abruptly, leading to a lingering dry finish. It seems like a compressed, almost rushed version of the aroma, but it's still a decently crafted profile.

Medium bodied, the combination of malt, cooling alcohol, and bitter hops keeps the palate awake.

The aroma starts with plenty going on, but pretty much leisurely. Then the flavor compacts the elements into a more concentrated and harder to read burst. The one real distraction, though, is the gleaming streak of alcohol that tries to part the flavor like Moses and the Red Sea. And that ABV goes a long way toward keeping consumption well in line. It's a beefy bugger that has some in the plus column, and is worth a try.
Aug 22, 2006
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.23 by cd34 from Illinois

Mar 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.21 by NateMac13 from Illinois

Nov 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by red94tt from Michigan

Apr 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by Giggy from Michigan

Jan 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by smbslt from Illinois

Oct 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by dannyfayy from Pennsylvania

Apr 29, 2014
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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
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, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jkball01 from Kentucky

Feb 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Zaphog from Michigan

Feb 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by TheBeerAlmanac from Kentucky

Feb 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by ms11781 from Massachusetts

Dec 30, 2013
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Reviewed by OtherShoe2 from Massachusetts

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, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by alelover from Michigan

Sep 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by JasonR1975 from Michigan

Sep 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Photekut from Tennessee

May 19, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Rons35 from Michigan

Feb 19, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by BlissJunkie from Michigan

Jan 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by bengore from Illinois

Nov 24, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by ZPB from Michigan

Oct 23, 2012
Arcadia Shipwreck Porter from Arcadia Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 139 ratings