Name: Hopmouth

Brewery: Arcadia Ales

Overall Rating: B-

Style: Double IPA

Serving Style: 12oz Bottle

ABV: 8.1%

IBU: 76

Price: $2.29

Aroma: Big, piney hop aromas with a slightly citrus finish.  Surely dry-hopped.

Appearance: Very nice amber, redish hue.  Slight haze to the clarity on this one.   Wonderful cloudy head.

Flavor: Slightly astringent, almost rusty taste up front.  Finishes with a nice hop resin.  The malt is very present and biscuity.

Mouthfeel: Well carbonated, full bodied with some residual sugars present.  Tongue coating hop resins.

Enjoyability: First impression on the first sip was “Wow, this is really fully bodied for a DIPA”.  This is not like a Stone Ruination or Greenflash DIPA which are much drier and have a lower final gravity.  The best way to describe this beer would be English-American Double IPA.  It has the body and maltiness of an English IPA but the agressive hops of an American IPA.  I was so conflicted with this battle between countries that I went searching to see what malts this one used.  Sure enough — Maris Otter English Pale Ale (which I just used this morning for my English Ordinary Bitter….).  That explains a lot and made me appreciate this beer slightly more.

Overall, I think I still prefer drier DIPAs, but this one is still worth giving a try again.

Another take: Ba | Official Site | Drunken Polack

Tags: Arcadia Ales, Arcadia Ales Hopmouth Double IPA, beer review, DIPA, hops hops hops, imperial ipa

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