Poured clear with close to an inch of off-white, tightly packed foam. Retention is pretty good with the foam becoming a bit frothy as it recedes. Lacing is there throughout, just nothing fantastic though.
Aroma is pine and citrus hops at the forefront. Malt is mostly caramel but I also seem to get some buttery aroma.
Taste is a malt backbone (caramel and biscuit) with the hops coming near the middle to end. There is a bite of bitterness but not over down. First couple of sips had some alcohol to them.
A medium bodied beer with very little carbonation.
Not a huge fan of English inspired IPAs, let along a DIPA. A solid beer that seemed to have that buttery loose end in the aroma. I would have it again but there are other IPAs from Arcadia I would have before it. Enjoy!
"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers." - Cliff Clavin, of Cheers