Arcadia Cannon Ball

Hello Beer Loving Friends,

This weekend Meghan and I travelled up to Michigan to celebrate a few birthdays (hers and her Moms). On Friday, we stayed at my parents house where I had some of my Dad's great home brews. I'll be sure to review some of these in the future.

On Saturday night, we went to dinner at the Clarkston Union. This is a very unique restaurant and definite beer lovers mecca. The restaurant is a converted church, with the seating still the original pews and stained glass throughout. There were about 40 beers on tap (all good ones, i.e. no buds, no coors, no miller).

I chose a beer from Arcadia Brewery. While I've had a few beers from that brewery before, I had never had the Arcadia Cannon Ball. I wasn't sure what style this beer was when I ordered it, and thought it might be a good test of my beer identifying skills. The waitress brought the beer out and I was impressed the beer was almost fully to the rim, only about 1 millimeter for the head. The beer had a nice caramel color, mostly translucent. The aroma was crisp and hoppy - very inviting. The enjoyed the first sip, and that told me that this beer was either an IPA or an APA - my favorites. While the hops dominated, I tried to focus on some of the other aspects of the beer to educate my palate. I noted sweetness, perhaps citrus or apple. The beer wasn't particularly strong, probably only about 5% alcohol. I'd consider this beer in the same category as Sierra Nevada. This beer gets a score of 8.8 from me.

Thanks again for reading and contributing. Happy Valentines Day. Cheers, Zack.