Phantom Hand
Drekker Brewing Company

 

 

 

This is the lightest Drekker brew I've tried and initially it worked amazingly well.

It pours smells and drinks a lot like Drekkers bigger hazy IPAs (which are to die for). This one has nearly all the flavor, body and aftertaste of the big boys. I am impressed. I saved a little for writing the review and it didn't hold up well in the fridge (only 2 hours or so).

Recommended. A Drekker that won't knock your socks off - you could drink a few of these.

 

Really good, especially for an ale at lower ABV! It is hazy, yellow with minimal head. Scent and taste seem dry, not overly citrusy or piney.

Very enjoyable, I’ll definitely look for it in the future.

 

16 oz can, no date, into Boulevard Smokestack snifter.

Pours a nice thick hazy blonde body with a tall white head of 2 fingers. Leaves nice loopy lacing as the head recedes to a thick ring.

Very nice aromas of fruity melon and grapefruit, with a bit of a fruity pebbles vibe as well. Some oats and general malt grist which brings a nice balance. Grass, berries.

Flavor is smooth and relatively enjoyable, and seems to be about on par flavor-wise for a 5% IPA. It is kinda bland but nothing offensive here which is a nice change. I get some lemon rind and lime rinds, with a bit of grapefruit, oatmeal grist, and some orange rind. Hints of berry skins on the breath. Not much in the way of sweetness or depth, and piney/grassy resins build the more it is sipped.

Feel is juicy and semi-creamy, has a nice acidity to it as well. Resins building on the palate.

Overall, super boring but not flawed like their other ones. Has about the same level of flavor as their DDH beers, and will likely still hit the drain. Reminds me of something Sam Adams would do. It really should be priced similarly - around $8 for a 4 pack - but that's never gonna happen because people will buy it at exorbitant prices.

This is the best Drekker beer I've had, and it's still overwhelmingly average. Pretty weak. Mediocrity seems to be their modus operandi. Would not purchase again.

Price (over)paid : $4 / can

Drekker Phantom Hand Hazy Pale Ale, 5% ABV. Pours ligt yellow and hazy, with a 1.75 finger white head that left light lacing. Nose is orange peel, taste is orange and zest, perhaps some grapefruit - but bitter citrus always tastes like grapefruit. Decent mouthfeel, overall very good.

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of flavor on the 5%er. A little more murky than hazy. Nose is nice with notes of naval orange zest. Taste is kind of one note, but it is a pretty good one. Almost takes on an orange pineapple juice quality as I progress through the pour. Mouthfeel is fine but maybe a little too slick for my tastes. Kind of leaves a linger that hews a little too overripe. Not a bad beer at all, but difinitely could use a little more fine tuning.

 

 

Pours a hazy yellow with fine, soapy head.

Smell is juicy and crisp with notes of citrus, mango and grass. Very hoppy.

Taste is grassy and hoppy with notes of citrus, aprictots and some pine. Nice, moderate bitterness, and very refreshing.

Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.

Overall, a very nice, very hoppy APA.