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Drekker Brewing Company

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A good double IPA, just mellow enough that it doesn't feel like a big or high abv brew, with strong hoppy notes throughout. Bright, hazy orange pour with a bright white head; tropical and fruity and dank with some nice earth melon flavors as well, pops with some zippy flavor reminiscent of Southern Hemisphere hops.

16oz can at share. Hazy golden pour, adequate foamy white head. Fruity aroma, tropical, melon. Taste follows the nose with fruity, juicy flavors leading up to a mild zippy bite at the finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We started getting Drekker brews a month ago and I've become a fan. They are a bit pricey, but the craftsmanship is first rate and some of the hazy IPAs are exceptional.

This one pours thin and cloudy yellow with nice head and lacing. The aroma is intriguing but not too funky from the can but less so in the glass. The taste is a clean juicy IPA, not too bitter and a sweet aftertaste.

Recommended. Not a good value, though. Many brews of this style are exceptionally good - flavorful, easy drinking, and there are many alternatives for considerably less per can.

 

 

 

 

Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a quite hazy orange-yellow color with a one finger head of puffy white foam. The head has a good level of retention, fading slowly over time to leave a good sum of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is strong of a grapefruit citrus aroma mixed with a whole lot of tangerine and orange. At the same time there are some light notes of tropical fruits of papaya and pineapple as well as a bready aroma. A bit of a candied sugar like smell as well as notes of earth and pine are there as well, overall producing a sweet, almost citrus/tropical candy like aroma. Quite nice.
Taste – The taste begins with some tropical fruit sweetness of tangerine, pineapple, papaya, and mango, which is mixed with flavors of a bready and doughy malt as well as a good showing of grapefruit and herbal hops. As the taste advances the pineapple and tangerine grow stronger and a joined by a light peach taste, while the other fruits that were present upfront fade a bit. At the same time the herbal hop grows stronger and is joined by some pine and earthy hops. Some notes of yeast and hay come more toward the end of the taste, and with the mix of flavors that developed throughout the taste, one is left with a rather pleasantly hopped, slightly sweeter taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is medium in thickness and chewiness with a carbonation level that is slightly higher. Overall the feel makes for a rather easy drinker.
Overall – A rather nice flavorful IPA, with an approachable taste. At 8.2 % it hides the alcohol rather well, making this one a potentially more dangerous drinker.