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Drake's Brewing Co.

I tried this beer out of the can is definitely nice and light and crisp with a little bit of a bitter finish I’d say good Pale ale

 

 

Draft at the Happy Viking. Dark golden color, thin head. Aroma and taste feature some rich caramel, toasted malts, and a light hoppy back end. exceptionally smooth and extremely tasty,

 

Look: Golden pale yellow in color, not completely transparent, 1/2 finger white head and amazing lacing

Smell: Raw mango, raspberry, fruity and floral aromas

Taste: Crisp and fruity (Raw Mango, berries and flavors), your classic west coast IPA with a very dry finish

Feel: Medium mouthfeel

Overall, I wonderful and tasty beer brewed with a lot of thought behind it.

 

Aroma of pine, orange, hops oils, light bready malts. Taste is citrus with a slight pine. Malt profile is laid back and allows the delicate hops to shine. Easy to drink and refreshing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soft straw with moderate, soft carbonation and 2 fingers of white head.

Smells of skunk, pine, pineapple, melon and lemon tea.

Tastes of soft melon, pineapple, citrus an pine.

Light body with light carbonation. Soft and pillowy.

I got this in Redding where I am drinking it March 15th, 2019.

 

12 oz. bottle. Pours hazy gold with a medium white head. Aroma is caramel, citrus, flowers. Taste is sweet malt, citrus, just the right hop bitterness. Excellent balance. This is a great APA.

 

It has a very pronounced pleasant piney aroma. The aroma also has a hint of citrus to it, but I'd characterize the aroma as a lot more piney than citrusy. It's not too bitter. It has a good balance of acidity, sweetness, and tolerable bitterness. The appearance is slightly cloudy, totally acceptable to me. The color is light blond. I love this beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottled 1/31/18, consumed 3/4/18

Poured crystal clear pale straw with a small had that left no lacing.

Aroma is a great mix of pine and citrus fruit, some sweet malt and danky hops to balance.

Taste is a pleasant blend of everything from the aroma.

Mouthfeel is medium for a pale ale, great balance and drinkability, nice firm pleasant bitterness.

Overall, this is an outstanding pale ale featuring a couple of my favorite hops in Simcoe and Amarillo - I love the flavor profile from this pairing. One of my favorite pale ales for sure.

a pretty classic west coast style dry hopped pale ale here, appreciably hoppy without being too strong, oily, bitter, or intense. an old school session type beer that has all day potential and is interesting and robust enough to remain interesting at the same time, awesome balance to it, and a great food beer, which extends it even more. golden in color, foaming white head on top, lots of visible carbonation from the tap. the smell has a little pine to it, fresh for sure, but also a distinct citrus zest quality, more lemon to me than orange or grapefruit, not at all bitter or intense to me, but pleasant and fresh. the flavor is the same on the hop side, simcoe hops likely leading the way here, at least thats what i reckon. the malt base is really simple and clean, a pale two row and a pinch of light crystal may well be all, its lightly biscuity without any real sweetness to it, supportive of the hops, and light in body, perfect for the style. no yeast character here to speak of at all. the more beers i have from drakes, the more i realize they have these hoppy styles down, this is excellent, if just a little samey and conventional. good stuff, easy as can be.

 

 

 

My first Drakes, glad to savor their flagship.
a) Hazed golden body with bumpy white head that resolves into a film and laces mightily.
s) Citrusy, juicy, cidery, hop forward, piney.
t) Hoppy start (pine, citrus, grass, cider) laid on a caramel malt base. Textures of white grapefruit rind, orange peel, pine resin landing in a curvy, waving, sun-baked grassy finale.
f) peppery, dry, nice bite, slightly thin.
o) A hoppy APA at sessionable levels, try 24.

 

 

This beer gets nowhere near the amount of love it should...gotta drink it fresh though. Pours a west coast hazy pale body with a fluffy white head that lingers. Aroma is lightly tropical and piney, some medium biscuit underneath. Crisp and clean flavor, nice lingering bitter bite with a medium body. Fantastic pale ale.