Hoppy Ass Brown
Drake's Brewing Co.

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Drake's Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
4.26 | pDev: 8.45%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 05, 2008
Added:
Jan 09, 2007
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by hopdog from Pennsylvania

4.32/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle shared courtesy of Jasonmech77 (I also got a 12oz bottle in a trade).

Poured a medium brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, citrus, pine, toasted malts, and some wood. Tastes of caramel, wood, pine, and citrus. A nice 'mistake' from the brewery.

Notes from and tasted on 1/5/07
Nov 05, 2008
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Reviewed by Dansting from Kansas

4.67/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle. Poured a very dark brown color with a small, light-brown head. Aroma smells like a mix between an IPA and a Brown Ale. Outstanding. Excellent full mouthfeel. Flavor is definitely similar to a brown ale, with the hops kicked up a few notches like an IPA. To me, this is basically mesh of an IPA and a Brown. An India Brown Ale, perhaps? This is one great beer.
Jun 08, 2007
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Reviewed by weeare138 from Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to jasonmech77 for breaking this one open...
Appears a hazy brown with a small, light tan head that fades into a tiny collar. Spotty lacing is left all around the glass.
Smell is hoppy up front with citrus and pine, along with brown sugar, caramel, and cocoa with a touch of dusty graininess.
Taste is of the aromas with a decent mix of sugary malts and hoppy, bitter citrus.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, highlighted with bitter, citrusy hops, and a dry finish.
Jan 09, 2007