Aroma Coma | Drake's Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Drake's Brewing Co.
California, United States
drinkdrakes.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.70%
Availability: Summer
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by sessycuban on 08-08-2009
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Ratings: 737 | Reviews: 153
4.32/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good distribution Drake’s, these guys consistently get their beer on the shelf in less than two weeks if you live in Oakland.
Bottled on 7/13/18, reviewed on 7/27/18.
L: beautiful copper brew, obviously filtered
S: citrusy hops galore, pineapple, orange, mango, very nice
T: big tropical hops, nicely balanced with carmel and malts. Just bitter and dry enough
F: Easy drinker, very refreshing
O: Solid DIPA, well done Drakes
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good distribution Drake’s, these guys consistently get their beer on the shelf in less than two weeks if you live in Oakland.
Bottled on 7/13/18, reviewed on 7/27/18.
L: beautiful copper brew, obviously filtered
S: citrusy hops galore, pineapple, orange, mango, very nice
T: big tropical hops, nicely balanced with carmel and malts. Just bitter and dry enough
F: Easy drinker, very refreshing
O: Solid DIPA, well done Drakes
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4.65/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.58/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours the most appealing cloudy copper with solid head .
Aroma is an enticing orange, tropical fruit, and spices.
Taste is an absolute blast of amazing citrus flavors that makes a lot of other IPA's seem muted.
Solid medium feel. Overall an outstanding DIPA. Definitely one of my favorites and will always pick a pack up when I see them around.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours the most appealing cloudy copper with solid head .
Aroma is an enticing orange, tropical fruit, and spices.
Taste is an absolute blast of amazing citrus flavors that makes a lot of other IPA's seem muted.
Solid medium feel. Overall an outstanding DIPA. Definitely one of my favorites and will always pick a pack up when I see them around.
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4.13/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Slightly cloudy, copper colored, with a sudsy head. Streak lacing. Aroma is sweet, bread malt and pineapple. Hints of orange blossom and honey. The flavor is spice and fruit, apricot, tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, peach, all blended so well. Sounds too good to be true? Add some caramel sweetness to the mix, and just the right touch of that hops oily, resinous bite. A very well balanced and flavorful beer. The flavor lingers in the back of your throat, with just a slight hint of alcohol vapor. Clean though, not thick and heavy. Just right. A very good beer overall.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Slightly cloudy, copper colored, with a sudsy head. Streak lacing. Aroma is sweet, bread malt and pineapple. Hints of orange blossom and honey. The flavor is spice and fruit, apricot, tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, peach, all blended so well. Sounds too good to be true? Add some caramel sweetness to the mix, and just the right touch of that hops oily, resinous bite. A very well balanced and flavorful beer. The flavor lingers in the back of your throat, with just a slight hint of alcohol vapor. Clean though, not thick and heavy. Just right. A very good beer overall.
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3.77/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.53/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
4.3/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
8.0% ABV
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
8.0% ABV
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4.31/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Cloudy golden copper pour. Massive fluffy white head. Ridiculous lacing.
S: Big, tropical, and juicy. Bready sweetness... pineapple and spice.
T/F: Big rich malts... caramel and bread. Nice bitterness but very balanced. Hops are big and fruity... juicy and tropical. Grapefruit, pineapple, and a bit of apricot. Earthy and resinous... medium in body and oily on the tongue. Finish is bitter fruit.
O: A stellar IPA... smells amazing, dank tropical fruits and overall delicious.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Cloudy golden copper pour. Massive fluffy white head. Ridiculous lacing.
S: Big, tropical, and juicy. Bready sweetness... pineapple and spice.
T/F: Big rich malts... caramel and bread. Nice bitterness but very balanced. Hops are big and fruity... juicy and tropical. Grapefruit, pineapple, and a bit of apricot. Earthy and resinous... medium in body and oily on the tongue. Finish is bitter fruit.
O: A stellar IPA... smells amazing, dank tropical fruits and overall delicious.
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4.35/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Copper in appearance, this is a very balanced citrusy IPA. Goes down smoothly and is quite delicious.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Copper in appearance, this is a very balanced citrusy IPA. Goes down smoothly and is quite delicious.
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4.24/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.5/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.22/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottling date of 02/24/17
Appearance - Pours slightly hazy and copper-orange in color with an off-white, near two-finger width head. Good retention, resulting in a thin, brrken layer of surface suds. Fair lacing, mostly consisting of a few broken lines and spotting.
Smell - Oh man, the name is fitting. Punches through with loads of caramel, spice, citrus and tropical goodness. So heavy that it's really hard to pinpoint any specific notes, but I'll try: in addition to the caramel and spice you'll find peach, grapefruit, lemon, passionfruit and a hint of breadiness.
Taste - A hard aroma live up to, but it does a fairly good job here. More earthy notes found in the flavor. Caramel. Bright citrus and a hint of peach come through mid-taste. Finish is balanced, with the afroementioned flavors melding together and hint of pith bitterness in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with fair carbonation. Easy drinker with a slightly dry finish.
Overall - Pretty sure I've reviewed this before, but it got lost in an old cellphone or misplaced notebook. Regardless, pretty tasty one from Drake's, though the aroma is the star of the show.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottling date of 02/24/17
Appearance - Pours slightly hazy and copper-orange in color with an off-white, near two-finger width head. Good retention, resulting in a thin, brrken layer of surface suds. Fair lacing, mostly consisting of a few broken lines and spotting.
Smell - Oh man, the name is fitting. Punches through with loads of caramel, spice, citrus and tropical goodness. So heavy that it's really hard to pinpoint any specific notes, but I'll try: in addition to the caramel and spice you'll find peach, grapefruit, lemon, passionfruit and a hint of breadiness.
Taste - A hard aroma live up to, but it does a fairly good job here. More earthy notes found in the flavor. Caramel. Bright citrus and a hint of peach come through mid-taste. Finish is balanced, with the afroementioned flavors melding together and hint of pith bitterness in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with fair carbonation. Easy drinker with a slightly dry finish.
Overall - Pretty sure I've reviewed this before, but it got lost in an old cellphone or misplaced notebook. Regardless, pretty tasty one from Drake's, though the aroma is the star of the show.
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4.1/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.6/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I love this beer. Full bready nose. Great fresh hop throughout with full malty backbone. Med to full bodied. Creamy hoppy finish great balance.
I thought this was a summer release? Released end of Nov..Make it year round!
For those who want full bodied hoppy IPA!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I love this beer. Full bready nose. Great fresh hop throughout with full malty backbone. Med to full bodied. Creamy hoppy finish great balance.
I thought this was a summer release? Released end of Nov..Make it year round!
For those who want full bodied hoppy IPA!
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4.25/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draft at the Drakes Dealership in Oakland.
L: Pours a hazy deep copper color, with a small head. Average head retention and lacing.
S: Strong citrus nose that jumps out at you, with some pine resin in the background.
T/F: .The citrus taste wasn't as powerful as the nose, but still very nice. Nicely balanced, with a medium bitterness. Carbonation was a little on the light side, with a medium body and slightly creamy mouthfeel.
O: Overall a good citrusy IPA. Would definitely have again.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draft at the Drakes Dealership in Oakland.
L: Pours a hazy deep copper color, with a small head. Average head retention and lacing.
S: Strong citrus nose that jumps out at you, with some pine resin in the background.
T/F: .The citrus taste wasn't as powerful as the nose, but still very nice. Nicely balanced, with a medium bitterness. Carbonation was a little on the light side, with a medium body and slightly creamy mouthfeel.
O: Overall a good citrusy IPA. Would definitely have again.
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3.75/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.77/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.43/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Hits the glowing orange with a little dull copper to keep it from looking radioactive. Hits all the pine and citrus notes, abundantly. Citra and other c hops I'd guess. Sometimes the aroma varies, when its fresh, its perfect, but I've had some older bottles, and their bottle dating wipes right off, a trick I've seen bottles shops exploit.
The bittering hops are good and not overpowering, the dry hopping is top notch. Sucks that this is in a bomber only format, wish it was in 6 packs.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Hits the glowing orange with a little dull copper to keep it from looking radioactive. Hits all the pine and citrus notes, abundantly. Citra and other c hops I'd guess. Sometimes the aroma varies, when its fresh, its perfect, but I've had some older bottles, and their bottle dating wipes right off, a trick I've seen bottles shops exploit.
The bittering hops are good and not overpowering, the dry hopping is top notch. Sucks that this is in a bomber only format, wish it was in 6 packs.
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4.7/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Bottle of aroma coma drank.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Bottle of aroma coma drank.
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4.34/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Aroma Coma from Drake's Brewing Co.
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737 ratings
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