Another strange aroma eminating from the brews at the Dragonmead brewery! However, not unpleasant this time. Wtih a slight whiff there is a sour earthiness in this beer ... an almost palpable aroma that one could plant a whole crop of hops. The color is pretty ... sort of a strawberry blonde. Excellent malt balance for the complex hop nose. There is some lingering acidity at the back of the mouth but it’s wrestling with some residual sweetness. I would drink many of these beers ... and that’s all I can say.

Clear amber color with a firm off white head. Grapefruit and floral hop aroma and some malts to balace it out. Bitter grapefruit rind hops but they were weaker than I would have expected in the taste. Also got some malts to balance it out at the finish. A solid beer.

Tap at Dragonmead. Good balance of hops. Sweet aftertaste. Doesn’t have the citrus aroma like other IPA’s; nevertheless, still a good brew.

on draft at a local bar. fresh aroma of hops and malt, but the bitterness content of the flavor does not do the aroma much justice. perfect malt content for an IPA, but the bitterness is lacking. if only it were as hoppy as the aroma suggests!

Saturday afternoon in Warren. Nice little IPA to start off the day’s drinking. Not too hoppy (could stand a bit more bite), but better than just about any other IPA you can get in a Detroit-Metro brewpub. And this is Dragonmead! Respect the brew!