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Drakes Amber Ale

Drakes Amber Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Drakes Brewing Company

San Leandro, California USA

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983.47/5.03.45/5.05.8%94.3English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our flagship amber ale is brewed with English malt, hops and yeast. The extra malt lends a lightly toasted, chocolate flavor, a tawny color, and a smooth, rich character; it's perfect for sipping one or enjoying many.

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 DYCSoccer17 (2049), Davis, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
May 24, 2007  
12 ounce bottle purchased from the Davis Food Co-Op. Aroma is very pleasant. Moderately sweet, chocolate malty aromas present with some light floral spicy hoppy notes. A bit of brown sugar is also in there as well. Mmmm, smells good. Mostly transparent dark amber/light mahogany body with a rather frothy light tan head. Very attractive. Lightly sweet malty start, which quickly becomes quite cigar tobacco-like in terms of flavor. This then becomes quite creamy with a leathery, roasted, and toasted maltiness later. Some mild coffee flavors are also present with a small amount of floral hops late. I’ll tell you what, this is the benchmark of amber ales. This is what any brewer should strive for. Unfortunately, too many brewers mail in their amber ales for shit. This is dope.


 dwyerpg (2143), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 22, 2007  
Excellent aroms. Hops, piny and molassess. I like this. Thick and hoppy in the back, it has a nice but wierd balance of malts and hops. Just a little thin at times though.


 jah noth (956), Rochester, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Jun 16, 2005  
Pours glowing amber in color with a quickly diminishing, fluffy white head. Toasty bread aroma mingles with some sweet malt. At first, while cold, sweet caramelly malts dominate. As it firms, the earthy, british hops jump out to bring this fine ale to perfect balance. Slight pepper in the finish. Top shelf Rodger!


 erway (1001), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/516/20
Sep 22, 2006  
Thanks Milo: Pours a deep filtered amber with a lacy white head. Aroma is biscuity, with toasted and caramel notes. English malts abound but pretty tame on the hops. Lite earthiness. Smells very much like the english beers of Dieu du Ciel (That’s a good thing!). The body is oh so smooth and rich for the style. The flavors are again, biscuity, with a nice caramel roundness, and an excellent yeast character, not too much, just enough esters to make things interesting. Exceedingly well balanced and probably the best "Amber" I have had. Maybe more of an English Pale. Oh well, tastes authentic to me.


 IrishBoy (2211), Bakersfield, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 9, 2006    Updated: May 7, 2006
Amber body with a light tan head. Caramal malt aroma with a coffee malted taste with a faint hint of molasses.



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