Drakes Batch 1500 Pale Ale

(Draught) Pours a clear amber-yellow body with a small off-white head. Aroma of grapefruit, wood, caramel, grass, herbs, and some peach. Flavor of hops (earthy, grass, citrus) and caramel malt with moderate bitterness in the finish.

Draft. Hazy and light orange with a crisp aroma that features the hops inside. The dry-hopped flavors and aromas are good and pure, for lack of a better term. Still, this juicy grapefruit/plum/apricot jewel is drinkable, and it disappeared from my glass at an alarming rate.

Definitely hoppy aromatics, juicy grapefruit with some bready foundation underneath. Clear copper and a strong white head. Strong doughy base, flowery bitter finish. Hops seem to jump out and shine. Never astringent. Good times.

Pours a light golden amber/orange color with a massive 3 finger bubbly frothy head and lots of visible carbonation bubbles rising to the top of the glass. The carbonation makes it look almost soda like. Frothy pillowy head has great retention with large chunks of soapy lacing coating the glass. Sweet light crisp fruit aroma with hints of apple and pear. There is also an earthy pilsner malt presence that balances out the citrus hop notes. Slight hint of alcohol as well. Very fizzy overcarbonated mouthfeel. Very earthy piney dry finish. None of the light fruit and citrus notes from the aroma are evident at all. Caramel malt backbone is minimal not providing enough of a balance to the aggressively hoopy bite. The mouthful and taste make it seem kind of oxidized but it’s not quite that bad. I would like to try another bottle and revisit.

On tap. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Fresh and somewhat peachy aroma hops in the nose. Medium body with light caramels but not much of a malty feel. The finish is dry and quite hoppy. Nice one. 110709

Draught. Pours hazy orange with a large, creamy white head, lasting with excellent lacing. Aroma is average malt (cereal, meal), heavy hop (flowers, citrus, pine), average yeast (sweat) with notes of pear, pineapple, and apricot. Medium bodied, creamy texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.

On tap at Father’s Office Santa Monica. Pours hazy orange with white head. Aroma is hops and citrus with caramel malts. Flavor is bitter hops, citrus, with caramel and sweet malts. Nicely balnaced IPA with good malt backbone. Nice solid ale.

From tap at Drakes, RBSG2009. Pours hazy dark orange with a small off-white head. Dense grapefruity and slight wooden hops aroma. Dry fruity, light spiced and crisp bitter. Light bodied. Bitter and dry finish.