Drakes Batch 2000

Brewed by Drakes Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
San Leandro, California USA

On Tap @ Hamilton’s. Pours a bit deeper in color than your average Tripel, a very deep yellow color with almost no head. Aromas of cooked banana, light citrus and some Belgian yeast. Flavor was much of the same with a crisp finish, brew is medium in body.

On tap at Stone. Dark yellow with a fizzy white head. Grape and fruit aroma and taste with a metallic finish.

10th rating of this beer. On Tap @ stone. This doesn’t look like a tripel to me. Pours thick syrupy brown, nose is sweet taste is sweet but rudy and quite malty good brew

On-tap at Stone. Pours hazy amber/brown with a medium size, crisp white head, some lace. Smells light, crisp and sweet. Cinnamon, bready and malty. Tastes sweet and spicy malty. Cinnamon some pepper, even a bit of sherry cough syrup. Medium body, crisp carbonation.

Tap @ Stone. Pours clear copper with a small white head. Soft aroma of caramel, yeast, and spice. Drinks a lot like a Belgian strong, with a finish of bubblegum, clove, and yeast, with some bitter/sourness. Good.

Tap at Toronado. Dark hazy amber color with a slight white head. Aroma is mildly fruity. Medium body with mild, creamy carbonation. Flavor is lightly roasted caramel, some light fruit and a touch of sour. Finish is neither sweet nor dry. A bit astringent.

Draft. Rich amber beer with an off-white head. Yeasty, spicy, malty aroma. Rich caramel malt, yeast, and spice flavor. Medium bodied. Lingering rich malt, spice, light yeast. Could use more time to dry up. Nice spice/yeast components.

Draft at Toronado. Dark amber with almost no head. Aroma is very sweet malt and bubblegum / banana sweetness. The flavor is the same, some sweet caramel malt, bubblegum, sugar, and a little grassy yeast in the end. Kinda flavorful, but too sweet overall.