Drakes Hoppy Ass Brown

Formerly brewed at Drakes Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
San Leandro, California USA

Shared at CT V by 3 people. I dont know how a beer that only has 48 bottles in existence gets all the way across the country. Pours dark brown with a light head. Aroma was hoppy as crap. Very piney and maybe a little floral. Flavor was pretty hoppy and piney as well. Maybe a slight roastiness. Kind of disapointed the flavor was weaker than the aroma.

Shared by practically everyone who was breathing at the last Columbus tasting....Tons of piney hops in the aroms--very cool. Brown with no head. The palate was medium to full for the style. Full malt with a nice hop kick in the end. Very interesting brown ale for sure. Big thanks to Stoutlover72 for getting this out of California to the rest of us.

Shared at Columbus Tasting V.Lots of hops in the aroma.Pours dark brown with little head.The malts balance out the big hops perfectly.Medium mouthfeel with a very smooth finish.

Bottle shared at the Columbus Tasting V: Three bottles showed up, go figure. Brown with an off white head. Aroma, piny, some caramel. Flavor, rich malts up front with a solid hop kick on the finish. Not quite as hoppy as the flavor would lead you to believe but it’s pretty solid.

Shared by several different people at the Columbus tasting. This was a really strange brew. HUGE hop aroma! A muddled dark brown pour with not much head to speak of. The flavors were very smooth and almost none of the hop smell comes through in the flavors. It really tasted like more of a nice brown ale, but the smell would rival some top notch double ipas. Very strange combination, but works really well. The name hoppy ass brown really holds true for this beer.

Sampled at Columbus tasting. Dark brown, some lacing, small head. Very strong smell, Pine, some coffee. Malty and hoppy, but not real bitter. I liked it for a darker beer due to the less bitter finish.

12oz bottles shared at Columbus tasting V - One was mine from stoutlovr72 - Thanks Garrett! - Pours dark brown with a small tan head and some lacing. Aromas of big citrus and pine almost IIPA type hops.. Great aroma. Flavors of caramel and nuts balance out those c-hops beautifully in the flavor. Very balanced and quite an interesting beer!!

Thanks to jasonmech77 for breaking this one open... Appears a hazy brown with a small, light tan head that fades into a tiny collar. Spotty lacing is left all around the glass. Smell is hoppy up front with citrus and pine, along with brown sugar, caramel, and cocoa with a touch of dusty graininess. Taste is of the aromas with a decent mix of sugary malts and hoppy, bitter citrus. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, highlighted with bitter, citrusy hops, and a dry finish.