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Drakes IPA

Drakes IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Drakes Brewing Company

San Leandro, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
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Commercial Description:
Brewed with extra hops and malt in the English tradition, but with West Coast style. This deep golden India Pale Ale is artfully balanced with a fresh, powerful aroma and a luscious finish.

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 Delirium (440), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20

May 20, 2008  
Bottle. Pours orange-gold with a smallish, dense white head. Aroma is strong fresh hops, mainly citrus with a bit of pine. Flavor is also strong hops, a bit resiny with a little more pine and woodiness, and a good malt backbone. This is excellent.

 fonefan (5569), Ulfborg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 19, 2008  
<b>Bottle 355ml. &#64; home.</b><br /><i>[ Trade by Papsoe ].</i> Unclear hazy medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly - fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel notes, moderate heavy hoppy, sweet orange, citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. &#40;020908&#41;


 golubj (1086), Redwood City, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Bottle. Amber pour with some white head. Aroma is slightly sweet malt, some biscuity malt, and citrus and crisp earthy hops. Flavor is the same, initially sweet, mildly bitter middle, citrus and a crisp hop finish. Decent beer.


 steview (810), Oceanside, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 4, 2008  
fresh, balanced aroma; hazy copper-yellow body, orange highlight, random streams of beading tiny bubbles, moderate lacing, fair off-white head that diminishes into rockiness; perfume, grapefruit and its rind, and the malts are there, but hard to identity&#045;&#045;toasty; deliciously bitter, and strong, IPA.


 rkuhnel (1199), Eureka, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of bhensonb. Great beer this one was. Poured a deep amber with a nice head with creamy tones in the bubbles and good lacing. Nose of citrus hops and some hard to identify spices &#40;cinnamon?&#41;. Clear and rich mouthfeel. Flavor of caramel malts and and hops, with pine showing this time in addition to the citrus. Good long bitter finish. A good and well crafted IPA.


 DragonsHead (118), Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Had on draft at the Freakin Frog in Las Vegas. Nice hoppy aroma with a solid malt note. Taste was a good, deep hops, not too sharp, with a malty backbone. Overall, a nice balance.



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