Dragonmead Crown Jewels India Pale Ale

Brewed by Dragonmead Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Warren, Michigan USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Draft at brewery. Fairly bland IPA, with subtle notes of bitterness and fruitiness on the nose and palate. Light, sweet, mild. 04.22.2010

This isnt an IPA, if you think of it as a bitter its decent, malty and dry bitter finish. decent, thanks MikeM!

Draft at Bailey’s. Pours an orange-amber color with a small head that fades quickly. Aroma of stale hops and straw, some pale malt too. Taste is a bit bland, lots of grassy and straw-like hops. Tastes more like a pale ale, or an English IPA I guess. Overall ok.

This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a head of all foam finely sized light tan colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a very softly carbonated dark orange brown colored body and a thick foamy lacing. The mild aroma was hoppy and caramel malt. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish with a biting hoppy aftertaste. The strong flavor contained notes of mild caramel hops and malt. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again.

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’une bouteille de 12 oz, au Mondial de la Bière 2012 (Montréal, QC). Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes avec une pointe de beurre. Apparence: La couleur est orange légèrement voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes avec une pointe de caramel. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’agrumes en arrière goût. (Rating #4386)

Pours a dark red amber with khaki head. Great appearance with a nice fruity aroma. Great initial taste with way too much bitterness that lastes in the mouth too long.

Draft at brewery. Pours red. The aroma is very fruity and hoppy. The taste starts off great, but then the bitterness hit you in the face. Finishes off bitter as well. Much better ipas out there. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle purchased at Siciliano’s Market in Grand Rapids, MI in December, 2011 and rated on 4-01-2012. Poured a huge very foamy semi-fizzy khaki head that mostly diminished over time, fair amount of lacing, hazy body, fizzy, fast-rising carbonation, and an orange, golden tint hue. The Aroma was malt, caramel, pine and grapefruit hops, and somewhat earthy. The Flavor was semi-sweet, lightly bitter, malty, caramel, and pine hops. The Mouthfeel was tingly and this is a light-medium bodied IPA. Overall, this was not very hoppy tasting for the style which in turn was an easy IPA to drink for me personally because I am not a hophead. Worthy of a try.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours super hazy reddish orange color with a huge 2-3 finger light khaki head with insane retention that reduces to a thick cap that lingers. Loud hiss upon opening, and it took a while to pour this one. A lot of carbonation. Decent lacing on the glass. Aromas of orange, caramel, lemon zest, bread, pineapple, and herbal hops. Very malty aromas with decent strength. Taste of orange, caramel, biscuit, floral, lemon, herbal hops, pine, light tropical fruit, and a touch of pepper. Good amount of bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, biscuit, herbal, and caramel on the finish for a bit. Very good malt balance with the bitterness make this easily drinkable for 7%. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a creamy, slick, and fairly crisp mouthfeel. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming after the finish present. Overall this is a pretty good IPA. Definitely drinkable and balanced.