Drakes 1500 Pale Ale

Brewed by Drakes Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
San Leandro, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.

Unclear medium yellow colour with a large, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, flowers - nectar, grass. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry, light metalic. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light metalic. [20110908]

Draft. An amber beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma has notes of hops and grapefruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, grapefruit, and hay.

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.

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

Bottle at Ølbutikken. Clear golden coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of hops, pine needles and grass. Fruity flavour of hops and grass with notes of pine needles. Dry hoppy finish.

Bottled. Clear amber. Fairly strong lychee aroma. Dryish with clean mouthfeel and fairly light body. Notes of melon, medium bitterness. A predominantly hop aromatic very drinkable IPA.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy copper color with a small white head. Has a malty citrus hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy flavor with hints of citrus. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter finish.

Bottle from Zombier, Málaga
Cloudy blond color with giant head. Hoppy aroma, fruity, pungent, a bit citrusy, light peach. Dry mouthfeel, with mild malt flavor, cereals notes, and very bitter hopping, with lean resins and bitter oranges.
Refreshing and aromatic.

Bottle from Skjold Burne. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are peach, citrus, flowers, malt and hops. Crisp and clean taste.

Bottle at home - shared with Mette. Clear golden - white head. Nice fresh hoppy, citrus, gunpowder, cactus, orange, crispy hoppy, medium bitterness, grassy, piney, nice dry bitter finish.