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Drakes 1500 Pale Ale

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RATINGS: 151   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.66   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
An American Pale Ale. For batch number 1500, Josh & Brian decided to brew a big hoppy beer, yet make it quaffable by keeping the alcohol level down. Turns out everyone liked it so much, that it is now brewed year-round. Loads of Simcoe and Amarillo hops are blended in the fermenter, just after fermentation has finished, to impart a huge aroma of pine and citrus.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
tiong (993) - Espoo, FINLAND - JAN 25, 2012
Draught @ Amsterdam Cafe, San Francisco, CA

Pours light orange with a medium foamy white head. Aroma has notes of fresh fruits, pale malts, hops and orange. Taste is quite hoppy and fruity with notes of orange and malts. FInish is fruity and bitter with a lot of hops. Nice, quite bitter APA.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
erickok (797) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - JAN 21, 2012
Big bubbly, active head over a clear orange body. Very American aroma with mango, orange yoghurt, crusty bread and barn. Really makes you want to dig in. Easily drinkable and fresh palate. Bitter focus throughout. Impressive stuff especially for the abv. Enough complexity in the aftertaste. Solid beer that wants to be drunken - just as it should be. (33cl bottle, 4,00 EUR)

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Hophead22 (2159) - Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA - JAN 21, 2012
12oz bottle. Rating #149. Tasty stuff, picking up a good amount of citrus in the aroma and flavor, easy to drink and something I would drink again. (2119)

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
pinkzambia (1153) - Boise, Idaho, USA - JAN 20, 2012
Tap @ Porky’s Pizza: Clear gold with a small head. Nice fresh hop aroma with a thick feel. Quite hoppy for a pale ale. This is a tasty solid pale ale.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
spjensen (50) - Davis, California, USA - JAN 20, 2012
On tap. Pours light brown. This beer is enjoyable. Lightly hopped with a malty finish.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
HenrikSoegaard (7225) - Randers, DENMARK - JAN 11, 2012
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Cloudy. Light malty and heavy hoppy wonderfull aroma. melon notes dominating. Heavy bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. OK IPA but too cloudy and too fizzy.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
saxo (7439) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - JAN 11, 2012
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.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
gunnfryd (6491) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JAN 9, 2012
Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is malt, hop, caramel. flavour is malt, hop, caramel, citrus, grass, peaches. Nice beer.


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