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Drakes Blonde Ale

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RATINGS: 84   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.31   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This Kolsch-style ale is light and crisp for those who enjoy a more mellow beer. It is brewed with a gentle addition of Noble hops, presenting a pleasant herbal and spicy aroma, and then cold conditioned for a clean finish.


3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Hophead22 (2171) - Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA - JAN 21, 2012
12oz bottle. Rating #84. Clear yellow pour. Nuce aroma, crisp grains and a nice touch of hops. Flavor is similar, really enjoy the nice hop aspect of it, not overwhelming, but just enough to make you come back for more. (2117)

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
jimthechap (637) - Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND - JUL 10, 2011
Brigt lemon-gold with a full bright white head of generous proportions. A faint haze there. A god looking beer if nothing else. Faintly skunky nose along with light malt aromas. Then lemon curd and rock melon rise out of the glass after the skunk disappears. Actually smelling rather good. Full mouthfeel of a million bubbles making this beer soft, pillowy. A fluffy bunny of a beer. Citrus, fruity and like drinking a marshmallow. Aguilty pleasure.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
theisti (2371) - Leawood, Kansas, USA - MAY 31, 2011
12 oz bottle purchased at the Pizza Port bottle shop in Carlsbad, California. Pour is mostly clear golden, pure white crackling head. Aroma is really nice fresh hay, grass, wheat, slight lemon citrus. Taste is the nose, dirtier hay up front, wheat, than some clovey yeast, finishing a little dusty. Palate is medium to light bodied, dry crisp, a bit of dirty dusty mineral, almost ashy in the longish finish. Nice enough Kolsch.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
BMan1113VR (6145) - Los Angeles, California, USA - MAY 16, 2011
Tap. Pours with a clear golden body with a small white head that lasts. Aromas are grainy, grassy, bready, pils malt, clean fermentation (no esters), light herbal hop note. Flavors are sweet, bready, biscuit, grainy, grassy, and hay. Finishes dry. Hops are spicy and seem noble, spicy. Short duration. Lively, nearly fizzy bubbles, medium bubbles, dry no astringencies. Easy drinking.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
womencantsail (3572) - Home of Rebecca Black, California, USA - MAY 7, 2011
A: The pour is a clear, pale golden straw color with a fluffy white head. S: Sort of your generic "blonde" ale aroma here. Corn and pale malts with a touch of cracker malt. Definitely some yeast and a light amount of fruity esters. Some floral hops are also present. T: The flavor follows the same pattern. Pale malts and corn give the beer a substantial sweetness which is partially offset by some lightly bitter and floral hops. Fruity esters are also present on the palate. M: Light to medium in body with a moderate level of carbonation. O: Decent enough for a blonde/kolsch.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
joeneugs (1423) - Livermore, California, USA - MAR 10, 2011
Pours golden with a nice white head. The aroma is noble hoppy with some grains and a touch of fruity banana. The flavor is nice and bready with noble hops and touches of fruit and butter. Decent dry finish. Tastes a bit bigger than it is.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
robertjm (623) - El Cerrito, California, USA - NOV 3, 2010
Big head. Lots of big bubbles. Crystal clear straw colored body. Good hop character in the aroma. Light crisp bitterness in the flavor.Very clean palate with virtually no aftertaste. Good lawnmower beer for the person that appreciates hops. Will keep on my list of future gets for a beer fridge!

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
MrChopin (2065) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - OCT 31, 2010
light gold, white ring above tepid transparent. Light paper scent, lemon, bit of urine. Flavor is sweet, lemon, light wheat. Bit tart, fizzy carbonation, lightly fizzy. Pretty plain, not impressive, but drinkable.


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