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Drakes Blonde Ale

Drakes Blonde Ale

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A Kölsch brewed by
Drakes Brewing Company

San Leandro, California USA

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553.41/5.03.39/5.04.5%98.2 Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

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.

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 rayOfBeer (196), El Cerrito, California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/103/59/20
Jun 20, 2008  
Poured on tap at Lanesplitter a blond color with virtually no head. Aroma was malty grass. Flavor is malt with some cardboardy grass notes and a slight toast with some sour tones. Palate is light and tart. This beer just didn’t suit me. Maybe because I had a Death and Taxes before, but this came off as stale and hardly drinkable. May try again one day.


 Acknud (556), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 14, 2008  
Very light and clean. Crisp on the palate. Spicy hop aroma. Clean fresh hops taste. Malt is more evident at the end.


 luv_casks (169), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/515/20
May 21, 2008  
Pours hazy with a nice white pillowy head and a really night light hay golden color Nose of clean base malts and some noble hops. Flavor: Smooth soft round and refreshing - clean malt complexity, restrained hop flavor and a creamy finish. A fleeting tartness is there - the creaminiess seems to hide this Palate: Slightly creamy and a hint of dryness in finish Overall: A really nice well made beer - perfect for a grill on a summer day. Nicely balanced just wish the aroma would be more expressive


 Snojerk321 (907), San Diego, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 10, 2008  
12oz bottle from BevMo La Mesa. Very impressed with this blonde. Pours a very slightly hazy golden color with a small fizzy white head. A calm nose with hints of yeast and malt with a light hop presence.


 AgentSteve (621), Livermore, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Apr 28, 2008  
Pours golden clear with off white head. This isn’t really my style, bit it seemed good after a long week and hot weather. Nose was bitter and a bit harsh, but the flavor was much more subtle and smooth. The finish was a bit malty, and all together a very easy drinking beer.




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