Drakes Expedition Ale

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

wow, great beer! for the style, this is as good as I’ve ever had. a deep mahogany brown with a foamy khaki head. roasty, toasty malts spew out a complexity of flavors not usually found in an amber. dry toast, chocolate, coffee, dark fruits and brown sugar. plenty of citric hops add additional interest. hmmm... aged in a barrel, this would really be something. thanks to Saarlander for the 12 oz. bottle.

Finally an Amber with a shitload of character. Lots of hops and even a little sweet maltiness. I fine brew that saved me from a night of shitty Euro brews at my buddies party.Lucky I brought it.

I think I just found my new go-to beer. This is a nice dark amber color. Looks amazing. Has a nice thin head, medium amounts of lacing. Smells like a hop bomb. Tastes perfectly west coast with lots of cascade hops. This is like an amber IPA. Really good. Can Drakes make a bad beer?

Bottled. Pours a very dark, slightly hazy amber color. Virtually no head. Big sweet hoppy aroma. Some roasted maltiness. Very hoppy bitterness right up front. Syrupy citric hoppy flavor. Very bitter finish. Big, bold hoppy amber. My pack was 6.5%.

12oz bottle pours deep red with some sediment and a small off white head. Aromas of roasted malts and hops. Nice and bitter up front with a plesant blend of malts, reminds me of an Indian Brown.

12oz. bottle. Light brown-red with a small offwhite head. Pine, candied citrus hop aromatics, underpinnings of biscuity malt. Caramel and mild nutty, toasty malt falvors meld with a deep piney and mildly acidic citrus fruit hop character. Residual ruddy malt flavors in the finish, with a lingering mild resinousness. Mouthfeel is a lighter medium, somewhat sticky.

Thanks to Stoutlover for this one...Drake’s Expedition Ale was a real treat. I can honestly say it is a very distinct brew--something you won’t find everyday. The pour on this one is nice--a deep reddish amber color. The head was nice as well. The mouthfeel on this one was good, but I think could use some improvement--just slightly thin for my tastes. The flavor here is very interesting. A great balance of roasted malts/oak with the citrus hops in the background. I like the fact that the hops don’t dominate this brew as they do in so many beers that try to feature a hop taste. You get your hops alright--and they are very good--but they don’t overrun the taste. A very fine product from a company that I’m eager to keep trying."

Poured a beautiful ruby color, with a long lasting head. Roasted malts dominate, but plenty of hops, pepper, citrus.Warming, a very tasty brew!