Drakes Expedition Ale

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Bottle 22fl.oz. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].

Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, grapefruit, pine, medicine - hospital notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus - orange, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111203]

Bottled.An amber beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of nuts, caramel, and citrusy hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, nuts, and citrusy hops, leading to a bitter finish.

12 fl bottle. Pours clear and golden amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is roasted malt, light fruity too. Roasted malt flavoured. Bitter and slight fruity finish.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Clear dark orangey golden with a creamy beige head. Aroma of nuts and roasted malt. Medium body, distinct nutty accents and roasted malt. Fairly dry finish with some hops. 100709

Bottled@my birthdaybash@Chriso. Amber colour, small slightly off-white head. Aroma is fruity, earthy, mildly malty with some quite sweet floral and herbal notes as well. Flavour is quite similar with a quite big hoppy bitternes to it as well.

Bottled at oh6gdx’s birthday bash at chriso’s. Hazy copper colour, small head. Grapefruity hop aroma. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Caramel dipped is salty grapefruit with long, resiny really bitter finish.

Bottle at Ølbutikken. Clear orange-red coloured with a medium sized off-white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, bread, hops and pine needles. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, bread, hops and grass. Dry hoppy finish.

Bottle. Pours a clear reddish amber color with a small longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity piney hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy piney caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter piney finish.

Bottle @ J.C.G US Tasting Pt. 2. Pours amber orange with a small lasting creamy head and lacings. Orange and citrus. Flavor is super crisp, dry and hoppy with a good caramel malty backbone. Smooth and very quaffable.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich malt, caramel, hops, nuts and notes of fruits. Very malty and has a long bitter finish.