Drakes Total Recall

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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A - Served a cloudy black-amber color with a thin finger of frothy tan head. The head fades down at a normal pace leaving behind some nice lace. S - The aroma is a mix of dark roasted malts with some sweet port, oak, caramel, booze, and a touch of hops. T - Starts off with some sweet toasted caramel malts with some dark grape and oak. Through the middle some stronger port flavor comes through with more rich caramel malt and a touch of light booze. The finish is a mix of sweet malt with some booze, red grape, and a touch of hop bitterness. M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a nice sweet and warming finish. D - Very drinkable. Nice combination of malt flavors from the amber and the stout and the port barrel aging adds another layer of tasty complexity.

On draft at the barrel house. It pours a dark copper color with a khaki head. The aroma is buttery with wood and light notes of berry fruit. The flavor has toffee, wood, alcohol and big notes of dried apricots. Full bodied and pretty decent.

Draft. Mahogony beer with a dark cream colored head. Caramel and earth aroma with light port. Caramel and sweet malt flavor with earth and light port. Medium bodied. Carameland port lingers with sweet malt and cookie notes.

A rather dark amber color with an off-white head. A chocolatey aroma with quite a bit of toffee and oxidation. A little brown sugar and dark fruit in there, too. The flavor has an intense jam flavor, almost a bit of fig newton cookie and chocolate to it as well. Definitely some oak as well as toffee and caramel. Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

On tap at Bistro BA Fest poured a clear dark brown with a lingering ring of brown foam. Aromas of carmel, toffee, spice and light fruittiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, toffee and light spice with a smooth lingering toffee finish.

On tap at the Bistro BA Fest. Pours dark brown with a modest tan head and a very sour winey aroma. There is a delicious chocolate flavor with some vanilla and a port finish.

Pours very dark mahogany. Rich dark vinous aroma. Med body. Very dark fruit flavor. Very vinous. Very smooth.

On tap at the Bistro -Bal Aged Fest. Cloudy dark amber with a small light beige head that fades. Caramel and toffee with some mild roasted. Sweet flavor with caramel and toffee dominant. Some oak and vanilla notes. Medium full body with average carbonation. Pretty good beer. Nothing crazy, but good.