Drake's IPA

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 9

Nice white head. Not overly huge. Clear gold body. Good carbonation. Great aroma. Perhaps Liberty (My favorite!)? Fresh tasting too. Resin character. Not so bitter at first sip, but gets more and more bitter after it’s been sitting on the palate. Normal mouthfeel in body. May have to do a side by side blind tasting with Celebration Ale.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

On tap at The Englander
Appearance: Clear golden with a medium sized white head and good lacing
Aroma: Tropical fruit and citrus
Taste: Fruity and grapefruit
A very nice, easy drinking IPA that is full flavored and well balanced.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours a copper hue with off white head. The aroma is pretty solid with a nice mix of grapefruit hops and sweet caramelized or crystal malts. The result of these notes becomes sweet citrus orange juice. Yum. OK, now a swig. The taste starts with an initial malt sweetness and then grapefruit hop bitterness jumps on board. The bitter hops ride out into the finish creating a fresh grapefruit fruitiness. Nice IPA with plenty of bitter hops that don’t turn overly bitter.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a semi-hazy golden orange with a small head with average retention and the ;acing is spotty at best. The aroma consists of citrus notes, while lesser notes of pine, pineapple, and caramel malt undertones come into play. The taste starts with a strong caramel flavor, then big citrus hop notes come into play, hitting on orange, grapefruit and a touch of lemon. Moderate pine follows through near the finish, then fades with caramel malt sweetness and a touch of orange pith. The mouth feel is medium bodied with lively carbonation, slick, goes down smooth and finishes a touch on the dry side.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

not a gusher, but a little overboard bubbly. smell and flavor are again malt dominated, even for an english style ipa. that said, it's a fairly well balanced beer, but it does nothing to justify being in the 98th percentile. fruity malt, with little in the way of bittering or floral hops...maybe a little past it's prime, but there is no date, so i'll never know.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

(7.0%, thanks Stoutlover72!). Hazy dark brown colour with huge foamy beige head which leaves much lace. A lot of preassure created a minor fountain, but I'm getting used to those, so not much was spilled .) Aroma is fruity hops along with some caramel and grassy hints. Flavour is very much the same with a sklight sticking sweet note from alcohol. Slight hints of milder honey also. This is quite close to how I like my IPA's.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

A nice true Nor-cal beer. Very hoppy. One of the better IPAs. Has a solid bitter taste that isnt too lingering and overwelming. Worth a try but can be a little over priced.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Bottle (thanks Stoutlover!). Poured a clear orangish-brown color with a nice, white head. Nice lacing. Strong citrus aroma. Bitter hoppy flavor with a nice grapefruit finish. Very good IPA.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Thanks to Stoutlover for this one. The Drakes IPA was a great suprise. This beer poured a cloudy amber color with hints of orange. The head is white and has decent retention. The aroma is very piney, with plenty of citrus. I really like the flavor here. The aroma had me thinking hops all the way, then I got the shock of malt balance in the taste. This really did remind me of Great Divide Hercules, just not as malty. I really liked this brew, and will be happy to get my hands on more Drakes IPA in the future.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours a dark amber, a little on the brown side. The head is nicely formed and a bit soapy in appearance. The aroma is strongly hoppy. It smells a lot like Sweetwater IPA with it's balanced mixed of grapefruit and spruce. Similar in the flavor, although there is a caramel sweetness underneath the fresh hop flavors that paler Sweetwater IPA doesn't have. Excellent IPA. One of my favorites.