Drake's 1500 Pale Ale

Drake's 1500 Pale Ale

An American Pale Ale. For batch number 1500, Josh & Brian decided to brew a big hoppy beer, yet make it quaffable by keeping the alcohol level down. Turns out everyone liked it so much, that it is now brewed year-round. Loads of Simcoe and Amarillo hops are blended in the fermenter, just after fermentation has finished, to impart a huge aroma of pine and citrus.
3.7
358 reviews
San Leandro, United States

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3.1 Poured from the tap. Hazy golden yellow with white head. Pine and fruity citrus hops with light malt. Result is a lighter body that is too subdued on the taste end.
3.5 355ml bottle at House of Belgium, Shapowei. Pours hazy golden orange with a white head. Aroma of pine. Hint of mint in the taste. Bitter finish.
3.7 Mainly piney nose with some tangerine peel. Medium-light body with a refreshing spritzy snap. Pleasant bitterness and good hop flavor. Lingering hoppy finish. Very pleasant and full of flavor at a low (by U.S standards) ABV.
3.3 Draught in SF. Cloudy gold with a thin head. Aroma of lemon malt. Flavour is floral hop, pine and spice, bitter base, long fruit bitter finish.
3.3 Aroma-7/12 Appearance-2.5/3 Flavor-12/20 Mouthfeel-4/5 Overall Impression-6/10 Total-31.5/50 风格：American Pale Ale 酒精度：5.5%vol 原麦汁浓度：12.2°P IBU：48 灌装日期：2017.09.13 饮用日期：2018.01.27 饮用温度：8℃ 香气：明显的葡萄柚、柑橘气息，背后投出麦芽焦糖风味，一点热带水果成熟感。一丝白菜帮子味，甚至有一些腌肉气息，这是因为刚倒入时气味好，但消散快。 外观：淡琥珀色酒体，稍有混浊，色度约10；酒头稍呈米白，颗粒较大，厚度较浅，但持久度不错、维持薄薄一层及环边，挂杯也有。 风味：有些偏向IPA了，入口中等的葡萄柚、松针苦味，背后不错的麦芽骨架，收口回甘很快。余味有酒花柚子皮、木质苦和一点回甘。 口感：酒体中下，比较清爽，中等沙口感。 总体印象：虽有麦芽骨架支撑，但是麦芽特征不明显，整体风味偏向IPA，但酒花风味也比较直接、典型的葡萄柚。整体比较清爽，但复杂度不高。 建议饮用温度7℃左右
3.4 On tap at Mellow Fellow. Clear medium golden color. Thin white head and lacing. Very floral and spicy pine. Malty backbone with lots of body. Soapy finish.
3.5 Draught at The Lodge. Amber color, white head. Bitter taste with grapefruit, hops, pine, a bit of mango and grass. Bitter finish with grapefruit, hops, pine, mango and grass. Very nice pale ale.
3.5 Bottle from Beergium. Hazy yellow golden beer with good and stable head. Aroma has caramel malts, flowers, citrus and soap. Taste has caramel, citrus and other fruits, some bitter grass and pine. Easy and refreshing to drink, nice one.
3.7 Bottle in Seattle. Lacing white head. Copper hued orange body, light cloudiness. Dank nose, grass and pine. Nice resiny bitter sip. Green papaya and dried orange peel. Nice contrasts and balance. Good dank notes as well. Tasty. Nice pale ale.
3.4 Hazy yellow golden color with a fine white top. Ok lacing. Nice intensity in the aroma. Medium (+) body and a fine carbonation level. Easy to drink. Ok bitterness. Citric hoppy, fruity and pine in the flavor. Nice tasty beer. [Bottle at BottleShop: Bermondsey in London, England] Brewery #1769
4.3 A great pale ale. Light in color and full flavor with a clean finish. Smells and tastes "fresh".
3.5 Tap. Pours clear amber. Aroma and flavor are pale and caramel malts, pear, citrus, nice balance, and crisp dry finish with some bitterness lingering. Medium body
3.6 Thanks Carl! A bottle a bit past prime, but still a nice smooth pale that had traces of the big citrusy hops. A bit of grainy body. Good stuff.
3.8 Bottle. Golden pour. Aroma of caramel, pine, citrus, grapefruit and grassy hop. Taste has fresh grapefruit, citrus, caramel, mild pine and a bitter hoppy finish.
3.3 Bottled 355ml (Beer Republic, bottled 27/03/17) Slightly hazy yellow color, small white head. Peach, pine, citrus in the nose. Light-bodied. Pale malty, a bit fruity, grapefruity and pine hops. Some fruity sweetness in the aftertaste. Easy-going well-brewed APA.
2.9 Bottled and opened after 11 days. Aroma slight fruity, estery, bubblegum. Appearance clear and very pale orange, many dry hop floaties add minor haze. Tastes sweet light/medium, bitter medium/heavy, sour light. Very crisp, light body. Soft carbonation with pretty fluffy white head dissipating quickly, not much lacing. Creamy finish with slight astringency. Overall a pretty light bodied ale quaffable but a tad on the bitter side to be deemed sessionable.
3.5 Bottle. Pours a dark orange colour with a thin white head, aroma is light and hoppy with hints of orange, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish. &
3.8 Dark gold with a frothy white head. Lemon peel and pine are the aroma stand outs. Malt takes a backseat to resiny hop flavors. Balanced and not overly bitter for it’s medium bodied palate. Nicely done and quite enjoyable.
3.4 Orange medium aroma malt caramel fruit citrus hop. Taste the same not much in aroma and vlavour probably past best before sweet
3.8 12oz bottle from Valhalla’s Goat. Amber brown, not much head. Resin hop aroma. Toffee grain hop flavour. Better sweet aftertaste. Better than their IPA.
3.5 On tap. Solid resin and fruit aroma. And a solid resin a.d fruit taste with good balance. Long bitter finish. Solid pale ale. Nothing wrong with it.
3.7 Bottled. Pours clear deep golden with an average off-white head. Aroma of citrus, peachy notes, pine and caramel. Sweet flavor that ends up being dry and pleasant bitter. Medium bodied, watery to oily texture and soft carbonation. A very nice APA. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
3.4 Tap at eureka in palm desert. Dark gold with medium white head and good lacing. Sweet hop aroma. Very sticky. Hoppy but with syrupy malt and fruit like elements. Not a one dimensional beer. But not sure I prefer it.
4.1 Draft at base camp Tahoe -. Pours amber, not really pale but beautiful with an ivory head and sick lacing. Aroma is ripe berry, pine resin. Nice creamy mouth feel. Strawberry, pepper, citrus, traces of caramel. Delicious!
3.5 Tap at GABF. Pours a cloudy orange with small white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is pine, citrus, grass. Medium body, grapefruit, pine, lingering bitter finish, very good.
4.2 Cloudy gold color with a healthy white head of foam. Juicy, bright citrus with a dialed-in balance of cereal malt. Up there with Lagunitas Born Yesterday Pale Ale in being one of the greats.
3.6 From a bottle. Just what you would expect, well made with a big slap of hops, super sessionable.
3.5 On tap at the Office. Pours a clear gold with an orange hue with a white head that dissipates to to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of grass with earthy grains and a hint of earthy pine. Flavor is very similar with grass supposed by earthy grains and earthy pine.
3.3 Bottle. Pours a clear golden beer with a thinner white head on top. Aroma of grapefruit, oranges and herbal hoppyness. Flavor is mildly bitter, citrussy again and a bit dull overall. An enjoyable drink for sure, but not as fragrant or full flavored as I’d hoped. Carbonation is medium, aftertaste is short and light bitter.
3.6 C’est bon. Très aromatique. Nez très orange, assez tropical (mangue, papaye. Tout petit fond résineux. Bouche plus aqueuse que ce que j’espérais. Mais on retrouve bien les agrumes, un léger maltage qui accompagne bien le tropical.