Drake's Drakonic Imperial Stout
A big, malty beast of a beer that exemplifies the way we roll here at Drake’s. Two-row malt is blended with Chocolate malt, roasted barley, and dark Crystal malts to make up the grist. Only one hop addition, Columbus, is added for bittering, allowing the abundance of malt in this beer to shine through. Enjoy the dense brownish head, the silky maltiness, and flavors of licorice, coffee and chocolate, rounded out with a slightly dry finish. here’s to those who don’t fear the mighty!
3.8
630 reviews
San Leandro, United States
Community reviews
Aroma: coffee, roasted malt, prunes
Taste: prunes, coffee, dark chocolate, fruits on the background to balance chocolate. Thick creamy body with bittersweet aftertaste
720 ml Bottle from QC, drank at home. Pours an opaque brown-black with a medium fluffy tan head that dissipates a little bit. Smells of very dark malt, dark chocolate, somewhat herbal/inky and a little bit of soy sauce, light chocolate chips, chalk/baking soda, dark roasted malt. Taste is bitter dark chocolate, burnt acidic coffee, crystal malt, Body is bitter with a slightly syrupy finish, somewhat thin. Very solid, even if not terribly exciting.
Bottle from QClub at home. Dark dark brown-black pour with fine tan head. Aroma of coffee, roast chocolate, some faint licorice. Taste is similar - some more coffee ground bitterness and sweet-licorice-ness. Not bad - a straightforward coffee/chocolate imperial stout. Palate is lighter than anticipated. Lasting bitter coffee grounds. Probably wouldn’t seek out again.
Bardzo smaczny, klasyczny Imperial Stout z kremowym ciałem, bogatą palonością, nutami kawy, gorzkiej czekolady, kawy. Okejka.
It pours pitch black, with a large tan head, and lot of sticky lacing. Aroma is roasty, chocolate, coffee, nuts, toast and licorice. Taste gets pretty much the same nose impressions, quite balanced between sweet and bitter. Medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish. Decent imperial stout, on the classic side, nothing distinctive but a very good ale.
Bottle from supermarket. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with roasted malts, coffee, licorice, raisins, dark fruits, wood and chocolate. Bitter finish with roasted malts, coffee, licorice, chocolate, a bit of dark fruits and wood. Excellent imperial stout, love the copious amount of licorice in it.
Pours tar black with a brown soapy head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. Complex flavor with roasted malt, licorice, dark fruit, and chocolate. Great lacing. Very nice beer.
Aroma:
Medium/heavy aroma of malts, caramel, chocolate, mocha, roasted malts and coffee.
Appearance:
Opaque black beer with a slight/medium dark brown head.
Taste/Palate:
Starts medium/heavy sweet with malts, caramel, chocolate and mocha; ends slightly bitter and dry with roasted malts and coffee.
Overall:
This beer is intense, complex and balanced. Perfect mocha flavour with a great balance between sweet chocolate and roasted coffee. Amazing appearance and palate as well; truly an outstanding beer, especially for its abv.
Drakes is one of the best when it comes to the dark beer categories. Dense black color with a light brown fluffy head. Black licorice, burnt sugar, semi-sweet cocoa, mild roast coffee, and rich caramel aromatic and flavor notes clash in absolute harmonic bliss.
Pours black, small grey head. Smell is bit bitter, rather weak. Taste is bit sweet, roasted. Rather sticky. Some cocoa. Bit too old. OK.
Bottle 65cl.
@ Lucky Supermarket, San Bruno, USA.
A: Black.
T: Roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, licorice.
At Seattle tasting. Deepest root beer color, foamy off-white. Soft roast, creamy cocoa nib, fizzy body. Bright banana-brown. Nice body and base.
Dark brown long lasting darker tan head. Aroma bourbon, cream, leather, pepper. Tastes strong bourbon, soy, choco, coffee. dry creamy palate
Bottle. Nose is cocoa, fudge, fruit, berries, big umami. Lovely legs on black beer. A bit smoky in the flavor, chocolate and soy sauce. Full and smooth with medium strong carbonation.
66ml bottle at home. Dark brown with a small full tan head. Medium to full body with low carbonation. Nice bitterness with subtle sweetness. Coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, hops and spices. Quite good.
Tap at Beer Temple, 3rd March 16. Black, aroma is leather, slight liquorice, bitter chocolate. Taste is bitter, cocoa, chocolate, liquorice. Really well balanced.
Tap @ Beer Temple, sample size. Pitch black color. Firm, brownish head with long retention and lace rings. Aroma’s: mocha, roasted malts. Retronasal more roast, almost sour, light sweetness, mocha. Flavor is moderate to full sweet, roasted, light bitter. Medium bodied. Finishes with hard roasted malts, almost dry, and rather bitter. Pretty good.
On tap at Beertemple, Amsterdam. Nose is roasted, Smokey. Body is pitch black, head is medium, brownish, creamy, average lasting, good lacing. Aroma is coffeeish. Light sweet, medium roasty bitter. Finish is medium lasting roasty heavy bitter. Medium body, dry texture, soft carbonation. Quite good, not too easy, great one.
I wasn’t that impressed. Coffee, chocolate. Balanced, and tasty. It’s a good level of alcohol. Leathery and old tasting
[2/2/16] Draught at Drake’s Dealership in Oakland. Black with a thick brown head. Aroma of roast, chocolate, licorice, coffee, alcohol. Bittersweet flavor with chocolate, roast, licorice, coffee, bitter finish with some alcohol. Full-bodied.
Bottle at Erzbierschof Zurich. Dark and roasty, almost burnt. Heavy roast taste too, but not so much else. Easy to drink though.
Bottle from Whole Foods Market in Redwood City, CA. Aroma is licorice, dark breads. Taste is herbal licorice, dark and beefy breads, very mild coffee / dark chocolate and a nice balancing bitter finish. A mild (albeit delicious) Imperial.
Bottle pour. Dark brown with a large creamy tan head. Aroma is coffee and toffee. Thick body. Light bitter with a salty finish.
Delicious. Imperial Stouts are my favorite style of beer. This one doesn't disappoint.
Tap at the brewery tap Drakes dealership. Opaque black / dark brown coloured pour with a lasting thin mid tan head. Aroma is nice figgy pudding, cake, rum soaked fruit, raisin, sweet fudge. Flavour is composed of a nice full malts, cakey, figs, nutty, dried fruit with a slightly woody finish. Subdued Belgian yeast character. Palate is medium full bodied, creamy , frothy on the tongue. Nice mellow roast character. Lingering woody, and dried fruit notes. Hides the abv pretty well and drinks pretty well.
Bottle at Only Good Beer Pub Budapest. dark brown pour with a bubbly tan head, chocolate and coffee aroma, taste has burnt roast malts, chocolate, expresso coffee, a hint of liquorice.
Pours black with a light brown head. Head retention is good. AROMA: rich roasted malt, dark bitter chocolate, slight coffee, roasty, smoke, vanilla, raisin, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, soy sauce, earthy, alcohol, faint herbal hops, dark dried stone fruit, herbs, floral and spices. TASTE: rich roasted malt, dark bitter chocolate, slight coffee, roasty, smoke, vanilla, hop spice, raisin, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, soy sauce, earthy, alcohol, dark dried stone fruit, herbs and spices. AFTER TASTE: rich malt, bitter dark chocolate, soy sauce and spices with a medium thick finish.
Black oily colour, beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, cacao, soy sauce. Light sweet, light bitter flavour, quite a bit of umami, chocolate. Quite thick. Malty finish, caramel, loads of roasted malts. Nice malty stout. Really nice actually.
(from 66cL bottle @ home)
Very smooth and sumptuous. Almost black, with a dark grey head. Rich flavour, very tasty indeed.
650ml bottle. Black color with beige brown head. Roasted malty aroma, coffee, chocolate, caramel, licorice. Sweet and biter taste like aroma. Medium to full oily body with soft carbonation