Denogginizer
Drake’s Brewing Company in San Leandro, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.46
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Brace yourself. Denogginizer is a massive Double IPA that’s sublimely hopped with an over-the-top dosing of dank, sticky, West Coast hops. With just enough malt backbone to keep the big, bold, resinous hop monster in check, be careful, you might lose your head to the Denogginizer.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Update July 2025: I had to re-rate this beer as I can’t believe the crap I wrote almost 12 years ago! 12oz can shared at Benny’s place in Kuala Lumpur. Poured a murky medium amber colour with a lasting frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is toffee caramel treacle. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a smooth, rich, aromatic, dry, herbal, dank woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Over medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Original review: Bottle at Deano’s monthly tasting, September 2013. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin white head and some broken lace. The aroma is rich malty and alcoholic. The flavour is strong bitter, with bags of liqourice and alcohol on the super strong palate. Other friends loved this but it’s not for me. I like DIPA’s but this was a little OTT with not enough hops.
Original review: Bottle at Deano’s monthly tasting, September 2013. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin white head and some broken lace. The aroma is rich malty and alcoholic. The flavour is strong bitter, with bags of liqourice and alcohol on the super strong palate. Other friends loved this but it’s not for me. I like DIPA’s but this was a little OTT with not enough hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2013
at 14:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the Press Dean’s Button tasting. Pours clear orange amber with an off white head. Aroma of caramel malt, fruity hops, grapefruit. Flavour is over moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2013
at 14:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared @ JMDST Thick creamy white head. Cleat golden/amber pour. Nice smooth bitterness. A lovely DIPA. Very drinkable/enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2013
at 14:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thanks Joe T! Burnt orange Lots of pine and malts. Semi juiciness Malt forward. California IPA in every sense of the word.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2013
at 13:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Brewdown. Pours reddish amber with off white head. Nose and taste of caramel malt, pine, grapefruit and citrus. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2013
at 11:57
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle @ home. Clear medium to dark orange color, medium sized lightly creamy off-white to beige head that lasts for a decent while and leaves fair lacing. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, hops, pine, resin. Taste malts, loads of hops, resin, pine, lovely bitter, lightly fruity and a bit floral. Medium to full body, medium carbonation. This is a superb DIPA for sure! Very nice beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2013
at 16:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle via international trade; bright copper pour with big beige head, mostly pine aroma, pine comes through in the taste backed up with grapefruit some mango, some caramel sweetness, excellent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2013
at 13:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear amber colour, white head. Aroma of hops, honey, malts, pine, pineapple, lime and light caramel. Bitter flavour, fruity, passion fruit, lime peel, light sweetness. Bitter finish, fruity, pine, lime peel and resin.
(From 66cL bottle @ ZZT-ish VIII / BBT I. Thanks for sharing, Countbeer!)
(From 66cL bottle @ ZZT-ish VIII / BBT I. Thanks for sharing, Countbeer!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2013
at 00:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Drakes Denogginizer (by Drakes Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
7/VIII/13 - 1Pt. 6 Fl. Oz. bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: n/a (2013-700)
Clear red amber beer, creamy irregular yellow head, pretty stable, adhesive. Aroma: honey, sweet malts, very fruity, toast, molasses, some citrus, sweet ripe apricots and red fruit jam (which you can often find in American barley wines). MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet sugary start, malts, honey, citrus fruits, grapefruit bitterness, bit grassy. Aftertaste: citrus, sweet honey flavours, pretty bitter, grassy notes, grapefruit, piny, passion fruit, sweet mango. Hell yeah, great stuff!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
7/VIII/13 - 1Pt. 6 Fl. Oz. bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: n/a (2013-700)
Clear red amber beer, creamy irregular yellow head, pretty stable, adhesive. Aroma: honey, sweet malts, very fruity, toast, molasses, some citrus, sweet ripe apricots and red fruit jam (which you can often find in American barley wines). MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet sugary start, malts, honey, citrus fruits, grapefruit bitterness, bit grassy. Aftertaste: citrus, sweet honey flavours, pretty bitter, grassy notes, grapefruit, piny, passion fruit, sweet mango. Hell yeah, great stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2013
at 11:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ ZZT8:BBT1. Clear orange with a small white head. Smells hops, fruity, pine, sweet. Tastes bitter, pine, resin, sweet. Full body, soft carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2013
at 14:09