1500
Drake’s Brewing Company in San Leandro, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.11
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Generously dry-hopped with Amarillo and Simcoe for a bright, piney punch, 1500 brings together orange blossom and grapefruit notes with a touch of honey sweetness. We don’t like choosing favorites, but 1500 is our perfect everyday hoppy beer.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
15th July 2014, pint on tap in Schooner, Sunset Beach, Orange County. Cloudy orange/golden pour with a thin white head. Plenty of hops for a Pale Ale, American or otherwise, but I am on the West Coast and they seem to like their hops to take over the beers around here. I enjoyed the brew actually, not too bitter or overridingly hoppy, just a handful or two too many. Liked the fact it was only 5.5% as I was on a mission drinking along the Orange County coastal road via Bus Route No1. Had a great day.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2014
at 04:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft from the source. Light dankness, some grass and malt with traces of pine needles. Flavor is huge west coast influence, good amount of pine. Lighter body with slight lingering dankness. Thin body is the biggest negative, overall very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2014
at 01:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Library Alehouse, Santa Monica, 16/04/14. Clear pale golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is orange pith, grass, toasted malt, light grapefruit, citrus fruit tang. Taste comprises dak hop tones, juicy citrics, orange pith, grapefruit, straw, toasty malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough APA.
Tried
on 03 May 2014
at 00:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at CBC Denver, April 10 2014.Clear golden color, white head. Hoppy, caramel, citrus, bitter taste. Bitter, citrus, zest aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Fresh, hoppy, citrus scent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2014
at 07:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Blueprint Tap Room in SF, February 2014. (my first one from this brewery) A bit hazy dark golden with a medium head. Quite hoppy and fresh with grapefruit, grass and light malt. The finish was dry and fairly bitter. Easy to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2014
at 11:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Red Robin, San Bruno. It pours a hazy, orange body under a small, off-white head. Rather piney aroma, with a good dash of orange peel and mandarine. Not much maltyness. There’s a fine and pleasant bitterness in the flavor, along with the pine cones and oranges found on the nose. Full to medium body, pleasant carbonation. Bitter finish with orange peel. A tasteful and refreshing beer I could drink a lot of. 130803
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Aug 2013
at 17:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Crisp golden coloured body with a thin, one centimetre tall white head. Aroma of pale malt, corn, tortillas, a hint of citrus and a very small amount of hops. Medium-bodied; Assertive hoppy flavour wtih grass and herbal notes at first and then showing a good smooth malty flavour, a bit of caramel and a little earthiness at the end. Aftertaste shows some good complexity, but a very nice balance of hops and malt with more floral and grassy hops showing than anything else. Overall, a nice APA with some good hop notes and a smooth finish. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased yesterday from Bottle Craft in San Diego, California on 06-June-2013 for US$1.79 sampled in my hotel room on 07-June-2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2013
at 21:47