Hong Kong Beer Co. Dragon's Back Pale Ale

Dragon's Back Pale Ale

 

Hong Kong Beer Co. in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong 🇭🇰

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.14
ABV: 5.3% IBU: 35 Ticks: 10
Trail-blazing citrus satisfaction! Refreshing and balanced, this modern pale ale is the perfect session beer. Late-addition and dry hops provide a bright citrus flavour and aroma with luscious tropical fruit notes.
 

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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A 330ml bottle brought home by my wife from Hong Kong. It's a decent pale ale. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 1975

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2025 at 12:43


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours hazy dark orange with foamy beige head, piney aroma, high carbonation, medium bitter piney-orange peel taste, thin body, long orangey finish. Not bad, rich flavors.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2021 at 13:56


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared from a Hong Kong supermarket. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of resinous hops, citrus, fruity hops and caramel malt. Flavour is light moderate sweet and above moderate bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2019 at 16:12


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at The Beer Stall, Singapore. Poured a hazy medium amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light tropical fruit, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a malt, dry woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2018 at 11:19


6.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Gushing out of the top a little bit when opened. Nice clear golden coloured body with a peach glow and a rich, thick, five centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of crisp hops with a mellow malt and a smooth sweetness. Medium-bodied; Assertive hops up front with some light malts, a touch of yeast and sugars and a smooth grainy, but hoppy finish. Aftertaste shows some mellow grasses, a touch of herbs, a lot of hop bitterness and a smooth, but supportive malt backbone. Overall, a surprisingly good beer with a lot of flavour, even after this time! I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from City’Super! in Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong on 02-July-2014 for HK$24,00. Best By Date on Bottle of: 06-May-2015. I sampled this bottle just a few hours before leaving back for Hong Kong on 15-July-2017.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2017 at 08:44


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottled 330ml. -Courtesy of and shared with Domagoj, thanks! Brownish coloured, small to medium sized beige head, light caramel nose. Sweet malty, caramel, brown sugar, dried fruits and quite watery palate with rather sweet finish. IPA...hahaha...you must be joking here

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2016 at 15:40


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Interesting find during a visit to Cyprus, at The Old Fishing Shack, Paphos. Poured a very dark brown with a small off white head. Aroma has some mild chocolate, malt and caramel. Medium sweetness, light bitterness, minimal carbonation.

Tried on 09 Jan 2016 at 10:17


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Many thanks to kevnic2008 for sharing! Leicht trübes, dunkel goldgelbes Bier mit sehr wenig Schaum. Geruch sehr fruchtig, hopfig, reifes Obst. Geschmack sehr malzig, ordentlich gehopfig, fruchtig, gut!

Tried on 13 Dec 2014 at 15:32


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Thanks to Mariusz for sharing. The beer starts floral hoppy, smooth and slightly malty. Intense floral, the malty and not too sweet body fits in great. On the tongue remains a malty-fresh aroma with nice malty floralness.

Tried on 13 Dec 2014 at 11:17


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Hoppy and flowery smell. Similar hoppy smell with a noticeable bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2014 at 05:09