Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle, 14.7%. Nice, sweet bonbon hop aroma. Cloudy dark brown colour, no head. The flavour has some yeast, salt, alcohol. Powerful flavour including lots of dried fruit. A bit chewy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Chestnut beer with no head. Bourbon aroma - smoky, vanilla, oak, and malt. Sweet malt flavor with lots of bourbon depth - smoky, vanilla, oak. Slightly oxidized and missing something. Not as rich as expected. Medium body. LIngering bourbon.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
1L bottle of my favorite style from BeerGuy101! A huge thanks Mitch!!! Nose of caramel malt, some yeast, and a dark fruit note; Slighty hazy rust color with a medium beige head; Taste heavy with caramel malt, some lagerish grainy notes, and light raisiny accents; nice syrupy body and light alcohol finish. Too bad I’ll probably never get another bottle!!!
JK (8171) reviewed Expedition Ale from Drake’s Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
This was very good for a session beer. Bitter hops aroma with an herbal quality. Cloudy orange appearance. Flavor has oranges and black pepper. There are lots of hops but also a medium sweet malt base. Very smooth palate.
Irishboy (4684) reviewed Hop Salad from Drake’s Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Draft at the Bistro’s 7th DIPA Fest: Nose of ivy hops (very unusual) with a little citrus background (I had never seen this odor from hops until Odeed shared a Green Flash Imp IPA); hazy copper with a small off-white head; flavor was nice healthy amount of citrus and ivy hop bitterness, with a pleasant malt balance! One of the best IIPAs at the fest. I drank ALL of this one!!!
Irishboy (4684) reviewed Zatec Pilsner from Drake’s Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle; great smelling pilsener; some grain mixed with yeast and background citrus hops; clear gold with a small white head; hop bitterness with some lemon, and some tongue-tingling spiciness and a nice bitter hop finish!
bb (18607) reviewed Nonethewizer from Drake’s Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft, Amber beer with no head. Toffee/malt aroma and flavor. Some yeast and fruity/estery flavors as well. Lingering toffee/yeast/fruit. Medium body. Just didn’t stand out enough for me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle (Duesseldorf Gathering): Hazy, small foamy tanned layer; (port-) vinous aroma, dried fruit, liquorice in the nose; sweet flavour, full - surprise ! - bodied; again liquorice, port and dried fruit in the finish. The right stuff for long, hot summer nights....should be enjoyed in large steins !
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
A big thanks to droopy49 for sending this wonderful barleywine my way! About the only fault (if it really is one for this style) is the almost total lack of carbonation or head on this hazy brown brew. The weak start is quickly forgotten as the intensely complex aroma plays with your senses even when cold and freshly poured. The complex sweet flavor is well balanced between the ones dried fruits and rich caramels usually found in a good barleywine and the added notes from the brandy barrel. The slightly tangy finish is an added twist that makes this a very enjoyable and well crafted barleywine that ventures off the regular path just a bit.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at the Düsseldorf Gathering. Muddy, black body. Sweet aroma of flowers, malts, liquor, raisins, ... Dry winey flavour. Not too bad. Good mouthfeel. Nice complex and well balanced beer.