Metolius River Green Drake IPA - World Brews

jmutoml757

Virginia

2.54/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

12 ounce bottle poured into a pint glass.

A- it has a nice dark amber, almost copper color. there was only a half-finger head and minimal lacing left in the glass.

S- nothing very noticeable comes through in the smell other than a malty note more common in adjunct lagers. The smell was a big disappointment after the nice dark amber color. toward the bottom of the glass it smelled of cheap, stale beer like I drank in college.

T- Again, disappointing. I held forth hope after the first sip because I detected some slight vanilla and honey flavors, but it did not hold out in subsequent sips. I kept waiting for some hops flavor that never fully developed.

M- Not too bad. I was left with a slight bitterness on the back of the tongue that was nice, but to go along with that I had to deal with the metallic feel too.

O- I don't recommend this beer. It simply does not qualify as in IPA in my opinion. It was not horrible, but it was not good either. The hops flavor and bite that I look for was not present. Save yourself a few bucks per six and buy a mass produced adjunct lager.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 00:53:38 | More by jmutoml757

ebin6

California

1.91/5  rDev -33.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Definite drain pour. Smelled of aluminum and grass. Tasted like sucking on a penny covered in hops. Mouthfeel doesn't leave for quite sometime. Unfortunately, it is completely unpleasant. The only upside? It definitely looked nice in the glass. All downhill from there though.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 00:33:45 | More by ebin6

kangarooAdam59

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Into a pint glass:

A: transparent yellow color body with a small one finger head that left some spider web lacing with rings. Fast rising carbonation was seen.

S: centered around the hops and nothing else.

T: exactly the same thing.

M: medium with nothing bad about it, but nothing spectacular, slightly watery

O: this is just your standard American IPA, nothing to scream about.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2012 18:25:56 | More by kangarooAdam59