Drake's Drakonic Imperial Stout - Drake's Brewing Co.

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295 Ratings

rAvg: 3.97
pDev: 10.58%
Reviews: 207
Hads: 88

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Brewed by:
Drake's Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 8.75% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (188), on-tap (16), cask (2), growler (1).

Notes:
Drake's Drakonic Imperial Stout - 8.75% ABV, 40 IBUS
A big, malty beast of a beer that exemplifies the way we roll here at Drake's. Two-row malt is blended with Chocolate malt, roasted barley, and dark Crystal malts to make up the grist. Only one hop addition, Columbus, is added for bittering, allowing the abundance of malt in this beer to shine through. Enjoy the dense brownish head, the silky maltiness, and flavors of licorice, coffee and chocolate, rounded out with a slightly dry finish. here's to those who don't fear the mighty!

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Reviews by OMsweetOM:

OMsweetOM

California

4.25/5 rDev +7.1%

01-24-2013 07:21:01 | More by OMsweetOM

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Madskill

California

4/5 rDev +0.8%

06-18-2013 05:12:14 | More by Madskill

bigalsd

California

4.25/5 rDev +7.1%

06-17-2013 02:14:02 | More by bigalsd

mcdonald422

California

4.25/5 rDev +7.1%

06-17-2013 01:38:39 | More by mcdonald422

anson42

California

3.75/5 rDev -5.5%

06-16-2013 02:10:50 | More by anson42

johnnyboy76

Oregon

3.75/5 rDev -5.5%

06-15-2013 04:47:41 | More by johnnyboy76

ajzy

Wisconsin

3.5/5 rDev -11.8%

06-14-2013 14:41:58 | More by ajzy

1424IpA

California

3.5/5 rDev -11.8%

06-12-2013 02:47:29 | More by 1424IpA

Rau71

California

4/5 rDev +0.8%

06-12-2013 02:39:42 | More by Rau71

Fatehunter

Oregon

3.55/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A thin head on a pitch black colored body.
The aroma is boozy and burnt wood. Smells like darkness.
The taste is roasted and burnt malt with a good dry"ness" to it. The finish has a tingling of alcohol.
The texture is soft, but thick with low to moderate carbonation.
It's a fine enough imperial stout with a good profile.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2013 00:02:24 | More by Fatehunter

Topher78

California

3.75/5 rDev -5.5%

06-06-2013 22:36:34 | More by Topher78

tourdot

Wisconsin

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-27-2013 19:16:05 | More by tourdot

Drucifer

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +13.4%

05-26-2013 03:00:44 | More by Drucifer

Justin_Brown

California

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-17-2013 16:26:20 | More by Justin_Brown

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.38/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

650 mL bottle poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Pours nearly black. Small off white head. Just a few surface wisps.

Smell - Caramel malt, some roast, not much though. Hops and grain are pretty prevalent.

Taste - Really caramely. The grain and bitterness come through more than the dark malts. Background gives more of that roast. Not a ton though.

Mouthfeel - Medium body. High carbonation. Might be a little too thin.

Overall - Poor beer suffers having been consumed after Bourbon County Coffee. Nothing by comparison.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 02:48:21 | More by Alieniloquium

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.5/5 rDev +13.4%

05-13-2013 05:39:00 | More by Bonko_the_sane

billab914

Virginia

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-10-2013 01:41:12 | More by billab914

IrishColonial

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev -5.5%

05-10-2013 01:36:44 | More by IrishColonial

Rhettroactive

Virginia

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-10-2013 01:34:08 | More by Rhettroactive

RWNay

Illinois

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-09-2013 02:45:43 | More by RWNay

LSx

California

4.25/5 rDev +7.1%

04-25-2013 04:42:15 | More by LSx

lighthabit

Oregon

3.86/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

bomber poured into a sniffer. dark, dark, dark . . . barely lets any light through near the bottom. thick head dies down a bit quicker than i'd like. nose shows a nice hint of molasses. taste is classic stout, with a bit of licorice and molasses. mouth feel is a tad thin for my taste on this style, carbonation is low, but work just right for this style, imo. not boozy, which is nice considering its abv.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 06:47:37 | More by lighthabit