Hello beer lovers, Happy IPA Day and welcome to another
edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s second featured beer is Drake's Brewing Company
Aroma Prieta IPA. This past weekend
Drake’s had an unveiling of their newest brew, Aroma Prieta along with the
release of Aroma Coma. I headed down to
the Barrel House to get in line and acquire my bottles of both (two Prieta and
four Coma). I brought my sister-in-law
along so I could get a couple more bottles of Prieta since I didn’t know if I’d
see this beer again and didn’t want to be limited to a mere two bottles. I love the scene at the Barrel House on
release days. There’s a buzz in the air
and the usual Drake’s faithful are always there, in line and patiently waiting
for the Barrel House to open and give them their first taste of a new offering. Saturday was no exception and I eagerly
awaited my first crack at Aroma Prieta.
From the Drake’s Brewing Company
website:” Shake out from
Aroma Coma with Aroma Prieta. Aroma Coma’s sister beer mirrors its twin
starting with primarily American 2-row barley malt and a touch of Caramalt for
body. From there, we turn things upside down. This time, Prieta leaves behind
Aroma Coma’s North American hops for some Southern Hemisphere hop action. New
Zealand hops Nelson Sauvin, Pacific Jade, and Motueka and Aussie hop Helga in
the double dry-hop give Aroma Prieta huge notes of tropical fruit,
gooseberries, and grapefruit. Like Aroma Coma but different: breathe in these
hops and enjoy. — Available in August in limited release.”
Appearance: Pours a pale golden orange with a frothy and
dense white head and great lacing.
Aroma: Tropical fruits and citrus hops dominate the nose
with some pine notes. Biscuit and caramel malts round out the aroma. Distinctly different from Aroma Coma and fantastic.
Taste: A bit more tame than I would imagine with not a giant
hop bite, Aroma Prieta has great hop flavor with pineapple, grapefruit,
tropical, floral and pine bitterness.
Balanced nicely with caramel and pale malt notes. Enjoyable and refreshing.
Overall: Incredibly drinkable with a great hop profile, bitterness
and balance Drake's Brewing Company Aroma Prieta IPA doesn’t disappoint. The
New Zealand hops add a fantastic twist to one of my favorite IPAs (Aroma
Coma). This is an offering I’d line up
to pick up anytime. At 6.75% ABV I could
easily enjoy a few pints.
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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