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Advent Beer Calendar 2019: Day 9: Drake’s Brewing Santa’s Brass

Advent Beer Calendar 2019: Day 9: Drake’s Brewing Santa’s Brass

By Jon Abernathy

The ninth installment of this year’s Advent beer calendar features a venerable California brewery making its first appearance in this feature—Drake’s Brewing Company. Probably best known for its hoppy ales, Drake’s released a Christmastime barleywine with a stupendous alcoholic strength at 14.8%, Santa’s Brass. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, … Continue reading

Hopocalypse Now!

Hopocalypse Now!

By Ben

It’s been a fair amount of time since I got a chance to visit a brewery solely for a beer release party so when I got a postcard announcing the coming of the Hopocalypse at Drake’s Brewing I knew I had to taste the end of days. The Barrel House, … Continue reading