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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
| Predecessor | Lind Brewing Company |
| Founded | 1989 |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Beer |
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| Website | www |
Drake's Brewing Company is acraft brewery inSan Leandro, California. The company started in 1989 as awholesale-onlykeggedbeer seller under the nameLind Brewing, after company founder, Roger Lind.[1] Drake's operates out of the oldCaterpillar Inc. production facility located behind aWalmart.[2] In 2008, Drake's was sold to the owners ofTriple Rock Brewery and Alehouse, abrewpub inBerkeley, California.[3]
In 2015, Drake's opened a newtaproom in an old car dealership building inOakland, called Drake's Dealership.[4] In 2018, Drake's opened a taproom, restaurant and events center inWest Sacramento called The Barn.[5]
Drake's operates a taproom calledDrake's Barrel House inside itsbarrel aging warehouse inSan Leandro, California. Most of the barrel aged beers are unique to the taproom and are not usually available for growler or keg fills; Drake's first bottling of a barrel aged beer,Reunion Barley Wine Ale, occurred in 2013.
In 2023, Drake's Brewing Company acquiredBear Republic Brewing's formula, recipes, and intellectual property.
| 1500 Pale | Pale Ale | 2014California State Fair Bronze,[6] 2010World Beer Cup Silver, 2008Great American Beer Festival Silver |
| Amber | Extra Special Bitter | 2004 World Beer Cup Silver |
| Black Robusto Porter | RobustPorter | 2014 California State Fair Silver, 2013 Great American Beer Festival Silver |
| Denogginizer | ImperialIndia Pale Ale | 2009 Great American Beer Festival Silver |
| Drake's Gold[i] | Blonde/Golden Ales | 1991 Great American Beer Festival Bronze |
| IPA | India Pale Ale | 2004 World Beer Cup Bronze, 2002 Great American Beer Festival Gold |
| Rye Robustito | Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer | 2016 World Beer Cup Silver, 2016 Great American Beer Festival Bronze |
| Santa's Brass | Barley Wine | 2018Great American Beer Festival Gold |
| Patches O'Houlihan | Irish-Style Red Ale | 2023World Beer Cup Bronze[7] |
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