Drake's Brewing Company is a craft brewery in San Leandro, California. The company started in 1989 as a wholesale-only kegged beer seller under the name Lind Brewing, after company founder, Roger Lind.[1] Drake's operates out of the old Caterpillar Inc. production facility located behind a Walmart.[2] In 2008, Drake's was sold to the owners of Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse, a brewpub in Berkeley, California.[3]
In 2015, Drake's opened a new taproom in an old car dealership building in Oakland, called Drake's Dealership.[4] In 2018, Drake's opened a taproom, restaurant and events center in West Sacramento called The Barn.[5]
Drake's operates a taproom called Drake's Barrel House inside its barrel aging warehouse in San 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 acquired Bear Republic Brewing's formula, recipes, and intellectual property.
Awards
See also
- List of breweries in California
References
- Jonny Fullpint. Drake's Brewery Sold to Triple Rock The Full Pint, 8 October 2008, retrieved 10 July 2013^
- Nick Miller. Ultimate Bay Area beer day trip Sacramento News & Review, 13 June 2013, retrieved 10 July 2013^
- . William Brand. San Leandro craft brewery sold to Triple Rock Oakland Tribune, October 6, 2008^
- Allie Pape. Drake's/Jupiter Team Opening Oakland Beer Garden Vox Media, Inc., 24 July 2013, retrieved 30 October 2014^
- Janelle Bitker. Drake's Brewing Opening Massive Restaurant, Bar, and Entertainment Venue in Sacramento Vox Media, Inc., 18 October 2018^
- 2014 California State Fair Commercial Craft Brew Competition www.northerncalbrewers.com/, Northern California Brewers Guild, retrieved 14 March 2015^
- brewed as Lind Brewing Company^
- 2023 Winners World Beer Cup, retrieved 2023-10-13^