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Hopocalypse Black Label Takes Gold for Triple IPAs!
The Bistro’s Annual Double IPA Festival just so happens to be one of our favorite events of the year. The sheer array of strong, hoppy brews available is staggering (which by the way is what many...
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SF Beer Week 2012- Twas Epic- Our Highlights
This year’s Beer Week was by all accounts the most phenomenal showing by breweries and attendees across the Bay Area in the week-long event’s history (we would know, we were there). With something...
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2012 Craft Brewer’s Conference- i.e. the Best Industry Family Reunion
We had an incredible time at the Craft Brewers Conference this year. Thanks to the Brewers Association for putting it on. So, many incredible brewers and friends were there. Now we’re back and more...
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Aroma Coma wins People’s Choice for 2nd year in a Row
This past weekend our beloved aromatic IPA, Aroma Coma took the People’s Choice award at the Bistro’s Annual IPA Fest for the 2nd year running. Amongst an intimidating (and delicious) field of over 60...
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Drake’s Flocktoberfest 2012
Oktoberfest is approaching, and as far as we’re concerned any holiday season that basically revolves around great beer and sausage is flockin’ chill in our book. Still, we find that most of the time...
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Drake’s October News: Mission Pub Crawl, 5 New Beers, and Drake’s Fatted Calf...
Coming October 25: Mission Exxpedition A San Francisco Pub Crawl The Beers of Fall from Drake’s Before even mentioning the brewery construction, the move to a 24-hour brewing schedule, and the...
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West Coast Barrel Aged Festival Contenders 2012
Our lead brewer Alex kinda smells like wood, wine, booze, and beer. No, we’re not commenting on Ms. Nowell’s hygenic routines. Rather, for the past few weeks, Alex has regularly been found in the...
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Drake’s Goes to Yakima- Alex’s Hop Selection
*Post by Alexandra Nowell, Drake’s Lead Brewer* It’s one of my favorite times of the year to be a brewer. The 2012 American harvest hops are beginning to arrive at Drake’s, and being the hop-forward...
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Bringing you the Alpha and Omega Sessions
“Foolish consistency is the hob goblin of little minds.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Alpha Session is different this year. Hold the phone. Don’t fret. We haven’t abandoned the Alpha Session you loved before....
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Drake’s Brings Home GABF Silver for Black Robusto Porter
This past year it looks like our Black Robusto Porter decided to put on its big boy pants and bring home the bacon (which coincidentally is a really tasty pairing). After years of living life as a...
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Hop Chef: Everything is Brewtiful
We’re thrilled to have Magnolia Brewery participating in Hop Chef. Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery became a neighborhood staple of “Hashbury” in 1997. Today Magnolia has become quintessential to the Bay...
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Drake’s 27th
You guys remember that time we turned 25? Yea, awesome shindig. With all the construction and whatnot, we kinda had to skip right over 26 and since we were pretty sad about it, we’re making up for it...
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