Drake’s Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
San Leandro,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Triple Rock Brewing
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1998
Contact
1933 Davis St, #177, San Leandro, CA, 94577, United States
Subsidiaries
Description
During the dawn of micro-brewing in the Bay Area Roger Lind started Lind Brewing Company, which would later become Drake's Brewing. Lind was a brewer at Triple Rock in Berkeley, one of the first brewpubs in America, and set off on his own to brew draft-only English-style ales. In 1998 Roger Lind sold the brewery to a local coffee company, which continued to brew Drake's beer. A new era started in 2008 John Martin and Roy Kirkorian, purchased the brewery. Over the ensuing 10 years, they've expanded brewing capacity, distribution, and started producing West Coast style ales using an abundance of high quality hops and malt. A new 60-barrel brewhouse and fermentation tanks to match, boosted our brewing capacity, ensuring more people could find and enjoy Drake's beer was opened in 2016.
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a thin tan head
Aroma: caramel, roasty, rye whiskey, woody, vanilla
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Outstanding
Appearance: dark brown with a thin tan head
Aroma: caramel, roasty, rye whiskey, woody, vanilla
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Outstanding
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 18 Oct 2025
at 22:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Bourbon aroma. Bourbon and caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Bourbon and caramel linger with light dark fruit.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2025
at 21:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft. Reddish-mahogany beer with a dark cream head. Sour and dark fruit aroma. Sour and malt flavor with acetic notes and dark fruit. Medium bodied. Sour and light acetic notes linger with dark fruit and light caramel.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2025
at 21:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Draft. Murky dark brown beer with a low dark cream head. Bourbon aroma. Bourbon and caramel flavor with light yeast and dark fruit. Medium bodied. Bourbon and caramel linger with light yeast and light dried fruit.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2025
at 21:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Blackish beer with a tan aroma. Caramel and dark fruit aroma. Caramel and spice flavor. Medium bodied. caramel and spice linger with dark fruit.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2025
at 21:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Golden beer with a whitish head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light white wine flavor with backing malt. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light white wine linger with backing malt.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2025
at 21:40
7.8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2025
at 20:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.473l can from Beer Republic. Aroma of mango, orange, peach and biscuit. Pours cloudy golden color with thick soapy off-white head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts juicy tropical fruity with mango, citrus and melon notes, follows by floral honey, herbs and faint earthy note, mouthfeel is smooth and mild spicy, while finish is average bitter. Medium body, creamy texture and soft carbonation in palate. Top price performance ratio…
Tried
from Can
from Beer Republic
on 30 Aug 2025
at 09:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Blik 47,3cl thuis. Fruitig, juicy, bittertonen, sinaasappel, guave, mango, citrus, mandarijn, wat droog, (28-8-2025).
Tried
from Can
from Beer Republic
on 28 Aug 2025
at 21:43
7/10
Tried
on 24 Jul 2025
at 21:14