Drakes – Triple Hopped Aroma Swap – 7/18, 7/31 & 8/22

From Drakes:

You know Aroma Coma, our American-hopped summer IPA.  You probably also know its twin Aroma Prieta, hopped with hops from New Zealand.  You also know that they were released on Saturday at the Barrel House. There were bottles. There were kegs. The taps were of course flowing all day.  But the sleeper stars were the casks.  Knowing that some of you require regular hop transfusions above & beyond what a mere bottle can handle, we took both of our double-dry hopped seasonal IPAs, put each in a firkin, and then added a third dose of hops directly into the casks for further conditioning.  The twist?  We took  the NZ hops from Aroma Prieta & stuffed them into the Aroma Coma cask, and put Aroma Coma’s American hops into the Aroma Prieta cask.

Those of you in the first few rows will get wet.

Here’s where we’ll be:

Thursday, July 18th
Public House, San Francisco, 4pm • Mohawk Bend, Los Angeles, 5pm
We’re splitting up the state and hitting up both ends of US-101 tonight.  Dow, John, Jeff, Head Brewer John Gillooly, and Senior Brewer Chris Dunstan will be on hand at 24 Willie Mays Plaza, while Kesley, Chris, and brewer Travis will be in the Southland… both brewers will be ready & willing to tell you all about the lupulinical sorcery that goes into making big, hoppy beer like the Aroma twins.

Wednesday, July 31st
Silicon Valley Beer Week • Harry’s Hofbrau, San Jose, 6pm
We haven’t forgotten the most populous city on the Bay Area. Not only will Laura, Kelsey, and John Gillooly be on hand with the Coma & Prieta casks, but they’ll be bringing Drake’s’ entire year-round lineup of hoppy beers: 1500, IPA, & Denogginizer.