Drake’s Jolly Rodger & Abominably Jolly Imperial White IPA Coming 11/2

Black Sails darken the horizon as Jolly Rodger 2013 is approaches our loading docks in San Leandro. This Saturday, Nov. 2, at noon, Jolly Rodger 2013- Imperial American Black Ale- 11.5% ABV, 75 IBUs – will be available at Drake’s Barrel House in 22oz bottles (3 per person), growlers (2 per person limit), kegs (limited # available on Saturday), and on tap & cask. 

Jolly Rodger 2013 is a deep, dark, devious brew with smooth dark malts blending seamlessly with the citrus and resinous aromas and the unmistakable spiciness of the aggressive late and dry hop additions of Simcoe, Mosaic, and Chinook hops. Please be aware, at 11.5% ABV, Jolly will seduce you with its smooth mouthfeel, beautiful balance, and enticing aromas and then hit you like a the boom of a main sail swinging across the deck… and leave you wanting more.

(Those of you who follow our brews with vigorous consistency will remember an uncannily similar draft-only beer we did this summer for the Ales for ALS fundraiser, Son of Dad.)

Joining Jolly on deck is his partner in crime, the yin to his yang if you will,Abominably Jolly Imperial White IPA –9.5% ABV, 90 IBUs. Infused with a healthy helping of wheat, massive hits of New Zealand hops, Abominably Jolly gives you both the creamy, graininess of wheat and the aromatic avalanche and clean bitterness of Kiwi hops. Fermented with our clean, dry, neutral California Ale yeast, no incongruous clove/pepper/banana yeasty flavors will be there to interrupt the interplay. Why choose between wheat and hops? Get both and be despicably happy. 

Abominably Jolly will be available on tap and on cask THIS SATURDAY, and yes, you will be able to get one growler per person to take home.

What of the third rapscallion in the JR trio this year? Well, that ship seems to have gotten held up in route (damn lagers and their leisurely pace). Far be it for us to rush a beer along though, so your J.Rodgerator Doppelbock fix will have to wait til December. We’re making it up to you, though.  Sitting in Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels is some of the 2012 Jolly Rodger Barleywine, and we’ll have that on tap in J. Rodgerator’s place. Hey, we promised a trio and you’re gettin’ a trio.