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Drake's Bourbon Barrel Aged Drakonic Imperial Stout

Drake's Brewing Company
San Leandro, California
Beer style: Stout - Imperial
Ref: ratebeer.com Jun2024

Common descriptors are
Drakes Imperial Stout (now known as Drakonic) aged in bourbon. Varies in ABV. Aged 4 months in High West Whiskey Barrels. 2014: aged for six months in fresh bourbon barrels. This luscious beer features flavors of vanilla, spice, and oak from the barrels, specialty malt flavors of coffee, dark chocolate and hints of caramel, and a whiff of fresh Drakonic. (from http://drinkdrakes.com/news/beer/bourbon-drakonic-anyone) We love the magic that happens with Drakonic after spending a year in freshly emptied whiskey barrels. Oak aging rounds out the beer as it develops complex flavors of dark chocolate, burnt caramel, vanilla bean, and bourbon spice – a luscious combination. 11.2% Bottled on: 12/18/2015, 05/10/18