Drakes Hopocalypse Release 2014

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  1. KANE3

    KANE3 Zealot (506) Jul 31, 2012 California
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    Anyone going? or Know how long bottles and draft lasted last year?

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    #1 KANE3, Jan 19, 2014
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  2. smithj2154

    smithj2154 Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 California

    From reading their fb/blog from last year bottles of black only made it through half the day. Sounds like they are doing more batches this year and they said they are doing growlers of all three beers, so hopefully they are doing more bottles as well. All that said taking a road trip with the family and planning on getting there right at opening.
     
    #2 smithj2154, Jan 19, 2014
  3. booglez

    booglez Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2008 California

    Woo Hoo! I hope we get more than a token amount down here!
     
    #3 booglez, Jan 19, 2014
  4. CyberMonk

    CyberMonk Crusader (421) May 18, 2010 California

    Hopefully the Black Label is better this year--was a bit sweet last year IMO. Regular Hopacalypse was great though.
     
    #4 CyberMonk, Jan 19, 2014
  5. grrrah

    grrrah Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2009 California

    This.
    Was a bit spicy/sweet for me. I got one of the last few bottles around 1:00 (3 hours after opening). I wasn't planning to fight the lines for it this year based on the taste and just pick up some green label later on.
     
    #5 grrrah, Jan 19, 2014
  6. SanFranJake

    SanFranJake Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2012 California

    Anyone seen regular green label out in shops/stores yet? Nada in North Bay yet...
     
    #6 SanFranJake, Jan 22, 2014
  7. cbn1966

    cbn1966 Devotee (309) Aug 18, 2008 California

    Not released until 2/1
     
    #7 cbn1966, Jan 22, 2014
  8. SanFranJake

    SanFranJake Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2012 California

    ^ that would explain why!
     
    #8 SanFranJake, Jan 23, 2014
  9. vinylfiend1

    vinylfiend1 Devotee (389) Jun 8, 2013 California
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    Anyone know what time I should get there to receive bottles of black label? Right at 10 or should I be in line early around 9an? Are kids 8/yo welcome in case I can't get a sitter?

    Thanks
     
    #9 vinylfiend1, Jan 24, 2014
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  10. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Hmmmm... would love to try the TIPA. As it turns out, our hotel is less than 3 miles from the barrel house and my flight doesn't leave Oakland until 1:05. Hmmmm....

    From past experience, is there much of a line (and thus, a wait to get in) on the release day?
     
    #10 John_M, Jan 24, 2014
  11. lymph

    lymph Initiate (0) May 10, 2010 California
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    No kids at Drakes unless they are infants in a car seat or stroller.
     
    #11 lymph, Jan 24, 2014
  12. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    Regular Hopocalypse (white label) is much better than Black label IMO. Black had a weird spicy/skunky hop aroma last year. Younger>>Black Label the last 3 years.
     
    #12 jtmartino, Jan 24, 2014
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  13. vinylfiend1

    vinylfiend1 Devotee (389) Jun 8, 2013 California
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    Thanks for the heads up. I gotta lockdown a sitter for a few hours Saturday.
     
    #13 vinylfiend1, Jan 24, 2014
  14. smithj2154

    smithj2154 Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 California

    Think I'll be OK with my one year old in his stroller?
     
    #14 smithj2154, Jan 25, 2014
  15. MisterClean

    MisterClean Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2008 California

    But... green label > younger
     
    #15 MisterClean, Jan 26, 2014
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  16. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    Not last year's Younger...

    FWIW both version of Hopocalypse have a green label. One is white and one is black. Everyone says green label and black label, but it's white label and black label.

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    #16 jtmartino, Jan 26, 2014
  17. lymph

    lymph Initiate (0) May 10, 2010 California
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    From the barrel house website -
    "Infants may be brought in if they remain in a stroller or baby bjorn. Otherwise, Drake’s Barrel House is a 21 & over establishment."
     
    #17 lymph, Jan 26, 2014
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  18. smithj2154

    smithj2154 Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 California

    Stroller it is, Thanks for finding that.
     
    #18 smithj2154, Jan 26, 2014
  19. Ribsandwhiskey

    Ribsandwhiskey Initiate (0) Apr 24, 2013 Oregon

    I'll be visiting drakes Saturday the 8th. Will there be any left?
     
    #19 Ribsandwhiskey, Jan 26, 2014
  20. hophead247

    hophead247 Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2008 California

    Those looking to
    The black label Hopocalypse will be long gone by then. You may be able to get white label bottles still. It should still be on draft as well.
     
    #20 hophead247, Jan 26, 2014
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