I’ve been noticing—and been intrigued by—beers from Norway more and more lately, so I decided to pick a Norwegian beer for Day 5: Nøgne Ø God Jul. This is brewed in the style of a strong (8.5% alcohol) English Porter (according to BeerAdvocate; I might call this a Baltic or … Continue reading

Nothing says Winter Warmer like an English ale, so I decided for Day 4 to go with a classic: Fuller’s Old Winter Ale, a 5.3% alcohol seasonal available December through January. This is a full, malty beer with nutty overtones and dark chocolate character well-balanced with classic English hops. Perfect … Continue reading

This is the first year I’ve highlighted McMenamins‘ seasonal offering, Kris Kringle, and even though you can find it all over the Pacific Northwest—if you’re near a McMenamins, that is—you can only find it here. This is a brewpub-only beer. Each year’s version of this is a bit different—I don’t … Continue reading

From Kiuchi Brewery in Japan comes my pick for Day 2: Hitachino Nest Celebration Ale. I picked it in part because a Japanese holiday ale intrigues me, and in part because there’s some interesting details about this beer to dig up. You’ll notice from the brewery’s website and the picture … Continue reading

Sweet! It’s spreading—the Bottles of Barley blog today posted the first of a daily "25 Beers of Christmas" series. For the Christmas season, I’ve decided to do a review of 25 different beers, one each day in December, just like a beery advent calendar. I will be focusing on Christmas … Continue reading

December and the holiday season are upon us again! This is my favorite time of year, especially here on the Brew Site: I have far too much fun picking beers for my daily Advent Beer Calendar and blogging about them. This is the third year now I’ve been running this … Continue reading