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Today’s beer comes from Southampton Publick House in New York: French Country Christmas Ale. However, you’ll notice that I have a picture of their Biere de Garde instead; that’s because they are in fact the same beer, and I can’t find a picture anywhere of the Christmas Ale in bottles … Continue reading
The pick for today’s beer comes from Pennsylvania: Weyerbacher Winter Ale. This is a traditional Winter Warmer that has either 6.1% or 5.6% alcohol—the review sites say 6.1, the description (below) say otherwise. At Weyerbacher we’ve created a Winter Ale that is a must for any malty beer lover. Winner … Continue reading
SBS Imports of Seattle, Washington is pleased to announce that Bell’s Brewery has agreed to be the 2009 partner for the latest brew in the De Proef Brewmaster’s Collaboration Series. The yet to be designed beer will be brewed in March at De Proef in Lochristi, Belgium and released to … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery‘s first seasonal release of the year, Buzzsaw Brown, honors the historic heritage of the brewery’s hometown of Bend, Oregon. The town’s history extends back to when workers spent long, hard days in the sawmills on the banks of the Deschutes River. Buzzsaw Brown creates a tasty encore to … Continue reading
Today’s beer is St. Benedict’s Winter Ale, an "abbey-style ‘winter warmer’" from Stevens Point Brewery in central Wisconsin. The beer is 6.2% alcohol and is inspired by the historical figure of St. Benedict: St. Benedict of Nursia lived in the late 5th to early 6th centuries. Legend has it while … Continue reading
Today we head over to Belgium to visit a strong ale from Brouwerij Huyghe: Delirium Noël. That’s right, it’s the Christmas offering of their famous pink elephant Delirium Tremens. Their description of this beer is entirely in French, but here’s a (rough) translation: Born in 2000, this beer is brewed … Continue reading
Back to the Midwest today, where we’re visiting Michigan’s acclaimed Jolly Pumpkin, and their Noel de Calabaza. Jolly Pumpkin specializes in Belgian-style artisan ales, so it’s no surprise that their Christmas seasonal is a Belgian-style strong ale. And at 9% alcohol, you can bet that it is strong. Their own … Continue reading
Today’s pick is only available on tap from one of my favorite Oregon breweries: Bad Santa from the Pelican Pub & Brewery in Pacific City. It’s an "India Black Ale" (or Black IPA), the relatively-newish style that blends the roasty, dark malts from something like a Schwarzbier with the Northwest … Continue reading
Calapooia Brewing is a brewery located over in Albany, Oregon (just outside of Corvallis). I’ve never been, though I may have tried beer of theirs at the Oregon Brewers Festival. They also have a blog, on which I was surprised to read tonight that they are moving Siletz Brewing out … Continue reading
Today we travel to England to discover a yuletide barleywine from Harveys: their Christmas Ale, of course. This is an 8.1% alcohol brew with lots of malt sweetness and dark fruit notes. This description from the B. United site speaks to the tradition behind this beer: Harvey’s Christmas Ale has … Continue reading