The Brew Site
Way back in 2005, I had the idea to start a December feature combining the idea of Advent calendars with beer, at least in a virtual sense. Starting on the 1st, each day would reveal a new holiday- or winter-themed beer until Christmas Eve. Since then, I’ve seen others do … Continue reading
We’ve made to the final day of the beer Advent calendar! And for this Christmas Eve I’ve picked a beer that has featured every single year since I started doing thing this, the American classic, Anchor Christmas Ale. In many ways, Anchor’s Our Special Ale is the template upon which … Continue reading
Today is my birthday, and as is my tradition each year, the Advent beer pick is one that isn’t necessarily a Christmastime selection, but is one that I’d like to drink as a special birthday beer. This year I’ve chosen an old favorite, Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout from North … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick comes to us from Detroit, Michigan, home of Atwater Brewery, which originally focused on brewing German-style lagers but now has a wide variety of ales in the lineup. The holiday beer is Lebkuchen Christmas Ale, which the brewery lists as a “winter bock.” The inspiration for … Continue reading
Happy Solstice! To celebrate this first day of winter and the longest night of the year, I’ve selected a barleywine from Brasserie Dieu du Ciel in Canada: Solstice d’Hiver (which is French for “winter solstice,” of course). First brewed in 1998, this beer is 10.2% alcohol by volume and warming, … Continue reading
In all the years I’ve been doing this Advent beer calendar, I’ve never picked a beer from Switzerland, so for today I’ve done just that with Brasserie Trois Dames. Trois Dames offers up a Winter Sour for a nice change of pace from our regularly-scheduled winter warmers and IPAs. Here’s … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick is a classic from the oldest craft brewery in Texas, Saint Arnold Brewing Company: Saint Arnold Christmas Ale. Saint Arnold brews this beer in the style of an English old ale, which is fitting as December 19 is also the day that Charles Dickens’ A Christmas … Continue reading
On this day in 1966, the TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! first aired on CBS in the United States. This, like A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Grinch has gone on to be one of those beloved holiday TV classics, so today’s Advent pick honors a bad elf with … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer pick I’ve selected an American classic from my hometown of Bend, Oregon: Deschutes Brewery Jubelale. This winter warmer was first released in 1988, the year the brewery opened, and has returned every year since. The first years, Jubelale was bottled in 750 milliliter champagne bottles before … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer pick we head down to the Old Dominion, the state of Virginia, to visit Midnight Brewery. Midnight brews an English mild ale and infuses it with Christmas spices such as cinnamon to offer up Christmas at Midnight. This outstanding, famous brew will get you ready for … Continue reading