The Brew Site
For today’s weekend Advent beer pick we travel to America’s heartland to Empyrean Brewing Company in Nebraska, a fixture in Lincoln since the 1990s. Empyrean brews a hazelnut brown ale for the winter season, an easy-drinking beer named Winter Wisdom. Wise up. Look deep within this brown ale to breathe … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick is a straight Belgian classic Biêre de Noël from Brasserie Dubuisson: Scaldis Noël. Dubuisson has a long and rich history, having been founded in 1769, and introduced Scaldis Noël in 1991. The Scaldis Noël was introduced in 1991 to respond to consumer demands for the ideal beer to … Continue reading
For this 13th of December we’re traveling north for our Advent beer pick, and land in Anchorage, Alaska, home of Midnight Sun Brewing Company. Midnight Sun brews CoHoHo Imperial IPA, the label of which features a coho salmon wearing a Santa hat, with brown sugar, honey, and juniper berries. Designed … Continue reading
We are at the halfway point for the Advent beer calendar! For this twelfth day we’re visiting Charlotte, North Carolina and NoDa Brewing. NoDa offers up a holiday IPA named, appropriately enough, Hoppy Holidays. In addition to the hops, NoDa spruces up this IPA with, er, spruce tips to accentuate … Continue reading
For today’s Advent been pick I’ve selected an Oregon brewery that hasn’t been featured on the calendar before: Heater Allen Brewing, located in McMinnville. Established in 2007, Heater Allen initially focuses exclusively on German and Czech style lagers, the only Oregon brewery at the time to do so. These days … Continue reading
Today is the last day of Hanukkah, so to commemorate the holiday I’ve selected a Hanukkah beer from an Israeli brewery, Dancing Camel Brewing Company: Cherry Vanilla Stout. Dancing Camel is a brewery I hadn’t encountered before, but it’s been open for 13 years: The Dancing Camel Brewery is Israel’s … Continue reading
December 9 is not only Christmas Card Day, but on this day in 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired on television. A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of my all-time favorite Christmas specials and combined with Christmas Card Day, brings to mind the translation of today’s Advent beer name … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer pick we pop back over to Minnesota to visit Indeed Brewing in Minneapolis. Indeed offers a diverse variety of beers in its lineup, but when it comes to this time of the year, the brewery stays traditional with a spiced winter ale: Old Friend Winter Warmer. … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer pick, I’ve selected a seasonal favorite that seem appropriate to the cold snap we’ve been having, an English-style old ale from Denver, Colorado: Great Divide Hibernation Ale. Great Divide has been brewing terrific beer since 1994, and Hibernation has been a winter staple since ’95. And … Continue reading
In many Old World European countries, particularly the Germanic ones, December 6 is Saint Nicholas Day, celebrating the Christian feast day and overnight arrival of St. Nicholas who leaves toys and treats for children. This is of course the root of the Santa Claus tradition here in America, but even … Continue reading