The Brew Site
For today’s Advent beer pick we travel to Golden, Colorado, to visit the aptly-named Holidaily Brewing, a dedicated gluten-free brewery. All of Holidaily’s beers are certified gluten free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization and I’m happy to include the brewery’s Santa’s Nightcap to this year’s calendar. Santa’s Nightcap is a … Continue reading
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jackfrost nippin’ at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos Today is Roast Chestnuts Day, a fun idea to celebrate for the season, so for the Advent beer pick I wanted to go with a chestnut-themed … Continue reading
December 13 is National Cocoa Day, as in hot chocolate, a terrific winter holiday celebration. (Ignoring that it’s Friday the 13th—that’s a different holiday!) As befitting the day, I wanted to pick a hot chocolate-themed beer and I think Texas Xmas from 3 Nations Brewing fits that bill nicely. Texas … Continue reading
I believe this is a first for Bend: Boneyard Beer is hosting 3 Floyds Brewing for a tap takeover at the Boneyard Pub this Friday, December 13! 3 Floyds is located in Munster, Indiana and is well known for its beers such as Alpha King, Zombie Dust, and the Dark … Continue reading
It’s now less than two weeks until Christmas and we’re at the halfway point in the Advent beer calendar! Now is the time during all the holiday prep and shopping and running around that it can be a bit of a daze. So it’s time to slow down for a … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer pick we’re visiting Scotland and the Broughton Ales Brewery for a taste of its coffee oatmeal stout that’s perfect for the holidays: Santa’s Stout. This easy-drinking festive stout is brewed with fresh Edinburgh espresso and is full of chocolate and coffee notes. The brewery says, “Hold … Continue reading
It’s National Lager Day! December 10 is the annual observance of this beery holiday and it’s a perfect time of year to pick a yuletime lager. As befitting a day dedicated to lagers, today’s Advent beer comes from Germany, from the Warsteiner Brewery: its Christmas beer Weihnacht. (Note, the Anglicized … Continue reading
The ninth installment of this year’s Advent beer calendar features a venerable California brewery making its first appearance in this feature—Drake’s Brewing Company. Probably best known for its hoppy ales, Drake’s released a Christmastime barleywine with a stupendous alcoholic strength at 14.8%, Santa’s Brass. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, … Continue reading
For this eighth of December, today’s Advent beer pick takes us to western New York to the ski town of Ellicottville, home of Ellicottville Brewing Company. For the holidays the brewery offers its Lloyd’s Christmas Ale, a spiced imperial brown ale with figs, brewed to the tune of 8% ABV … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick has a mouthful of a name and is one I just couldn’t resist: Gigantic Brewing The Cat Ate My Stash and Pissed on the Xmas Tree, billed as a “Festive IPA.” It’s a rather descriptive name to match the particular character of the hops in this IPA. … Continue reading