Advent Beer Calendar 2009: Day 4: St. Feuillien Cuvée de Noël

Advent Beer Calendar 2009: Day 4: St. Feuillien Cuvée de Noël

You can’t talk about Christmas beers without mentioning the beers of Belgium, and each year I try to make sure to feature several Belgians on the Advent Calendar, so today’s beer pick is likely the first of several: Cuvée de Noël from Brasserie St-Feuillien. Cuvée de Noël is a Strong … Continue reading

Draft Magazine’s 25 Holiday Beers

Draft Magazine is running a daily beer feature for the holidays, similar to the Advent Beer Calendar. I love these kind of beer countdowns, it’s always fun to read other people’s picks on these kind of lists. Thus far they’ve selected BridgePort Ebenezer Ale and Lazy Boy Mistletoe Bliss. I’ll … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2009: Day 1: Goose Island Christmas Ale

Advent Beer Calendar 2009: Day 1: Goose Island Christmas Ale

The beer I selected for this first day of December is Goose Island Christmas Ale, a classic Winter Warmer from Chicago. Goose Island proffers up their Christmas Ale in the traditional way: by tweaking the recipe each year. Every year to celebrate the holiday season, we brew up our Christmas … Continue reading