Christmas Beer of the Day – Frosted Frog

The BreweryHoppin’ Frog

The Beer – Frosted Frog (Barrel aged)

The Details
“Barrel-Aged Frosted Frog Christmas Ale has a familiar and satisfying combination of carefully blended Christmas spices in a flavorful nut-brown ale, its like a Christmas cookie in a glass! The extended barrel aging in oak Bourbon casks adds a vanilla-like flavor, creating a smooth character that perfectly compliments the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, unlike any other Christmas beer.”

Christmas Beer of the Day – Ode to a Russian Shipwright

The BreweryOlvalde Farm and Brewing Company

The BeerOde to a Russian Shipwright

The Details:
from The Four Firkins newsletter, “…a stout porter brewed with spruce tips, rye and unmalted barley for texture (estate grown), is just as impressive as his first.

The spruce tips were all harvested on the farm or in the surrounding area of Rollingstone. Instead of lending a gin flavor to the beer, the spruce tips add a berry-like tone… sort of like a blueberry/raspberry hybrid. When it melds with the light chocolate flavors of the stout porter, it is absolutely brilliant.”

Christmas Beer of the Day – Winter Warmer

The BreweryHarpoon

The Beer – Winter Warmer

The Details:
“Winter Warmer was Harpoon’s first seasonal beer. It was designed to be enjoyed during the holiday season.

When you bring a glass of this dark copper ale to your lips to take your first sip you will notice the aroma of cinnamon. There is no aromatic hop added that might overpower the distinct spice scent. The medium body of this beer is formed from caramel and pale malts. These create enough body to support the spices without making the beer excessively rich. Bittering hops are added to counter the sweetness of the malt and spice. The finish of the beer is a blend of cinnamon and nutmeg. The combination of these two spices results in a balanced, pumpkin-pie flavor.”

The Beer Chicks save Christmas

Count me as a big fan of the Beer Chicks and now with the holiday’s fast approaching they have multiple ways to help out the holiday craft beer shopper.

1“By popular demand and for a limited time (and a limited price), you can now buy a private 2 hour customized Beer Tasting for up to 8 people with one of The Beer Chicks as your guide! Its the ultimate foodie gift experience.”

2“Already bought your pain in the a, hard to shop for brother all the gift cards you could find at Costco? Well, now you can stop worrying and click right here for our new online gift certificates for the 8th Street Bottle Shop. You can buy them online to print out or email immediately, or request that we send out a pretty and enveloped copy to your very lucky so and so.”

Or you can just get your special beer someone this…..