Kris Kringle – Day 1
Review – Our Special Ale 2008
I'm dreaming of a beer Christmas
I hope everyone is having a lovely turkey day feast with their favorite brew.
Remember that starting tomorrow. Nothing but Christmas / Holiday beers. There will be suggestions, reviews and food pairings plus other seasonal beer information to help you find a better beer for this festive time of the year.
To start check out this book: HERE
Beer Search Party – Christmas Beer Tasting
If you are a faithful reader of this beer blog, then you will have noticed the photo of me and Santa and the beer casks. That photo was chosen to draw your eye to my Holiday Beer Tasting that will be held this December the 5th at 3pm at my humble apartment that may or may not be decorated at that point.
I will be pouring seasonal beers that you may have never seen before such as Bells, Breckenridge, 3 Floyds, Southern Tier and also the grandpappy that started this all. Anchor Steam’s Our Special Ale. Feel free to bring your favorite Christmas beer to share as well!
And since charities are hurting along with the rest of us there will be beer swag for everyone who brings a check or cash for Food on Foot, a local program dedicated to helping people who need a hand up.
Review – Black Xantus
A short review of a special release from Nectar Ales (aka) Firestone-Walker…
Archer Liquors
Whenever I feel a hankering for something different than what is in my local go to beer stores, I start searching the internet to see who ships and if they have something that I haven’t had before. Usually I end up ordering from Liquid Solutions (which is great) or from my parents (which is great because they charge way less).
For my Holiday beer tasting I wanted something really new and luckily I found Archer Liquors. They are based in Illinois and they have a really cool selection of stuff plus the people there are really nice.
Old Speckled Hen….
….nitro style.
Fatheads Saloon
I like to highlight beer places that are trying to do better. There are so many striving for mediocrity chains out there getting people’s hard earned money. I think more people need to go here….(if you are in the Pittsburgh area of course)
“Fat Head’s Saloon is a neighborhood bar & grill on Pittsburgh’s Historic South Side. We’re not some fancy-schmancy place or fast food take-out joint where your food is kept alive by heat lamps. Everything is cooked to order. Our huge menu features Headwiches, sandwiches, burgers, wings, ribs & more. Choose from 42 craft-brewed beers on tap, and one hand-pumped “real ale.” Fat Head’s numerous awards include Best Bar Food, Best Wings, Best Burgers, and Best Beer Selection. Stop in. Chill out. Have a beer and a sandwich or somethin’.”