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Rattle & Hum 1st Annual Winter Beer Extravaganza

from the Rattle & Hum blog
1st Annual Winter Beer Extravaganza!! 12/15
The beers so far:

Starting our 1st annual winter beer tap week, all beers will be on at one time and this is the list so far:
Captain Lawrence ‘Nor Easter’
21st Amendment ‘Monks Blood’
Allagash Grand cru
Blue Point Winter
The Bruery 2 Turtle Doves
Corsendonk Christmas Ale
D’achouffe N’ice Chouffe
De Dolle Stille Nacht
De Koninck Winter Kronic
Dupont Avec le bon vouex
Elysian Bifrost
Flying Dog K-9 Cruiser
Gearys Winter
Great Divide Hibernation
Heavy Seas Winter storm
Lagunitas Brown shugga
Lagunitas Cappaccino
St. Bernardus Christmas ale
Stoudt’s Winter
T’smisje Kerst
Troegs Mad Elf
Two brothers Northwind
Weyerbacher Winter
Magic Hat Roxy Rolles
Pretty Things Babayaga
Rogue Mogul Madness
Rogue Santas private reserve
Rogue Yellow snow
Scaldis Noel
Sierra Nevada Celebration
Smuttynose Winter Ale
Southern Tier Old Man Winter
21st Amendment Monks Blood
Arcadia Cereal Killer
Ramstein Winter Wheat
Kelso Chocolate Lager
Ridgeway ‘Bad Elf’
Ridgeway ‘Warm Welcome Nut Brown Ale’
Ridgeway ’Santa’s Butt Winter Porter’
Ridgeway ‘Lump of Coal’
Blaugies ‘La Moneuse Special Winter’
De Ranke ‘Pere Noel’
Geants ‘Noel de Geants’
Slaapmutske ‘Kertsmutske’
Struise ‘Tsjeeses’
Duyck ‘Jenlain Noel’
Mahr’s ‘Christmas Bock’
Weissenohe ‘Monks Christmas’
Kulmbacher ‘Kulmbacher Eisbock’

That is a killer list. Jenlain Noel, 21st Amendment Monk’s Blood and Magic Hat Roxy Rolles look particulary intriguing to me. So if you are in NYC check it out.

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Kris Kringle – Day 17

We head to England and an emerging British beer star for 12 Days from Hook Norton Brewery

“Twelve Days has a dominant malty palate with nutty flavours. The use of roasted chocolate malt creates the rich colour. Hook Norton Managing Director James Clarke said: “Anyone drinking a glass of Twelve Days will quickly discover that it has the depth of character to warm even the coldest winter’s night.”main_image

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Kris Kringle – Day 16

There are not a whole lot of Hanukkah beers but that may be changing.

“Every year, Lompoc Brewing releases more than a half dozen Christmas beers around the first of December. This year, the brewers are excited to brew a beer in honor of Hanukkah as well.

Dubbed “Eight Malty Nights,” the Chocolate Rye beer will be brewed tomorrow, November 10. Rabbi Bradley Greenstein from the Congregation Neveh Shalom will be present to bless the mash and deliver a toast. The beer will be released on the first day of Hanukkah, Dec. 11. “

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Kris Kringle – Day 15

Nutcracker Ale is Boulevard’s holiday gift for real beer lovers. This hearty, warming brew is a classic winter ale, deep amber in color, with hints of molasses balanced by the “spiciness” of freshly harvested Chinook hops.
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Kris Kringle – Day 14

Oakshire Brewing Company of Eugene, Oregon has released their newest Seasonal Beer, Ill-Tempered Gnome throughout the state of Oregon on draft and in 22 ounce bottles. This winter seasonal is a complex brown ale with an underlying American hop punch. At 6.8% abv, the Gnome provides, bitter, roasty, chocolate, pine resin, citrus, dark fruit, coffee and sweet flavors all in one glass.

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Kris Kringle – Day 12

· Keep yourself warm and cozy while tasting winter seasonals and vintage brews from more than 30 Washington breweries. The Washington Beer Commission has teamed up with Chocolate Box to present beer and chocolate pairings, along with beer-chocolate cupcakes.
Tickets are $23 in advance, $25 at the door, and include a tasting cup and six 5-ounce tokens. Additional tokens will be available for $1.50 each. Designated driver admission is $5, and is available at the door. Visit HERE for more information.