No, California does not get snow but with the 2016 we’ve had, maybe we will. At least we can enjoy some gingerbread from the Surf Brewery.
The Beers of Christmas – Day 14
We look for a red nose for the next beer in the series of Christmas Ales from Iron Hill.
“For a limited time, this holiday favorite is filled with complex aromas and flavors of grapefruit, spice and banana with a refreshing hop bitterness.”
The Beers of Christmas – Day 13
Genesee is our next brewery stop for their Winter Warmer, described thusly…”This Winter Warmer boasts a brilliant, but very deep burnished copper color and has a full body with a warming alcohol presence. Its complex dry dark chocolate flavors highlight subtle fruit and raisin notes in its huge malty profile, yet is exceptionally smooth. We used a blend of pale malts along with judicious amounts of caramel and dark specialty malts to give our ale its luscious complexity. We balanced this unique beer with traditional noble hops for bitterness and aroma.”
The Beers of Christmas – Day 11
Santa gets the Prairie Artisan Ales treatment for their barrel-aged Christmas release from the Oklahoma brewery.
The Beers of Christmas – Day 7
For the first holiday seasonal of December we feature Lithology Brewing. The Imperial Holiday ale, Watermill is brewed with a heavy addition of roasted organic Long Island squash, spices, a tough of pumpkin and a dash of pure maple syrup.
In the Tap Lines for December 2016
The holiday beers have been rolling onto the site fast. And it will continue until the Big Day arrives. Enjoy our last holiday season before the dark times
~ e-visits to three breweries from Iceland. Olgerdin, Olvisholt Brugghus & Vifilfell. Don’t forget about Einstock too.
~ special featured reviews of (wait for it) Christmas beers!
~ Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month. One light, one medium and one dark
~ A Book & A Beer reads Valiant Ambition about George Washington & Benedict Arnold
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world.
Here are two events to get your December started in the Los Angeles craft beer world:
1) December 7th – Far Bar hosts a ‘retirement’ party for Firestone Walker beers that are being discontinued.
2) December 14th – MacLeod Ales C.U.P. Hearing
The Beers of Christmas – Day 6
The Beers of Christmas – Day 5
The annual survey of winter/Christmas beers continues with a Mad Elf from Troegs.
Be careful though, this Elf clocks in at 11%.
The Beers of Christmas – Day 4
It is hard to fathom that Pyramid Brewery has been releasing their winter seasonal Snow Cap for 30 years! And for the occasion of three decades, they are doing a barrel-aged version for us.
The Beers of Christmas – Day 3
We head to the Midwest and Great Lakes Brewing for some barrel-aged Christmas cheer.