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New Belgium has another holiday treat for us…
“Cinnamon & spice, and everything nice: that’s what Glühbier is made of. Just in time for your holiday gathering, our spiced dark sour ale will be the perfect centerpiece on the table. The name is a natural conversation starter in itself! A nod to the German word for glow, Glühbier is our take on the classic mulled-style beverage spiced with lemon peel, cinnamon, clove, allspice, orange and nutmeg.”
Picobrouwerij Alvinne in West Flanders makes quite a few beers that have graced the SoCal area (and hopefully yours) for many years and I have chosen them because of the Three Wise Men.
They started with Balthazar which as the translated website describes it is, “..a spicy dark beer, which includes fresh ginger, cardamom and coriander.”
Then they moved onto Melchior, a “Strong barley wine, full of flavor, a companion for cold and dark winter nights.”
And then finished the trio with Gaspar, “Bitter and thirst quenching, unusual winter beer, hoppy, malty and just creamy. For those who get fed up with dark beers during winter.”
All three are very different from the American takes on winter beers so I suggest picking them up for a beer dinner before Christmas.
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.