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I don’t know if it is the lack of snow but there are not too many Christmas beers coming from SoCal. Los Angeles Ale Works is changing that with a double holiday release with one hoppy and one Belgian. Available at their Hawthorne brewery to-go.
Next up on our winter brew sleigh ride is another Three beer. Three Ryes Men from Reuben’s Brews in Washington State. Described as “a liquified rolo. Three Ryes Men is a barleywine brewed with multiple types of rye and aged in whiskey barrels, featuring a full body with malt driven caramel and chocolate notes, and layers of warming complexity. Three Ryes Men won the bronze medal for barleywine at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival.”
We go a little tart with this Christmas entry from New Realm Brewing in Georgia. Tart’s Content is a Berliner Weisse with traditional holiday flavors to spice up the season.
Following up on yesterday’s duo, is a pair from Dayton, Ohio and Warped Wing Brewery. The spiced lager sounds great to me but the Dopplebock will be great as our SoCal weather coldens up a bit.
A double dip of Sam Adams Christmas cheer in the shape of Old Fezziwig and Chocolate Bock in shiny new cans for 2020. Not in large supply though. But there is their Winter Lager to have.
Three beers from their regular and past line-up for this New Realm winter pack, “you’ll find fan favorites such as #1 selling Hazy Like A Fox IPA, a New England-style hazy brew brimming with fruity notes, and Hoptropolis IPA, an American IPA that bursts with tropical flavors. Next to those, New Realm brought back Tart’s Content, which is a richly fruited Berliner Weisse that impresses the palate with its tart, bright citrus, and seasonal- spiced flavors. Rounding out the pack is Quadrupel Threat, a 10% Belgian-style Quadrupel ale that is new to New Realm’s portfolio”
12 days of any style of beer is better than the Yuletide song. Even better is a style master like Stone giving a gift of hops in upside down mode. Just the right size for a post present party.
Bell’s Brewery has conjured up a holiday cocktail that mashes up the not often seen Scotch Ale with Bourbon barrel-aging for an Old Fashioned, Mad Men take for the season.
Happy last holiday of 2020! The rollercoaster year started high and then Covid cases went higher so it is a tough time for breweries so make this a give beer as gifts year.
~ e-visits to more GABF medal winning breweries
~ special featured reviews of holiday seasonals
~Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events (Far in the future events)
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month. One light, one medium and one dark
~ A Book & A Beer reads The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
~ A Podcast & A Beer listens to The Christmas Podcasts Podcast
~ Great Beer names and Best Beers of the Month
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world.
Seems like Trader Joe’s has switched from the generic Winter Brew to a more whimsical Winter Ride. I tried this recently and for the Josephs Brau brand, it is pretty good I feel you don’t believe it is a Dopplebock. A tad too slight for that but it has a nice caramel taste to it. I would buy it again.