To Torrance, CA we head next for a proper British Winter Warmer, T’Ould Lad from Yorkshire Square Brewery.
“This delicious English Old Ale is brewed with our in house invert sugar creating a big, malty, holiday-like explosion of flavor in your mouth hole.”
2018 Holiday Beer # 4 – Winter Warmer from Sierra Nevada
Next up is an alternate holiday ale from Sierra Nevada. Winter Warmer gives you something different from the Fresh Hop Celebration IPA. It is available in their Winter Snowpack Variety.
Holiday Beer # 25 – Big Moose from Saranac
We move to the Moose for our next winter ale from Saranac Brewing.
“An American Pale Ale with fresh floral and citrus hop characters to keep the season bright. We’ve improved upon the 2012 recipe to fit with the palettes of today.”
Holiday Beer # 17 – Liquid Sweater from Ex Novo
We head back to my hometown of Portland for our next Winter Warmer from Ex Novo, Liquid Sweater…”PDX Red Ale with rich caramel & dark fruit notes. Willamette hops & spicy herbal finish.”
Holiday Beer # 12 – St. Festivus from the Brewer’s Art
Next up in the holiday hit parade comes from The Brewer’s Art. St. Festivus is a Winter Warmer style beer from the Baltimore brewery and restaurant.
Holiday Beer # 4 – Winter Warmer from Rahr & Sons
Rahr & Sons from Fort Worth, Texas brews up a Winter Warmer that is our 4th holiday beer of the season. An English Dark Ale for cold days or nights.
The Beers of Christmas – Day 20
Our next sleigh stop is Monrovia, California and Pacific Plate Brewing for their Belgian take on a Christmas Ale.
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.”
Christmas Beer Review # 1 – Jubelale
There are three Christmas beers that I always have at least one bottle of: Anchor, Sierra Nevada and Deschutes with their rotating label of art, Jubelale.
The Jubelale page of the Deschutes website declares that the beer has “Cocoa, dried fruit, and toffee notes. A robust ale with a warming spice.”
And here are my thoughts….
Such a cool label this year. Bright and colorful while remaining wintry. The beer pours a brown with orange tints. My first reaction is smoke. Leather and tobacco combined. Bright with minor cherry notes too. Almost has a barrel-aged quality to it.
Holiday Ale # 22 – Winter Warmer from SanTan
SanTan Brewing has a canned Winter Warmer that has been released From The Vault! The beer “has been conditioned for a minumum of 8 weeks. The very first specialty beer ever brewed at SanTan. Arizona orange blossom honey is added before it is spiced with fresh ginger.”