Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 7: Corsendonk Christmas Ale

Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 7: Corsendonk Christmas Ale

You can’t have a lineup of Christmas beers without having at least one Belgian ale present; Belgium’s tradition of brewing strong bières de Nöel for the holiday season is well established at this point, and to overlook these beers would be unforgivable. Accordingly, today’s Advent beer pick takes us to … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 5: Black Abbey Krampus Nacht

Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 5: Black Abbey Krampus Nacht

Tonight is Krampus Night! Krampus is something of the antithesis of as well as an assistant to Saint Nicholas, appearing in European eastern Alpine folklore. From Wikipedia: “Assisting Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, the pair visit children on the night of 5 December, with Saint Nicholas rewarding the well-behaved children … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 3: New Belgium Holiday Ale

Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 3: New Belgium Holiday Ale

Even though “Advent” is a Christian-based convention surround the Christmas holiday, I like to fill out this Beer Advent Calendar with all manner of holiday beers—sort of the “Happy Holidays” greeting for the season, if you will. (Which is absolutely appropriate and in no way detracts from saying “Merry Christmas” … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 2: Riedenburger Weihnachtsfestbier

Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 2: Riedenburger Weihnachtsfestbier

Today’s Advent beer pick takes us to Germany to drink lager and to visit Riedenburger Brauhaus, which offers up a variety of seasonal brews, including its annual Weihnachtsfestbier (Christmas festbier, or as Google amusingly translates it, “Christmas party beer”). Riedenburger Brauhaus is a traditional family brewery located in Riedenburg, Germany, … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2021: Day 23: Great Divide Brewing Peppermint Bark Yeti

Advent Beer Calendar 2021: Day 23: Great Divide Brewing Peppermint Bark Yeti

Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seems that there are a notable number of peppermint bark-inspired beers being released this holiday season; peppermint bark is a chocolate confection that sees crushed peppermint candies sprinkled onto melted chocolate, so a stout infused with chocolate and peppermint is an obvious recipe. So … Continue reading