Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 12: St. Bernardus Christmas Ale

Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 12: St. Bernardus Christmas Ale

Honestly, when it comes to Christmas beers, it’s hard to get much better than the Belgian traditions and I always comes back to including some of the classics in each year’s Beer Advent Calendar. This year we visit village of Watou, in West Flanders, Belgium, and the Brouwerij St. Bernardus for … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 12/11/2015

Oregon Beer News, 12/11/2015

Oregon Beer News for Friday, December 11, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 11: Brooklyn Winter Ale

Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 11: Brooklyn Winter Ale

For today’s Advent beer pick I’ve gone a little old school and selected a beer from New York’s Brooklyn Brewery: their Brooklyn Winter Ale. This is a rich, Scottish-style ale brewed to 6.1% abv with a malt bill that just sounds delicious: Scottish Floor-malted Maris Otter, English crystal malts, Belgian Aromatic … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 12/10/2015

Oregon Beer News, 12/10/2015

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, December 10, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 10: Carlsberg Tuborg Julebryg

Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 10: Carlsberg Tuborg Julebryg

For today’s Advent beer pick we head over to Denmark to the not inconsiderable Carlsberg Group, which brews a Christmas beer under one of their brands, Tuborg Julebryg, that has grown into quite an annual affair! The beer itself is a 5.6% abv Pilsner, and is described as: Tuborg Christmas brew … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 12/09/2015

Oregon Beer News, 12/09/2015

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, December 9, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 9: Moylan’s White Christmas Spiced Winter Lager

Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 9: Moylan’s White Christmas Spiced Winter Lager

Today’s Beer Advent Calendar pick comes from a classic song line and wish for Christmas—namely, that it be “white.” But today’s beer isn’t the Belgian-styled Wit you might be thinking; instead, it’s Moylan’s White Christmas Spiced Winter Lager from Moylan’s Brewery out of Novato, California. It’s the most wonderful time of … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 12/08/2015

Oregon Beer News, 12/08/2015

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, December 8, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 8: Great Lakes Christmas Ale

Advent Beer Calendar 2015: Day 8: Great Lakes Christmas Ale

Today’s Advent beer selection comes from the esteemed Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland, Ohio, which started brewing in 1988 (one of the long timers!). The first introduced their Great Lakes Christmas Ale in the early 1990s and since 1999 it has been a six-time medal winning beer. Do not … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 12/07/2015

Oregon Beer News, 12/07/2015

Oregon Beer News for Monday, December 7, 2015. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!