The Brew Site
Today is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day (yes, it’s a real thing!), so naturally for the Advent beer of the day I had to choose something thematically appropriate. Hence, we visit Washington state and North Jetty Brewing, which released a specialty brew this month that fits the bill nicely: Ugly … Continue reading
Did you know the Principality of Monaco only has one brewery? The Brasserie de Monaco produces over 100,000 liters of beer annually, with a regular lineup consisting of Ambrée (pale to amber ale), Blanche (witbier), and Blonde (lager), and for the yuletide season it also brews a Christmas beer with … Continue reading
One of Bell’s Brewery’s signature beers is its seasonal Oberon Ale, an American wheat ale available every spring and summer that has garnered quite a following over the years. The brewery has released a number of variants on the classic Oberon recipe, including Mango Habanero, Cherry, and Citrus Oberon, all … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer pick, we’re visiting Great Basin Brewing in Nevada, a craft brewery that got its start 30 years ago in Sparks and today has four locations across the northwestern part of the state. Each year Great Basin brews up its special Red Nose Holiday Wassail, a winter … Continue reading
The state of Colorado has no shortage of craft breweries offering festive holiday beers, and for today we have a big one from 6 and 40 Brewery of Lakewood, Christmas Tree Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, a warming ale with 11.2% alcohol by volume that spent a fair amount of … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer pick, we’re visiting Belgium and the Brasserie Taverne de l’Abbaye d’Aulne, located at the former Aulne Abbey Cistercian monastery. The brewery produces several lines of beers, and under its ADA (Abbaye d’Aulne) brand, it offers up an annual Bière de Noël, also labeled as its Christmas … Continue reading
Today is National Lager Day, celebrating the world’s number one style of beer, so what could be more fitting than selecting a lager for today’s Advent calendar beer? And when I think of lager, Germany is the first country that comes to mind; over the years I’ve never picked a … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin takes a look at the newest in the Coolship Experiment beer series from Crux Fermentation Project, Crux Coolship Experiment No. 6. Crux teamed up with Rogue Creamery of southern Oregon to brew a lambic-style ale in which the same microorganisms used to create Rogue’s … Continue reading
Hop Valley Brewing is the official beer/brewery of the Seattle Kraken hockey team, and recently released a new hazy pale ale, Hockey Haze, in honor of the NHL Winter Classic game taking place next month. Here’s a bit about the new beer from the marketing email I received: Seattle is … Continue reading
Spiced ales are something of a holiday staple, with roots in wassail and mulled beer, and while many modern yuletide specialties rely on a wide variety of flavors and additions, one of Pennsylvania’s classic holiday beers adheres to traditional Christmas spices for a seasonal delight—Sly Fox Brewing Christmas Ale. Sly … Continue reading