The Brew Site
The city of St. Louis, Missouri has a long and venerable brewing history behind it, but today’s Advent beer pick is not from that brewery. Rather, it’s Christmas Ale from Schlafly Beer, itself a St. Louis icon. Christmas ale is a spiced strong ale that is 8% alcohol by volume. … Continue reading
The Advent beer pick for today comes from Colorado’s Upslope Brewing and their line of colorful and handsome canned beers—including one that evokes both candy canes and Christmas gift wrap: Christmas Ale. This holiday offering is 8.2% alcohol by volume and is brewed with “holiday spices,” though just which ones … Continue reading
Baird Brewing launched in Japan in 2001 on a shoestring budget with a tiny brew system (30 liters). They’ve grown over the years, offering a solid lineup of classic beer styles as well as many interesting beers incorporating native Japanese ingredients. Their Christmastime ale is no different, and according to … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick comes from New York and the Southern Tier Brewing Company, who, while brewing a solid line of “regular” beers, is perhaps best known (out here on the west coast anyway) for brewing big bold extreme beers such as Creme Brulee Imperial Stout, Imperial Pumking, Imperial Cinnamon … Continue reading
Our Advent beer pick for December 13 comes from Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, who brews a rich and hearty winter ale for the holidays: Christmas Ale. A bit unusual in that on draft, it is 5% alcohol by volume, while the bottled version is 7%. The brewery says: Christmas Ale … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer we travel to the American Southwest, to La Cumbre Brewing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and their winter ale, Noche De Paz (“Silent Night”). It’s 7% alcohol by volume and brewed with spices, in the (American) classic holiday ale tradition. Our politically-correct, non-denominational winter spiced ale is … Continue reading
Today is National Lager Day here in the U.S., so I thought it befitting that the Advent beer pick is a Christmas lager, which of course means going to the source for some of the best lagers in the world—Germany: Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Weihnachtsbier. This festive golden brew is 5.6% alcohol by … Continue reading
December 9 is Christmas Card Day, commemorating Sir Henry Cole of England who created the first commercial Christmas card in 1843. Yes, honestly it’s a bit of an arbitrary holiday but didn’t all holidays initially start out somewhat arbitrarily? To celebrate the day and the messages that typically appear on Christmas … Continue reading
“I’m dreaming of a White IPA” doesn’t quite have the same ring as “White Christmas” but the intent in today’s Advent beer pick is the same: Accumulation White IPA from New Belgium Brewing. “Accumulation” as in snow, of course! Or an accumulation of IBUs and/or hops, according to the brewery: … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick is a Belgian strong dark ale from Brouwerij Het Anker out of Belgium: Gouden Carolus Christmas. The venerable old brewery is also home to a hotel and distillery, and produces the Gouden Carolus line of ales as well as several others. Their Christmas ale is 10.5% alcoho … Continue reading