Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 7: Leikam Brewing Maccabeer IPA

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 7: Leikam Brewing Maccabeer IPA

Hanukkah begins today at sundown, so to commemorate the Festival of Lights for today’s Advent beer we turn to Leikam Brewing, a certified kosher brewery in Portland, Oregon, that brews an annual beer for the holiday—Maccabeer IPA. It’s a 6.3% alcohol by volume west coast IPA brewed special for the … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 18: Collision Bend 8 Crazy Nights

Advent Beer Calendar 2022: Day 18: Collision Bend 8 Crazy Nights

Hanukkah sameach! This evening is the first night of Hanukkah, and to commemorate the holiday, today’s calendar beer pick comes from Collision Bend Brewing of Cleveland, Ohio. Collision Bend brews an annual Hanukkah winter ale, 8 Crazy Nights, lightly spiced with a touch of apple cider. It’s 8.5% alcohol by … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2011: Day 20: Jewbelation 15 and 8 Malty Nights

Advent Beer Calendar 2011: Day 20: Jewbelation 15 and 8 Malty Nights

Today to commemorate the first day of Hanukkah (which begins at sunset) I have picked not one but two Hanukkah beers (the only two that I’m aware of, in fact): Shmaltz Brewing’s Jewbelation 15, and Lompoc Brewing’s 8 Malty Nights. Picking the two of them together was actually inspired by the teaming … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2010: Day 4: Jewbelation 14

Advent Beer Calendar 2010: Day 4: Jewbelation 14

Today’s pick comes from Brewed for Thought‘s and the Hop Press‘ Mario Rubio, and he’s selected a beer that’s perfect for Hanukkah. Mario lends a hand again this year with the Advent Beer Calendar, and his excellent selection for today is Schmaltz Brewing’s Jewbelation 14: This year’s beer was brewed … Continue reading