So, I’ve gotten a little behind in my posts. So behind that I’m having trouble remembering what I’ve tried. Below is a list of seven I can remember at the moment. In no particular order… here you go.
White Christmas Spiced Winter Lager
| Moylan’s Brewery | 6% | N/A |
Nothing special here. I’m not a large lager fan to begin with (unless it’s PBR) and adding spices to it didn’t help. I have to admit, I had this one after a glass of Deschutes’ The Dissident which is a very difficult beer to follow.
Old Jubilation
| Avery Brewing Co | 8% | 30 |
Avery is awesome. This is a good beer. Has a good malty flavor with hints of hazelnuts and slight chocolate finish. I recommend this one.
I’ll also recommend their Fifteen Anniversary Ale
Special Holiday Ale
| Stone Brewing Co | 9% | N/A |
Another interesting brew from Stone, Jolly Pumpkin and Nøgne Ø. This thing is brewed with Chestnuts, Juniper Berry, White Sage and Caraway Seed. Pretty good.
Brrr
| Widmer Brothers Brewing Co | 7.2% | N/A |
I’m not a huge fan of Hefeweizen style beers and since Widmer is pretty much known for their Hefe, I generally shy away from the brewery. But I have to say, their Brrr is a really good seasonal beer. I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor of this brew. Very recommended.
Brown Shugga
| Lagunitas Brewing Company | 9.9% | 51.1 |
Lagunitas is another brewery that rarely disappoints. This “sweet release” brown ale is probably the best brown ale I’ve tasted. I know, I’ve said that before, but I really think this one is better. Enjoy!
Winter Warmer
| Skyscraper Brewing | 5.4% | N/A |
Skyscraper is a new brewery that sprung up in 2007 down here in Souther California (El Monte of all places). I tried their Winter Warmer last year at Hollingshead and liked it enough to buy a bottle this year.
Holiday Porter
| Samuel Adams | 5.9% | N/A |
Another decent beer from Sam Adams. I picked up a sampler pack of Samuel Adams holiday beers so I have a couple more to write about a little later. But this Holiday Porter is good. Worth a try. So far, I’m not disappointed of the purchase.
Wow. OK, so with the previous 18 beers and these seven, I am now at 25 holiday beers. I think I can squeeze in five more before the weekend is over to bring me to 30. Stay tuned. Since everyone likes a good list, I’ll have a top 10 list to round up the best of the best of 2008/2009 holiday season.
Regarding Brown Shugga from Lagutinas. I thought it was great the first time I tried it too — at least at first. It is so sweet that I thought that I was getting a hangover shortly after finishing it. Great beer, bad after affect.
Wish I could get even one of these beers here!
You should try enjoying beers without writing comments. Your spelling and grammar leave something to be desired…. Try to be sober if you plan to do anymore reviews. Seems to me that you don’t really like much of anything anyway so why write about it.
Happy holidays to you too… asshole.