Samuel Adams Winter Classics Variety (2015)

Holiday Porter and Fezzi back! Good stuff, instant buy for me.

Wonder if sparkling ale will be anything like infinium in concept/style (though obviously lower abv), which by most accounts was a total bust. I like the idea of having a light, bubbly beer around the holidays, but BBC doesn't have a great track record there.

 

Hmmmmm Sparking Ale evokes the same images in my mind as White Christmas.

 

This is their best Winter Variety pack I can ever remember. I'll definitely be purchasing this when I see it, which is great because I haven't bought one in years. At least not for personal consumption, I'd bring it to Christmas parties for everyone to share and have the Old Fezziwigs.

 

Well, sure - it's been a Holiday traditional for over a century (longer than the film or the song's been around):

 

I wish they'd dump the Chocolate Bock. Just does not do it for me.

 

Great ad. Are those sausages hanging from her dress?

 

Solid lineup, I will definitely be picking up at least one of these packs!

Ha ha I think they are one of those fur tail things...I don't know their official name but they kind of look like this:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=32814844

 

Old Fezziwig needs to be in 6 packs. They should make that their holiday beer. At least you dont get screwed with 2 Sam Adams lights. They need to drop the 2 regular Sams as well. I mean it is a "holiday pack" not a "holiday pack with our flagship beer"

 

Love these old adds. Keep them coming whenever possible.

 

grabbed last year as a gift from my neighbor, not bad, drank them all, but no White Christmas this year?? that was the best 1

 

I read this post early this morning before work, and it just made my day. After skipping the winter pack last couple of years, this is plain awesome. Someone at Sam Adams had to be listening to us. Variety pack worthy of the name! 2 each of their flagship beers, 2 each of my favorite holiday SA brews and 2 of a new beer ... thank you, SA, for putting the "variety" back in your Winter Pack. Can't wait to grab this!

 

I wish Cranberry Lambic was sold in 24 paks.

 

Saw this in the beer store a couple days ago. Passed because I can't in good conscience buy a winter/Christmas pack before Halloween, but I'm looking forward to picking up a couple 12s or perhaps a 24 from Costco and slugging a bunch of them while watching Die Hard on Thanksgiving night. I think I bought one of the 24 packs last year, but had passed the year or two before due to the underwhelming lineup and was very disappointed in the lack of the Holiday Porter. Glad to see that it's back and to grab a couple of these packs again this year.

Honestly, I see myself drinking primarily this and Celebration starting in a couple weeks, with some Breakfast Stout and maybe a Snow Pack thrown in.

 

From the bottle: "When we experiment, we never look at a beer style the same way twice. Our take on this golden, bubbly brew combines noble hops and pale malt to create a slightly floral aroma and a dry finish. Perfect for the holiday season, no matter what you are celebrating. Cheers!"

Makes its their version of the Champagne of Beers?

 

I'm in.

 

I also recall most Beeradvocate's hating White Christmas. I distinctly remember how no one wanted to buy last year's because of the presence of White Christmas four times in that variety pack. Myself included.

The review average for White Christmas is 3.48. Blue Moon is a 3.4.

To be clear, I'm not knocking anyone for liking it. I was simply echoing @johnnybgood1999 and @Pantalones' comments, in that I was also surprised for the love in this thread.

 

Yeah I am really surprised to see all of this White Christmas love, I don't remember anything close to this last year.

 

THEY LISTENED!

 

Definitely buying this!

Chocolate Bock, Old Fezziwig Ale and Holiday Porter are pretty good!

 

Yes, and replace it with Dunkelwiezen.