Sam Adams Winter Classics Pack 2013?

it's out already?

 

I havent seen it yet.

 

The harvest collection formally runs through October, so look for an update over the next week or so

 

This year's lineup: [now called "Winter Favorites" btw] Boston Lager, Winter Lager, Cherry Chocolate Bock, Old Fezziwig, White Christmas, & Juniper IPA.

 

No Holiday Porter? Damn.

 

I thought the Juniper IPA was a decent beer but I would have wanted the holiday porter in this pack.

 

I like Boston Lager and all, but I really wish they'd stop putting that in their seasonal packs. I'd rather have 6 unique seasonals.

Oh and no holiday porter is weak sauce

 

No complaints. I'll give both of the new beers a chance when it comes out. I'm actually somewhat intrigued by them, to be honest.

 

yeah I liked the Holiday Porter also. A sign of the times it's replaced by an IPA? The Cherry Chocolate Bock is new this year (I think), they used to have a chocolate something else, but I found it tasted like someone poured hot chocolate mix into my beer - very artificial and didn't integrate. I think they also used to put in their light lager, glad that's gone.

 

That was Chocolate Bock. I'm assuming that this will be a variant of that same beer made with cherries.

 

I had the Chocolate Cherry Bock at the brewery during Boston Beer Week and it was really good, my friends and I all wanted more of it, sadly we only got one or two small pours of it. It wasn't overpowering on both the chocolate and the cherry but it was sweet, kind of dessert like but still good

 

Anybody know what's in the New Belgium Winter mix pack?
Please be Old Cherry!

 

I'll take that cherry chocolate bock all day!

 

Maybe I'll pick it up. The bock seems interesting as long as it doesn't seem artificial (I'm concerned). It's been several years since I had Old Fezzi and I recall liking it and wishing they just put out a 6-pack of that during the holoday. The juniper IPA and the White Christmas will be new for me, although neither really excite me. The spicing of the winter lager was not to my liking the last I tried it, a couple years back. And Boston lager? I'd prefer Boston ale, just because I never see it in my market.

 

No not my Holiday Porter?!

Would rather kept that one...

 

Get the fucking White Christmas and IPA out of the mix pack. An IPA replacing a porter and especially a witbier in a WINTER mix pack makes no sense.

 

Should have brought back the Maple Pecan Porter. That beer was too good to not brew anymore.