Your favorite Winter beers

Anything that comes in a can or a bottle.

 

A heavily spiced Wit like Allagash White for example is my favorite.

Any beer with any form of coffee blended/added

Hoppier brown ales.

 

Celebration, or if it's cold enough to be sitting out by a fire then Marshall Zhukov.

 

As we all know, so many new beers and old beers come out all the time. Pick one beer that you're looking forward to in the Winter months, that hasn't released yet, as of this thread.


Cigar City Brewing Dark Woods in 22oz format

 

Hopslam

 

Surly Darkness was released this past Saturday at the brewery, but wont hit shelves until this week. I'll be waiting patiently.

 

i need Darkness to hit NYC....not gonna happen though

 

Not a "winter release" since it debuts this Thursday but looking forward to Kelsen Brewing's Vendel.

 

The Abyss, especially since there's a place near me that's doing a 2012-2015 vertical tasting.

 

Technically not winter, but Mother of All Storms releases here in a few weeks. One of my all time favorites.

 

Grimm BA Maple Syrup Double Negative and Finback BA BQE

 

I don't know about where you are, but I can sill find last year's bottles. Just bought and drank a 2014 a couple of weeks ago; great stuff.

 

jolly pumpkin noel de calabaza, by far my most anticipated beer of any season...cannot wait to practically buy out wegmans' stock of this myself again

 

I look forward to the special releases, but winter also calls for occasions to drink multiple beers. In terms of general sessionable seasonals, I look forward to Anchor, Our Special Ale - both the beer and whichever tree they choose to feature on the label. Some years are better than others, but nonetheless a brew I annually look forward to drinking once it's winter. I also have a soft spot for NB Frambozen. A staple of my winter drinking regime for many years, always a solid selection.

 

Just had an 09, it was really nice.

Had no idea about the Maple DN, sounds awesome, is that in bottle format or draft only?

 

Dang, really? I'm in Portland. Haven't seen any in a while.

 

Celebration

 

Bigfoot

 

It will primarily be bottled with draft being a possibility

 

Originally from Los Angeles, moved to Baja Mexico, then lived in San Diego for the last 5 years, now in Nevada, can't comment on what a 'real winter' might be like, but when it does get cold(it does get cold in these places no less), is good to have Ten Fidy, St. Bernardus Christmas Ale, Old Ruffian and Solstice D'hiver. Last year, I had a good amount of Xocovezas, that was probably the best. Cheers!