Holiday Beers (2025)

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  1. WunderLlama

    WunderLlama Grand Pooh-Bah (4,820) Dec 27, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Biere de Noel by Trillium

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    4.09/5 rDev -2.2%
    look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

    Brewers notes: Pronounced notes of white pepper and an estery fruitiness with undertones of clove and herbal hop. With a light-to-medium malty sweetness on the palate, Biere de Noel has a dry finish with a light body

    Chilled 330ml bottle pours a massive white fizzy foam head over a murky translucent golden liquid

    Aroma us yeasty , cloves

    Taste is yeasty , spices, cloves, white pepper

    Effervescent, fizzy

    Good beer
     
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  2. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Hardywood - Christmas Morning
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  3. grantcty

    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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    Sam Adams Old Fezziwig

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    The beer may have lost some of the spices that it used to have, but it's still a nice drinker and I will continue to buy it as long as it's available.

    A Merry Christmas to all!
     
    #343 grantcty, Dec 26, 2025
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  4. cheeseheadinMinneapolis

    cheeseheadinMinneapolis Pooh-Bah (2,011) Sep 20, 2017 Wisconsin
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    Before, during and after my XMas supper I drank a 32oz crowler can of Leinenkugel’s Snowdrift Vanilla Porter. A 2025 tap room release bought in Chippewa Falls, WI at the lodge.
    Solid beer, a little simple maybe but smooth and tasty.
     
    #344 cheeseheadinMinneapolis, Dec 26, 2025
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  5. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    #345 Luscious_Malfoy, Dec 26, 2025
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  6. russpowell

    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    Good to great Quad

    Lucked into finding this in Fort Smith Arkansas & then stumbled into 4 BCBS beers as well!

     
    #346 russpowell, Dec 26, 2025
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  7. grantcty

    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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  8. thebeers

    thebeers Grand Pooh-Bah (5,837) Sep 10, 2014 Pennsylvania
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    Tree House Gift of Hops

    Merry Christmas, BAs. I hope Santa was good to you today. Familial duties are finished for the day, and it’s time to crack open a beer — this one gifted by my brother-in-law.

    GoH is OJ colored with a thin, but creamy-looking, off-white head that leaves solid lacing, even in a plastic cup.

    Big cantaloupe, peach, strawberry and nectarine compete in the nose.

    Cantaloupe and more muted tropical fruit show in the taste — papaya maybe — joined by some light hop burn and alcohol in the finish.

    It has a full-bodied, creamy feel with tight carbonation.

    I get easily bored with NEIPAs these days, but this is definitely a better example and hangs with Tree House’s earlier work. Recommended. :beers:

     
    #348 thebeers, Dec 26, 2025
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  9. grantcty

    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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    Thought I'd have one more...

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    This was a lot hoppier than I was expecting.
     
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  10. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    2024 bottling. Tastes great. Cheers!!
     
    #350 Luscious_Malfoy, Dec 26, 2025
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  11. EdFed

    EdFed Maven (1,479) Dec 21, 2008 Illinois
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    Aptly named, Last Christmas is my final true holiday beer for this year. It’s a delicious barrel-aged quad from Eagle Park in Wisconsin. Try to have at least one every year.

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    #351 EdFed, Dec 26, 2025
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  12. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    Continuing my Holiday Beers this week. Im in PA so picked up an old favorite that I never see in Connecticut. Very glad to see this one as I used to buy this by the case every winter. Hoping to have some rekindled enjoyment and nostalgia tonight with this one.
    This is Penn Brewery in Pittsburgh PA and their St Nikolaus Bock Bier, its a 6% beer.

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    The beer pours a clear chestnut to mahogany color and has some ruby highlights. A creamy khaki colored head foams up about 3 cm with fluffy yet dense head. This foam slowly fades to a sturdy surface covering that sticks around through the sampling.
    Aroma is clean with caramel and and toasted dark bread mixing with just a bit of grassy hop note. No hint of the ABV on the nose.
    First sip reveals a medium body with very smooth texture and fine tingly carbonation.
    Flavor is some caramel and brown sugar and again toasted brown bread. definitely leans on the sweeter side.
    Not really any hop character nor booziness her either. This is a very drinkable beer that has a clean malty profile. No holiday spice etc, but I would gladly drink this beer again and again. Might try to bring some back to CT with me.
     
    #352 sulldaddy, Dec 27, 2025
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  13. 67elbirdos

    67elbirdos Crusader (403) Sep 20, 2021 Missouri
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    Crooked Stave Sleigh Queen. Label promises nutmeg and cinnamon and it doesn’t lack for that — so sharp that it bricks the malt that’s advertised. I wanted a holiday style and that’s what I got, so I’m goin’ with it!

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    #353 67elbirdos, Dec 27, 2025
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  14. SLeffler27

    SLeffler27 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,906) Feb 24, 2008 New York
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    Frozen Keys - Talking Cursive

    Not sure if this is officially a holiday beer. Seeing as how it was purchased with that intention, let’s give it a whirl, shall we? Besides, we are currently encased in about an inch of ice, so it is somewhat appropriate anyway.

    This is a veteran / woman owned brewery, and they make some well done beer. This is a Cold IPA, crisp, clean hops and remarkably dry. It is more grassy than citrus and definitely has no Christmas spice (thankfully). The bitterness is fairly strong without being aggressive. A good choice for the inaugural pour into a Pretentious Glass Co., Founder’s Series Tulip glass.

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    Amazing voice, even with hair. Tragic life, hopefully she understands what a treasure she left for all of us to enjoy.
     
    #354 SLeffler27, Dec 27, 2025
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  15. SLeffler27

    SLeffler27 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,906) Feb 24, 2008 New York
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    Everything Naughty Ommegang

    Apparently there is an alternate version of this, Everything Nice, which I was unqualified to purchase. But that is another story…

    As a Blond Imperial Stout, this is unsuccessful. As a tasty afternoon diversion it is yum.

    Faint coffee and nutmeg along with Drosté (chocolate/orange) in the aroma. Mild bitterness is overtaken by sweetness and white chocolate flavors. The abv is quite present, without being boozy.

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    too much great music to select from. Here is a new one (for me). There will be a different piece in the MidAtlantic cross-posting.

     
    #355 SLeffler27, Dec 27, 2025
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  16. russpowell

    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    It's a good'un
     
    #356 russpowell, Dec 28, 2025
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  17. russpowell

    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    Abita Office Party Holiday Stout, 6.8% ABV. Not enough body for me, too much cinnamon & nutmeg

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    #357 russpowell, Dec 28, 2025
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  18. russpowell

    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    I apologize; I confused it with its big brother. I swear I have had that, alas no review
     
    #358 russpowell, Dec 28, 2025
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  19. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    Somebody call this guy a cab. He is cooked for the evening!!
     
    #359 sulldaddy, Dec 28, 2025
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  20. russpowell

    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    Sadly, before beer... Unless we are counting that lightweight Stout:crazy_face:
     
    #360 russpowell, Dec 28, 2025
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