Christmas beers are dropping earlier than I've ever seen

Eventually we will get a Winter Warmer style Oktoberfest. Or has this already been done?

 

Seen Accumulation by New Belgium on shelves today. Think Jubilation is out too as well

 

Every year around mid October people say "the seasonal creep is here, pretty soon there will be Christmas beers in July."

Always around mid October... every year... same time... never earlier.

 

SPDY (Same Post, Different Year)

Mad Elf came out the same time last year.

 

I saw Anchor's Our Special Ale on the shelves today. Of course, it was from 2017. Unfortunately, this seems to be the norm around here - at least in the mix-a-six coolers.

 

Jubelale is out already. I love it, but won't buy it before 11/1.

 

LOL nice!

 

I bought a Sixpoint Puff in the same store on April 20, 2018, for a 4/20 WBAYDN post. I later checked the canning date: 4/20/17. No joke. I told the W&S manager about it. What'd he do? He marked it down to $1/can. Fortunately, the canned-on date wasn't visible in my photo, so no one knew how big of an idiot I am. Until now.

 

I am seeing more and more stores with old stock. It sucks to have to police the beer so much but man I check and double check a lot to avoid this. Sadly all the people out there trying beers for the first time get a bad taste for craft since a lot of times they get old swill and its not a true reflection of the beer.

 

Yes - check dates and as usual, refuse the old crap. They do this with old fall beers too, in early summer. Bastages!

 

Shiner Cheer dropped in stores in Houston this past week. I don't know how much of this they sold last year but after Christmas, it couldn't be found on shelves. My daughter was looking for some to take to a party and it was not to be found.

 

I'll welcome Winter Welcome when I see it.

 

Well, how was it?

 

Malt bomb. I only bought it for WBAYDN anyway.

 

I got my first Christmas beers of the season two weeks ago. Harvey's Christmas Ale from England. So far I have Shiner Cheer, La Chouffe N'Ice Chouffe, GL Ohio City, 10 Barrel Pray for Snow and Old Jubilation. Gift sets too, I have Piraat, Gulden Draak and Weihenstephaner. I hate having these things so early but if I don't buy them now my store won't get them.