Favorite Christmas Beers?

12 Dogs of Christmas (if I want the typical spiced holiday beer)
Snow Ermine (if I want something not typical for a holiday beer)

I still think I'm one of the few people who has never been impressed in the slightest by Celebration. And that is coming from a hop head.

 

Now its Celebration Ale. Years ago when it was around, Pete's Winter Brew

 

Sam Adams Winter Lager

 

Samichlaus

 

I've never had Celebration but last year (before I was heavy into craft) I liked Troegs 2XMAS and Mad Elf

 

Love the ever changing Anchor Christmas, Brooklyn Black Chocolate and Harpoon Chocolate Stout.

 

Simply Beer.

 

Which one!?
http://www.beeradvocate.com/search/?q=Simply&qt=beer

 

Great Divide Hibernation Ale

 

Anderson Valley's Winter Solstice. I ALWAYS look forward to this fantastic ale each year.

 

Sweetwater Festive & Old Fezziwig

 

Drinking a Mad Elf as I type this, though it's better with some age on it. Ive got a 2010 Affligem Noel that I plan to uncork on Christmas. That'd be one of my favorite seasonals.

 

Not necessarily a Christmas beer, but every year we buy a 3L Curieux bottle and bust it open at midnight on NYE at our annual party. Celebration begin!

Last year my christmas eve special beer was brooklyn black ops, and I usually also drink a lot of Brooklyn Chocolate Stout at Christmas too.

 

Celebration. Or FBS, not exactly a Xmas beer, but released around then. Great for Xmas morning.

 

Had Lakefront Spiced Holiday Lager and Ommegang Adoration for the first time last year. Definitely a high chance of picking those up again this year. I also enjoy Sierra Nevada Celebration and Anderson Valley Winter Solstice. The one I look forward to the most though is Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. I love a great beer and I love a great. That one combines both. Nice.

 

I meant that I can drink every single beer on Christmas. Doesn't really matter which one it is.

 

Struise Tsjeeses Belgian Style X-mas Ale (2008 I think?) all day, four or five bottles of trapped time goodness, I've drank one so far.

 

An Xmas tradition in my house is a three year vertical of Trader Joe's/Unibrou Vintage Ale, which ages amazingly well. I also pull out a bomber or two from the stocks - this year may be Bolt Cutter and W00tstout 1.0

 

St. Bernardus
Corsendonk
Merry Maker
Geary's Hampshire Special (wish they had distro in MN)

 

get both -