Thanksgiving Beer Lineup (2021)

I have a bottle of Lancaster Baked pumpkin ale for Thanksgiving dinner and a few bottles of Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot for the 5-day break. Will also start mixing in some Christmas ales as the mood hits.

 

Thanksgiving beer pairing is always my favorite and I enjoy putting a lot of time and thought into it. I think maybe I’ll go out and splurge on an Oxbow funky beer finally. Still haven’t pulled the trigger on one because of the price but there are several sitting on the top shelf at my favorite beer store for the last year collecting dust. I have a good selection of high ABV beers in the cellar but I generally don’t like the big beers with a meal. Lighter classic British ales, German lagers and funky beers seem to pair best with Turkey gravy and the high carb fixings. I drink a lot of IPAs so I’m looking to mix it up some.

 

A case of Yuengling and Miller High Life are usually in the fridge around Thanksgiving. Both pair well with the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, even the dessert! Maybe I’ll put a few kostritzers aside for the Bills game later that night

 

Celebration, brown ales and a sour or two. Maybe a high ABV stout later in the night.

Enjoy

 

I had a sour with the T-Day dinner 5-6 years ago and discovered that the tartness cuts right through all of the fat associated with a turkey and all of the rich trimmings. I've had a sour every year since then and will do so again this year. I have something in the cellar that will be chosen for the feast. Probably no beer before or after dinner since I don't drink so much anymore.

 

I'm bringing some Mad Elf, Yuengling Hershey's Porter, and a Utopias WWS for the host. Already at my Thanksgiving location is some Aventinus, Southern Tier 2XMAS, VA Beer Co Evil Santa, Alewerks Coffeehouse... And more Mad Elf.

 

Festbier and hard cider from locally pressed apples will be on tap. Apple wine, mead, a
raspberry mead (melomel) and Belgian quad in bottles, depending on what people want. .Will also have wine (not made by me) and absinthe if things get serious.

 

I have a grisette at the ready. I'm on call Thanksgiving Day and I work the weekend, so no alcohol. I'll get to it eventually, though, maybe with a rack of ribs on Monday.

 

Dogfish Head 90 minute
Sierra Nevada Imperial Haze
New Belgium Future Hop IPA
Molson Golden
NB Wild Ride 30th Anniversary Amber
Hamm's Lager

 

1 or 2 Lord Hobo Cranberry Lagers to start the day. Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale will lead into meal. I usually switch to wine at dinner. After, up in the air. Celebration or maybe a dram of Bruichladdich 2011 Islay Barley.

 

Thanksgiving dinner (430 pm) is at my SiL's house this year. I have no idea what will be served with the turkey so I'll just pick a up a nice Italian rosé for dinner and have an Expedition Anniversary to wind down when I get home. I have to be at work at 745 Friday morning so it will be a light day.

 

Fremont Spice Wars

 

I make a keg of cider every year. Just tapped it today. Also plan to open a bottle of 3 Fonteinen that I've been sitting on.

 

Not sure what my turkey day plans are. Regardless I'll be finishing up the few festbiers that are straggling, and have a smoked porter lined up as well. Probably going to finish things off with wendigo.

 

I got some Sam Adams Boston lager! Should pair good with Turkey

 

For Bears game it’s Civil Life Burton on Holt and Sierra Nevada Celebration.

To “cut” the turkey a Side Project Bruin or Kriek.

Hair of the Dog Matt for later!

Bearssssssssss!

 

We have a strange Thanksgiving here and we do 3 different dinners (great for the waistline!)

This year: homebrewed West Coast IPA and pumpkin beer to start (later homebrew cranberry sour, but it may not be ready until dinner #3). I like to start with a Sierra Nevada Bigfoot, but couldn't get one this time. Like Beer_Economicus said, if the in-laws bust out a nice bottle of wine, it's hard to say no to that at dinner. Our family tradition is to do gin and tonics before dessert, and depending on comfort level I may do a Founders Backwoods Bastard or KBS almost like a fireside brandy.

Have a good T-day whatever your lineup may be!

 

I will be cooking my tradtional Thanksgiving on Saturday this year, as my daughter and her fiance will be coming up from Columbus that day;
I may bust out some sours also, my daughter and I both enjoy and Eric likes hoppy, so some IPA's will be on the table as well....
Have a nice French Bordeaux and 10 year old Port as well.....should be a nice day!

 

After this weekend, I may not be drinking at all, but considering something like:

Side Project's Abricot du Fermier
Shared's Coffee Shop Vibes.

Serve the first as an aperitif, maybe sip on a little while I play drums. Probably just pair my meal with water, as I tend to not drink much while eating. For a couple Thanksgivings, I'd open up Victory's Java Cask and sip on that. Coffee Shop Vibes would take its place.

If I end up wanting something lighter than CSV (or less liquid), I may open up some Hair of the Dog since they're 12oz bottles. Undetermined which one.

 

I'm going to Florida for Thanksgiving (Tampa area), and obviously cannot bring beer on the plane. Any recs? Want something local that isn't Cigar City (I have had all of their beers).

 

Some Eddy Fitzgerald as well as some GL Xmas ale, with a Westmalle Dubbel thrown in for good measure.

 

Mayflower Porter for sure.

 

For whatever reason the last few years it's become a tradition to have a Xocoveza after Thanksgiving dinner. Just found some from 2019 so I'm wondering how the spices will be on that one. Some King Julius and Celebration as well for before/during the meal

 

My wife has family on Long Island which we will be visiting and it is my ‘job’ to provide the beer. I will be bringing a variety of homebrewed beer:

· Brown Ale (my Smoky & Spicy Brown Ale)

· Oatmeal Stout

· Motueka IPA

· English Bitter Ale

· Saison

Hopefully there is sufficient variety for everyone’s enjoyment.

FWIW the beer style of the above list that best pairs with the Turkey featured dinner is the Saison IMO.

Cheers!

 

I have a Fremont 12th anniversary stout and a Briar Common Amnesia for this year's festivities. A happy and safe Thanksgiving to all!

 

Check a bag bro!

 

My buddy is cooking lamb. What kind of beer goes with lamb? i got a bunch of big bottles of big beers, so a few of those will go down too.

 

Didn't get to finish..
So . Fremont 2020 Spice Wars
North Coast Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Rasputin 750ml
Trader Joes Dark Ale brewed with Spices 750ml( $6 dollars and brewed by Unibroue which is mind blowing)
And all of my aunts 20 year mcallan

 

A lamb-ic.

Sorry, I just couldn't ignore that opportunity.

 

Turkey tryptophan paired with Flying Dog's new Triple Dog triple ipa should secure a lengthy post dinner nap.

 

Wish I could join the Bourbon County tasting but I’ll be up in Canada until Monday. I don’t think any will appear up here on Friday?

 

Given that I’m up in Canada, I will buy a handful of Canadian BA stouts and barley wines and share with the family!

 

I'm considering pulling the trigger and buying a 4pack of this as well...

 

Every Thanksgiving for the past several years I hqve watched Planes, Trains and Automobiles and paired it with a special beer selection.
This years will be, thanks to @mschrei , The Bruery So Happens It's Tuesday.

 

Classic John Candy...

 

North Coast Old Stock Ale