Winter releases

Two words.....Bourbon County!

 

Get plenty of Nugget Nectar around here (thank god) but would love to get my hands on some Abrasive. Do I sense a trade in the near future?

 

Love BBCS, one of the best bargains out there, but I also love Celebration......love Celebration. I also look forward to NN but I consider that more a Spring seasonal. Is Hi-Res a winter release? Either winter or Spring, either way another fantastic beer.

 

Im so down to trade with you. Sounds like a deal to me.

 

Oh, and how could I forget one of my favorite winter releases, Dogfish Head Piercing Pils. In my opinion, this seasonal brew is highly underrated. I do wish they did a year round Pilsner in 4 or 6 packs. I do love myself some My Antonia bu that's a bomber.

 

BCBS, Olde Hickory Lindley Park and Event Horizion.

 

Well, I'm not looking forward to anything in particular (other than by looking at ratings and using my imagination) because I only got into craft beer earlier this year so I haven't explored the winter beer landscape yet. Thinking of Christmas ales in particular--what are the top 3-4 widely available (or at least here in MD) Christmas ales that I need to try?

 

Event Horizon is a great stout, don't get me wrong, one of the best, but BCBS is next-level. No comparison.

 

I always try the Anchor Christmas Ale. The recipe always changes, although it's been disappointing the last couple of years. Yule Tide by Heavys Seas will be on my list.

 

When is this typically released?

 

BCBS Vanilla
SA Old Fezziweg (wish this was released in 6 packs, dammitt - you guys put the Harvest pumpkin in 6 packs, but not a superior beer like Old Fez'?)
St bernardus Christmas
Affligem Noel
Great Divide Old Hibernation
Great Lakes Christmas Ale

 

Forgot about this one. Another of my winter favorites.

 

Seriously am I the only one here looking forward to BBpt5?

 

This year's winter variety pack has Winter Lager, White Christmas, Old Fezziwig, and Chocolate Bock... I think it's just the four flavors this year. We just started packing them out last week.

I'm hoping for this as well, but I'm not sure what the plan is with that. I personally would rather see that and Chocolate Bock in six-packs than see White Christmas on the shelves. At least this year's variety packs have a good selection.


As for my list, I already got my supplies of Fezziwig and Chocolate Bock, so:
-Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
-Celebration
-Narwhal
-SA Merry Maker (I managed to snag a case of bombers last year, and was pleasantly surprised).
-Weyerbacher Winter Ale
-Anchor Merry Christmas Happy New Year
-Nugget Nectar
-Dogfish Head Piercing Pils
-Heavy Seas Yule Tide
-and to mix it up a bit, anything with juniper in the name/description

Get some variety packs. Usually they give you a good indication of what the seasonal offerings are. Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada are good ones for the season. If you like less hopped-up beers, relatively simple recipes such as wintery lagers and ales are much more palatable than their spring/summer counterparts (SA Winter Lager, Anchor Merry Christmas Happy New Year, Weyerbacher's Winter Ale, etc.). If you're a fan of stouts, check out some of the flavorful offerings of the season (chocolate, spiced, and "cookie"-like prevail during this season). If you enjoy bitter and crisp beers, check out brews like Nugget Nectar or Dogfish Head's Piercing Pils. I think my list is pretty well-balanced, so feel free to see what I have listed above.

 

Wait, Sam Adams is putting the beers we actually want in a variety pack?

This is unprecedented!

 

Seems like early December in the past. No idea about this year though.

 

Anchor OSA. It's a yearly tradition for me.

 

It has to be this:

 

celebration, ya ya ya. nugget nectar ya ya ya. Brooklyn chocolate stout ya ya ya, FBS ya ya ya.

I am Lourde ya ya ya. ya ya ya hunger games.

 

Schlafly Tasmanian IPA and Deschute's Jubelale