Beer for Christmas
I just finished off all of the beer I received as Christmas gifts this year. My sister Jen, who lives in North Carolina, gave me a mixed six pack of […]
Category Archives: Winter Brews
Sampling Winter Beers in New England
We traveled to Carlisle, Massachusetts for the holidays and I quickly made my way to Colonial Spirits in nearby Acton to load up on some regional brews that I can’t […]
Saranac 12 Beers of Winter
The Saranac 12 Beers of Winter mix pack is one of my favorite holiday traditions, dating back to at least 2001 (according to my beer database, which I started in […]
Harpoon Wintry Mix
I can check off another winter mix-pack from my beer to-do list: the Harpoon Brewery Wintry Mix, which features two bottles of six different beers. Harpoon IPA, one of my […]
Boa’s Beer Sampling Series, Session 13: Decemberfest
Session 13 of Boa’s Beer Sampling Series was held on December 5, 2009. The session was dubbed Decemberfest, for a celebration of winter beers. Winter seasonals represent a centuries-old tradition […]
Sampling the Winter Beers
I’ve been so busy sampling the winter beers that I haven’t had much time to post to the blog. So this post will be a quick catch-up to capture and […]
Magic Hat Feast of Fools
My second winter 12 pack of the season was the Feast of Fools Winter Variety 12-pak from Magic Hat Brewing Company (Burlington, VT). I sampled these Magic Hat brews on […]
Sam Adams Winter Classics
Having survived another Oktoberfest season, I’ve moved on to winter beers. And there’s no better way to kick off the winter beer season than with the Sam Adams Winter Classics […]
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