The Twelve Beers of Christmas

Beer aficionados often zestfully look forward to seasonal and special releases from craft breweries everywhere.  These innovative special blends are part of what makes the craft beer industry so great. Breweries experiment with ingredients like fruits, vegetables, spices, and varieties of hops to create beer with so much flavor and uniqueness. There are seasonal brews from Summer, Fall (including Halloween and pumpkin), Winter ales, and special Christmas blends. The Christmas beers can be difficult to find as breweries usually brew a very limited supply and they sell quickly. I wanted to put together a collection of Christmas beers that were named specifically for the Christmas holiday. I specifically did not include Winter ales. To share with you my favorite Christmas beers, here is my adaptation of a Christmas classic.

The Twelve Beers of Christmas

On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Holiday Spice Lager from Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, WI.

On the 2nd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Holiday Porter from Sam Adams and the Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA.

On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Holiday 'Sucks' Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, CA.

On the 4th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Christmas Ale from Bell's Brewery, Kalamazoo, MI.

On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Christmas Ale from Abita Brewing Co., Covington, LA.

On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Christmas Ale from Breckenridge Brewery, Denver, CO.

On the 7th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Our Special Ale from Anchor Brewing Co., San Francisco, CA.

On the 8th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Christmas Ale from Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH.

On the 9th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Christmas Ale from Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL.

On the 10th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Santa's Private Reserve Ale from Rogue Ales, Newport, OR.

On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter from Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN.

On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Delirium Noel from the Huyghe Brewery, Melle, Belgium.

Finding and sampling these beers was a lot of fun. I am especially pleased to have found twelve Christmas beers. I even have two more in the fridge that I did not include here. Maybe an addendum?  A friend of mine suggested that I do an advent calendar for next year...a whole month of Christmas/Winter brew.  That could be quite interesting.