Foo - Winter brews

I love this time of year, when the seasonal ales get darker and ooze out of the tap like syrup. :p

My all time favorite is Deschutes Jubel Ale.
Siletz also makes an awesome Spruce Ale made with the essence of spruce trees.

Lately I've been getting into Belgian beers. Chimay is my current favorite. But I love German weissbiers.

Chimay is good (I like the blue label best) but New Glarus 'Uff-da Bock' is my all time winter favorite.

good old sam winter brew

Sam gives me a wicked case of the farts. Great beer though!

thanks for that great comment.

Chimay is good (I like the blue label best) but New Glarus 'Uff-da Bock' is my all time winter favorite.

Chimay with pistacheos!! Another weakness of mine. :(

good old sam winter brew

What's old sam winter brew? Sam Adams? I've always thought of Sam Adams as really just a higher-priced domestic beer, but I had some the other day and it wasn't bad. If its Samuel Smith you're talking about, that is some good stuff.

Chimay with pistacheos!! Another weakness of mine. :(

You sure are full of weaknesses, William :p

Have you ever endulged in a Belgian Lambic? Tops Chimay at $6 a pint bottle.

In Denmark, they brew a special beer out of the first snow fall of the season. It is called, appropriately, Snow Beer. I was there the day the season's Snow Beer was to be sold for the first time. The earliest it could be sold was one minute after midnight of the magic day. There were people milling about all over Copenhagen waiting for it.

My buddy and I decided to park in the hotel bar and wait for one, but it was jam-packed, to the rafters, and so was every other nearby bar.

We waited until the next day to get one. All day long the anticipation grew. By the time we got back to the hotel, we had built our expecations very, very high. Unfortunately, the Snow Beer did not live up to our expectations, but it was a was a very, very good beer.

Yeah, I noticed when I was in Europe, they take their beer even more seriously than us over here in the Northwest U.S. :eek:

yes sam adams. the only one that i hate is summer brew

Winter beers are absolutely the best. I Love the Deschutes Jubelale (http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brews/brewsdetail.aspx?id=7) an absolutely consistent great winter beer (and at 6.7% a genuine "winter warmer")

The beer I really look forward to, though, is the annual Anchor Christmas (http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/christmasale.htm) Beer. Made with a different kind of tree each year, every beer is a unique jewel. Some years are better than others, but every year is interesting. I have an unopened bottle of Anchor X-Mas extending back 6 years. And looking at the page for this years, I expect a truly kick ass beer.

Since all good things come in threes, I would be remiss to fail to mention Alaskan Smoked Porter (http://www.alaskanbeer.com/porter.html) which is what I have often described as a "life changing" beer. Deep, rich, strong and smoky this beer will put hair on your chest.

Even though the winter cust into my riding time it is the best of the beer season.

Gonesh, I'm definitely with you on the Siletz Spruce Ale! The only place I've found that sells it is the Wild Oats at Burnside and 29th. Any other leads?

I haven't seen the Siletz yet this year, but I think last year I was getting it at the little market on like 31st and Burnside and maybe the New Seasons on NE 33rd. I also remember it being served at a few pubs around town, but I'll have to keep my eyes out.

Well, maybe you should follow my lead then, 'cause the Wild Oats on Burnside @ 29th has had it in stock for at least the last month...

<sigh> and here's me lost in the land of girly lager.

Well, maybe you should follow my lead then, 'cause the Wild Oats on Burnside @ 29th has had it in stock for at least the last month...

I'm there :beer:

My own Oatmeal Stout.

Allister, Fosters is not all that bad. It beats most of the American "girly beers".

Allister, Fosters is not all that bad. It beats most of the American "girly beers".

The beer here is pretty good overall, we're just a bit starved for choice, unless you consider a range of almost identical lagers a choice.

I haven't seen the Siletz yet this year, but I think last year I was getting it at the little market on like 31st and Burnside and maybe the New Seasons on NE 33rd. I also remember it being served at a few pubs around town, but I'll have to keep my eyes out.

I don't see what all of you see in that beer. And it's spelled Schlitz, by the way. :D

Yeah, I noticed when I was in Europe, they take their beer even more seriously than us over here in the Northwest U.S. :eek:
How seriously should one take beer? I thought the whole point of drinking the stuff was to unwind.

Lately I've been getting into Belgian beers. Chimay is my current favorite. But I love German weissbiers.

Some of the results of my last foray to a favorite store ... Beers of the World.

Going again this Friday ... on the lookout for Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence - a "chocolate" stout, recommended by a friend who introduced me to having a Three Philosophers and eating dark chocolate cake, yum.

Luv Beers of the World. Imagine taking your shopping cart down crowded grocery sized store - where each the beers are separated by aisles of their country of origin --- and in the back they're separated by US brewery (micro) and you've got all these empty 6 pack holders and you can go get one of this and two of that ... and that one too because the label is purdy.

:D

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I think the one I like is called a Snake Bite or something. It's Guinness and some sort of cider beer. :love:

we're just a bit starved for choice, unless you consider a range of almost identical lagers a choice.

The US was known for weak watery beer years ago. That was the problem in the US before the rise in popularity of micro-brews. Now the mega-brewers are trying to produce specialty beers in an effort to regain market share. Thank goodness for the micro brews.

What's old sam winter brew? Sam Adams? I've always thought of Sam Adams as really just a higher-priced domestic beer, but I had some the other day and it wasn't bad. If its Samuel Smith you're talking about, that is some good stuff.

Sam Adams makes excellent beer.

I'll second the votes for Alaskan Smoked Porter and Deschutes Jubilale. Those are both fantastic.
Not that it's a winter seasonal, but Unibroue "Terrible" is a great beer for the cold weather.

I love this time of year, when the seasonal ales get darker and ooze out of the tap like syrup. :p

My all time favorite is Deschutes Jubel Ale.
Siletz also makes an awesome Spruce Ale made with the essence of spruce trees.
Jubilale, FTW. :beer:

Try some of the offering of Victory Brewing Co from PA. They make an excellent pils (Prima Pils) and a very good spiced belgian ale (Golden Monkey).

I've been drinking alot of Oktoberfests and Dopplebocks lately. Try Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Marzen for a good Oktoberfest and Ayinger Celabrator Dopplebock for a good double bock.

My "it" beer right now is Saison Dupont Vieile Provision. It's a bottle conditioned Belgian Farmhouse Ale. Followed closely by Duvel.

Try some of the offering of Victory Brewing Co from PA. They make an excellent pils (Victory Pils) and a very good spiced belgian ale (Golden Monkey).


I have previously recommended that very thing on this very forum. :) :beer:

... alot of Oktoberfests and Dopplebocks lately. Try Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Marzen for a good Oktoberfest and Ayinger Celabrator Dopplebock for a good double bock.


Octoberfests and Doppelbocks for sure. I like brown ales and porters for winter beers, too. Has any had "Santa's Butt" or "Lump of Coal"? Both very tasty. Then there's Bad Elf, Very Bad Elf, and (I think) Very Very Bad Elf.

I had a gawdawful Sam Smith Imperial Stout last night. Tasted and smelled like soy sauce. I had to have gotten a skunked bottle. I've got a bottle of Victory Imperial Stout in my fridge that i'll drink tonight. Hopefully it's not messed up. I would hate to think the 50% of the top 100 beers on Ratebeer.com, being Imperial Stouts, all taste like soy sauce.

Victory makes good stuff indeed.

When the leaves start changing and falling, it's time to move to the darker side of the brews, my favorite time. Two of my favorites are McEwan's Scotch Ale, and Dogfish Head Chicory Stout. Although you can never go wrong with a nice pint of Guinness from the tap.

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Tadcaster Winter Ale is quite good. As are the other offerings.

I'm not much of a winter beer drinker in general but do love to sample the various seasonals. Some great suggestions in this thread...thanks folks!

New Belgium's 2 Below was pretty good last year. I assume they are making it again this winter.