Author: Ruth

Beer #60 Special Holiday Ale

Name:  Special Holiday Ale Style:   Winter Warmer Brewery: Nøgne Ø & Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales & Stone Brewing Co.  website Country: Norway Region:  Grimstad ABV: 8.50% How served: 500ml capped bottle poured into a La Mère Noël glass.      My Overall

Beer #59 Affligem Noël

Name:  Affligem Noël Style:   Belgium Strong Dark Ale Brewery: Brouwerij Affligem  website Country: Belgium Region:  Opwijk ABV: 9.00% How served: 750ml Corked & caged bottle poured into an Affligem chalice.      My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this beer

Beer #58 Ølfabrikken Winter Porter

Name:  Ølfabrikken Winter Porter Style:   Baltic Porter Brewery: Ølfabrikken website Country: Denmark Region:  Roskilde ABV: 11.00% How served: 750ml Corked & caged bottle poured into a Delirium Tremens glass.      My Overall Opinion: Very Good.   I paired this beer

Beer #57 Warmer Winter Winter Warmer

Name: Warmer Winter Winter Warmer Style: Winter Warmer Brewery: Cigar City website Country:  USA Region: Tampa, Florida ABV: 10.00% How served: 750ml capped bottle poured into a Cigar City Tulip glass.     My Overall Opinion: Very Good  I paired this beer

Beer # 56 : St. Bernardus Christmas Ale

    Name:  St. Bernardus Christmas Ale Style:   Belgian  Strong Dark Ale Brewery: Brouwerij Sint Bernardus  website Country: Belgium Region:  Watou ABV: 10.00% How served: 750ml Corked & caged bottle poured into a St. Bernardus Chalice.      My Overall Opinion:

Beer # 55 De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva 2008

  Name: De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva 2008 Style: Flanders Oud Bruin Brewery: Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers website Country:  Belgium Region:  Esen ABV: 13.00% How served: 330ml capped bottle poured into a Oerbier glass.     My Overall Opinion: Amazing.   I paired this

Beer #54 Nut Cracker Ale

      Name:  Nut Cracker AleStyle: Winter Warmer    Brewery: Boulevard Brewing Co.  website  Country: USA   Region:  Kansas City, Missouri   ABV: 5.90 %   How served: 12 oz capped bottle poured into a Boulevard Smokehouse glass.        My Overall Opinion: Very

Beer #53 Alaskan Winter

Name:  Alaskan Winter Style: Winter Warmer   Brewery: Alaskan Brewing Co. website Country: USA Region:  Juneau, Alaska ABV: 6.40 % How served: 12 oz capped bottle poured into an Augustijn Grand Cru Tulip.      My Overall Opinion: Good I paired

Beer #52 Nöel Baladin

Name: Nöel Baladin Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale   Brewery: Birrificio Le Baladin website Country: Italy Region:  Piozzo ABV: 9.0% How served: 750 ml capped bottle poured into a Triple Petrus glass.      My Overall Opinion: Good I paired this

Beer #51 YuleSmith

     Name: YuleSmith  Style: Imperial Red Ale  Brewery: AleSmith Brewing Company website  Country: USA  Region:  San Diego, California  ABV: 8.50%  How served: 22oz capped bottle poured into a La Chouffe glass.       My Overall Opinion: Very Good   I