Day 23: Taft’s Brewing Co. Santa’s Bribe Christmas Cookie Ale We’re fans of Taft’s. They’ve started to pop up at local beer festivals as a vendor, but we don’t think they’re really distributed up here yet in cans or draft. We also visited the brewpub earlier …
Day 22: Goodwood Shoot Your Eye Out Milk Stout A new beer from a new brewery on the list, YES! We tend to get super excited when we come across a double whammy. We know nothing about this beer other than it had a great …
Day 21: Moerlein Christkindl Winter Warmer Ale Now this is a great can. We’re suckers for the festive, holiday cans. This beer has been on our calendar before but we don’t remember too much about it. Moerlein is however, is a pretty popular Cincinnati brewery that’s been …
Day 20: Breckenridge Brewery Holidale Breckenridge Brewery always offers really solid, tasty beers. This year we noticed a new holiday offering of theirs on the shelves. It looks like a boozy spin on their classic Christmas ale, so it has us equal parts intrigued, excited, …
Day 19: 3 Floyds Brewing Co. Alpha Klaus 3 Floyds was one of the first craft breweries we got into so they will always hold a special place in our hearts. At one time their beers were some of the most sought after in the …
Day 18: Collision Bend Brewery 8 Crazy Nights Collision Bend is one of our favorite summertime breweries because they have the best patio overlooking the water. We normally don’t think of winter beers when we think of this brewery, but their summer fare is exceptional …
Day 17: Brew Kettle Winter Warmer This is a classic Christmas ale that always finds its way onto the calendar and into our fridge but it’s a beer that we normally don’t seek out. But, if you ask people what their favorite Christmas ale in …
Day 16: New Belgium Accumulation White IPA We’re switching it up with a white IPA! When you think of Christmas ales, you’re probably not thinking of white IPAs. We usually aren’t. But New Belgium makes some pretty solid swill, especially if you’re talking about their …
Day 15: MadTree Brewing S’more Gratitude Stout We almost always have at least one MadTree Thundersnow during the holiday season but this year we switched it up and went with one of their other winter offerings. From the brewery: “A rich yet balanced stout from …
Day 14: West Side Brewing Holiday Ale West Side Brewing is located in Cincinnati, Ohio but this is the first time we’ve seen them up in these parts! We’re always excited to try a new Ohio Christmas ale since we tried SO MANY last year. …