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Winter holiday beers and robust dark ales dominate our latest collection of notable releases going into Christmas…And we’ve five cold weather craft beer directions that you might want to chase down this week.
Double Barreled (Richmond/Charlottesville, VA) – Hardywood Park Craft Brewery released something special for the holidays and the 750ml bombers sold out immediately so you’ll have to visit one of their Virginia taprooms to enjoy it on draft. A labor of love from start to finish, Hardywood Double Barrel GBS is the brewery’s high-octane Gingerbread Stout aged to perfection for more than four months in Caribbean dark rum barrels.
Santa Shows Reserve (Newport, OR) – Christmas is almost here and Rogue’s brewmaster John Maier has crafted up something festive for it. Not the same old milk and cookies, Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve 2017 is a 7.8% ABV Belgian Strong Ale that’s brewed with candi sugar, cherries and raspberries for a sweet yet tart finish.
A Grape Full Red (Austin, TX) – Jester King Craft Brewery’s latest is as blend of two exotic Texas grape varietals. Jester King Syrah & Sangiovese is an 6.1% ABV Sour Ale that was crafted using Syrah grapes from northeast Texas and Sangiovese grapes from Midland, Texas that were then blended into an eighteen month old 100% spontaneously fermented beer from 2016.
Charred (Escondido, CA) – Stone Brewing has just released a barrel-aged version of their exotic holiday stout that we can’t wait to get our hands on. Aggressively aged in specially curated bourbon barrels 2016 Xocoveza Charred: Stone Xocoveza is a 9.6% ABV Mocha Stout with an intensely rich and softly peppery finish.
Dark Matters (Nashville, TN) – Blackstone Brewing has turned to the dark side of brewing with their latest winter release. Built on a roasted malt bill that is slightly higher than what is commonly found in typical IPAs, Blackstone Dark Matter is a 6.2% ABV Black India Pale Ale that’s astronomically hop-forward.
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