Christmas beer
Christmas Leroy are an example of Christmas beer
Christmas beer are seasonal beers brewed for consumption during Christmas or the winter in a number of countries. These beers are usually strong and spiced with a variety of unusual ingredients.
American examples date from 1975, when Christmas Ale was released by Anchor Brewery in San Francisco, California. Anchor formulates a different recipe for each annual release.[1] Red Nose Holiday Wassail is a beer produced by Great Basin Brewing Company [2] which is brewed with cinnamon, orange peel, cloves, vanilla and Nevada honey - it was their first bottled beer.
Examples
- Belgian Christmas beers
- British Winter Warmers
- French Biere de Noel
- Danish and Norwegian juleøl
- German Weihnachtsbier[3]
- Corsendonk Christmas Ale from Belgium [4]
- St. Feuillien Christmas Beer from Belgium [5]
See also
- Barley wine
- Old Ale
- Seasonal beer
References
- ↑ Christmas Ale. New Tree. New Recipe.Same Tradition Retrieved March 11, 2013
- ↑ "Great Basin Brewing Co. rolls out Red Nose Holiday Wassail, beer brittle for the holidays". This Is Reno. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ Weihnachtsbier
- ↑ Top 10 Christmas and Holiday Ales Retrieved March 11, 2013
- ↑ 12 Beers of Christmas Retrieved March 11, 2013
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