I Drank every Christmas beer to find the BEST (and the WORST) | How to Drink

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Every year the Christmas Beers come out, and I kind of love them. So today I drank a ton of them to find the best one. The Perfect Christmas Beer!
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00:00 - The Christmas Beers
00:30 - Winter Storm Cat 5 Ale
02:33 - Einstök Winter Ale
04:08 - Flying Fish's Winters Cru
06:20 - Southern Tier 2xmas Ale
08:01 - Shiner Bock Holiday Cheer
08:49 - Greg's Beer Cocktail
09:24 - Evil Genius - Santa! I know him!
10:46 - Victory Merry Monkey
13:00 - Tröegs Blizzard of Hops
14:34 - Breckenridge Christmas Ale
16:29 - Mad Elf Grand Cru
18:25 - Ommegang Everything Nice
20:09 - Great Lakes Christmas Ale
21:14 - Saranac Season's Best
22:26 - Bell's Brewery Christmas Ale
24:11 - Cheers to the holidays
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@howtodrink 7 месяцев назад

Ho ho ho, now I have a table full of beers... Wanna get into my Discord server with other likeminded folks? Access at $5: bit.ly/H2DPatreon Prefer cocktails and spirits for your holidaty? Curiada has you covered: bit.ly/notbeerbutjustasgood Twitch: bit.ly/2VsOi3d H2D2: bit.ly/YTH2D2 twitter: bit.ly/H2DTwit instagram: bit.ly/H2dIG Blog: bit.ly/H2DBlog Patreon: bit.ly/H2DPatreon Gear: amzn.to/2LeQCbW Are Premade Cocktails Any Good: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SsXM4oiXIEU.htmlsi=IbVjhwfNx82ZcwVK Can hard lemonade be good actually: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4iPoucCMi60.htmlsi=26KlWNyDGswwjiPD I have found the worst way to drink: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tOkdCpsZoR8.htmlsi=2lfTlHH0xflonW2M

@gloatinglizard1 7 месяцев назад

I'm glad you liked the Einstok, there are a few other brews they sell. One of which is like drinking a pine tree, the spruce tip flavor is strong and I love it.

@tytantin1442 7 месяцев назад

Alternate title: Bartender Searches for the Meaning of Christmas at the Bottom of the Bottles

@imightbebiased9311 7 месяцев назад

So, if you're not big on beer, you make like the fact that they're doing a lot of weird, weird interpretations of beer. A lot of them include things like, just adding enough fruit puree to a beer post-fermentation to turn it into an alcoholic smoothie. Anything you can find that is some kind of weird combination of words that shouldn't go together like "Pastry Stout" or "Smoothie Sour" will be unlike any beer you've ever had before. You might enjoy giving those a try and possibly making content out of it. (Fair warning, they are fairly high calorie.)

@goldveins3919 7 месяцев назад

Is it scummy probably … but I wanna see my creation come to life. Angels Tit into Demons Tit. 3/4 ounce of a blueberry or blackberry liqueur. 3/4 ounce of chocolate milk. 1 bar-spoon of bitters. 1 bar-spoon of absinthe or malört or kaoliang wine. Blueberries or blackberries for garnish. Served in the same glass just not layered. Hope you enjoy ^w^ feel free to change whatever you want to make it easier to make.

@piketubeman 7 месяцев назад

Greg, who did the sound mixing for the levels between " background music" and your audio? The background music isn't really in the background...

@Hamun002 7 месяцев назад

May I say one thing, RIP to Anchor Brewing, a West Coast brewery that was 127 years old with a killer Holiday beer that got shut down because a major conglomerate bought it out and stupidly mismanaged it.

@howtodrink 7 месяцев назад

We used to do some sponsorship stuff with their distilling arm before the company sold. It sucked.

@mikey-wl2jt 7 месяцев назад

i used to buy at least one magnum every year, sometimes opening several years at once for my beer nerd friends at xmas parties. end of an era and im still hot about it

@roscoemuttley 7 месяцев назад

It happens all the time, Red Hook in Seattle is the same. They say that they will let the brewery do its thing, but very soon after, you get a bean counter telling you "well, instead of those hops from that farm in Yakima you have been using for decades, we prefer you use these hop pellets from China, its a lot more "cost effective".

@imightbebiased9311 7 месяцев назад

@@roscoemuttley As if you can somehow cost-cut your way to incredible profit.

@EdwardM104 7 месяцев назад

@@imightbebiased9311 Time to criminalize getting an MBA

@pioushotdo 7 месяцев назад

This would be a good series. An octoberfest episode, summer ale episode, etc, etc

@adamkauffman9311 7 месяцев назад

My wife and I did a pumpkin-beer tasting with friends for years and even did a rating system. Consistently in the top 3: 1. Southern Tier Imperial Pumpking 2. Saucany Creek Maple Mistress 3. Schlafly Pumkin Ale 4th spot moved between many contenders over the years, but DuClaw 31 Pumpkin Lager and Heavy Seas Greater Pumpkin were often there.

@R.J._Lewis 7 месяцев назад

Greag's wife is an MVP. "Honey, why don't you buy and then drink a whole bunch of beers." "Yes dear." I wonder how long he had to ponder that response.

@gabrielstrong2186 7 месяцев назад

I don’t, obviously, know what his exact response was at the time but his response on the show was the right one. “I love my wife.”

@colinmurphy9157 7 месяцев назад

You should do one on holiday ciders too! My favorite is Stormalong's "Happy Holidays"! It tastes like an apple pie! Always sells out around me too

@destroy141 7 месяцев назад

God holiday ciders are so good!

@DeanGilberryCrunch 7 месяцев назад

I second this idea!

@eschybach 7 месяцев назад

2 Towns makes an Imperial called The Bad Apple that clocks in at 10.5% and is incredible. Also Wicked's Baked Apple is really good.

@saigonsquidward3782 7 месяцев назад

If you're ever up in New England, absolutely check out Carlson's Orchards' 'Harvard Harvest', very similar idea to the Happy Holidays but to me hits with way more complexity, it's just sooooo delicious!

@jozak78 7 месяцев назад

JK Scrumpy's winter solstice

@Indigo_Roses 7 месяцев назад

Watching this to avoid doing an assignment; i dont even drink all that much. Very cool thank you greg

@QuantumFerret 7 месяцев назад

I feel that. What’s the assignment?

@negljbreakergaming 7 месяцев назад

Word, I'm watching to avoid folding laundry

@tsobf242 7 месяцев назад

relatable as hell...

@heatherkordyback 7 месяцев назад

Same

@GreyDevil 7 месяцев назад

Maybe next year you should try a good selection of pumpkin beers or the octoberfest beers and see which ones are worth having

@stan3437 7 месяцев назад

Every Bavarian beer is worth having! ;)

@GreyDevil 7 месяцев назад

@@stan3437 true but in the US there are breweries that do Octoberfest style beers and i've had a few that were pretty disappointing

@JesseCohen 7 месяцев назад

Pumpkin is a hard sell for me, at least in beer. Ciders are another story. I’ve had one pumpkin ale, Elysian I think🤔, that left me wanting a few more sips. The rest were a hard “Pass”! Octoberfests would be compelling, but their in my style preference to begin with, with all that malty goodness! Yum

@danmarshall5895 7 месяцев назад

I love New Belgium's Atomic Pumpkin, though I understand that's not for everyone. Oktoberfest beers are generally 2 styles: Marzens or Altbiers (rarely Dunkels, which are delicious). It would be fun to track the styles too, though I have a few beer channels I follow for that expertise.

@VW.907 7 месяцев назад

Oh man, while this is needed, it sounds bad.

@rembrandtvanderploeg3554 7 месяцев назад

My guess is that the carpet note is oxidation. Common problem for home brewers (but it does happen commercially) that adds what is often described as “wet cardboard” note to beer.

@mikey-wl2jt 7 месяцев назад

in the worst cases i like to sat it "tastes like rotting newspaper smells." which i suppose outs me as An Old

@pjmcquillan3424 7 месяцев назад

@@mikey-wl2jt im 20 and know exactly what you mean so dont sweat it

@tokatulu 7 месяцев назад

Whoa ho ho ho! Rockin a little harder now!

@stinkyfungus 7 месяцев назад

Nah, the "carpet store" note he's talking about are phenolic compounds that resemble the scent of "band-aids" or "adhesive" or "disinfectant" Those are pretty close to the smell that hits you when you walk into a carpeting store (the smell of new polymer carpets off gassing somewhat similar molecules)

@romulus5039 7 месяцев назад

Actually it’s Such-and-Such hops doing Blankybloo

@Meowmeow0506 7 месяцев назад

As a Clevelander, Great Lakes Christmas Ale is my go-to. And I hate beer. As a whiskey drinker they started releasing a Barrel Aged Christmas ale each year, and highly recommend you pick that up if you can. It might only be available here, but the barrel aged stuff is the only beer I can say I enjoy rather than just drink

@pirmas407 7 месяцев назад

Ex-Clevelander here, and yeah - not a beer person but the Great Lakes Christmas Ale, especially back in the 00s, was absolutely amazing. Luckily I can still find it where I live now.

@robertscully3876 7 месяцев назад

Pimp my sleigh by fatheads is a good one in Cleveland as well

@cameronjohnson8842 7 месяцев назад

Even better: try Thirsty Dog's 12 Dogs of Christmas. It's actually the original GL Xmas recipe and it's just a little bit better.

@Meowmeow0506 7 месяцев назад

@@cameronjohnson8842 I've had it. Not the biggest fan. From what I understand is that the great lakes recipe changes every year, and I think that's part of the charm. And as I said, I drink the normal great lakes from time to time, but the only beer I've ever really Enjoyed was their barrel aged christmas ale.

@jonathanlundberg922 7 месяцев назад

Friends don’t let friends drink barrel aged beers; no beer should taste like raisins! Eh, more for you I guess 😂

@dod352 7 месяцев назад

I'm huge into Troeg's. They're the brewery that single-handedly got me to appreciate really hoppy beers. Blizzard Hops is good and it's their seasonal winter beer, but I wouldn't call it a Christmas beer exactly. Mad Elf is definitely their true Christmas beer.

@Neotenico 7 месяцев назад

Even though it isn't a seasonal beer, Troegenator is my go-to for the holidays/winter. Just a nice heavy glass of liquid bread to fill your belly and your soul.

@Stark-Raving 7 месяцев назад

Blizzard of Hops is part of their rotational IPA line call the Hop Cycle along with Hop Horizon, Field Study and Hopora. So definitely not a winter beer.

@kristopherjames1742 7 месяцев назад

And Mad Elf is good if you enjoy Robitussin in your beer.

@joshuaprice7306 7 месяцев назад

Nimble Giant Single handedly got me into IPA's . Worked at Troegs right before covid and it was wonderful.

@SgtNuker 7 месяцев назад

Personally I think Troeg's is overrated and Mad Elf is NOT a Belgian style beer. For one, it doesn't have the characteristic Belgian yeast flavor. For another it is nowhere near what it used to be before the art style changed. Once Troeg's moved out of Harrisburg and over to Hershey, their quality tanked. What used to be "Mad Elf" now is Mad Elf Grand Cru because they use real cherries. Mad Elf now uses a syrup.

@The_Floo_Network 7 месяцев назад

If you mix equal parts of Southern Tier 2Xmas and Troeg's Mad Elf, it's heaven in a glass! Tastes like the best Christmas fruitcake!

@GreenGhostGalahad 7 месяцев назад

Southern Tier Nitro Smores Stout is awesome. Mad Elf is nasty

@everythingsalright1121 7 месяцев назад

Well heaven for those who like alcohol and fruitcake xD

@mackereltabbie 7 месяцев назад

@@everythingsalright1121the only excuse for not liking fruit cake is if some eedjit has been giving you a booze free version 😂

@poman31 7 месяцев назад

Mad Elf if a good time in a glass, love the cherry flavor

@SuperSubmachinegun 7 месяцев назад

@@GreenGhostGalahadCareful, your beer snob is showing

@gamemeister27 7 месяцев назад

We gotta get a sequel with a selection from another store! I'm shocked they didn't have St. Bernardus Christmas.

@n0isyturtle 7 месяцев назад

$24 for a 4 pack is straight up stupid, but it is tasty

@LanguagesWithAndrew 7 месяцев назад

Yup, add to that: Deschutes Jubelale, Samuel Smith Winter Welcome Ale, Odell Isolation Ale, and Sam Adams Old Fezziwig.

@nongratum7755 7 месяцев назад

Delirium Noel is also another good one for this list

@gamemeister27 7 месяцев назад

@@n0isyturtle oh the expensive beer, it calls to me, but my bank account pulls me away

@MediCake 7 месяцев назад

@@nongratum7755such a good beer need to pick that up again. Thanks for reminding me of it!

@Gaston-Melchiori 7 месяцев назад

episode idea: make a cocktail for every country, it can be a national drink or a drink inspired by the country's culture. You can also talk a little bit about each one, like Miller does in Tasting history.

@hyacinthdavidson3123 7 месяцев назад

195 cocktails...

@cjsaylor4616 7 месяцев назад

Multiple parts lol

@Gaston-Melchiori 7 месяцев назад

@@hyacinthdavidson3123 even better, a whole series (if its succesful)

@lasombraatheart454 7 месяцев назад

There is this drink me and my friends have been doing every holiday season for the past few years, and one of them suggested posting it. It's simply a White Russian, but instead of milk/cream you use eggnog. Any eggnog works, but we've found it's best using Southern Comfort eggnog. We've been calling it a "Soviet Christmas".

@MrJackHagan 7 месяцев назад

Ha! Love the name.

@NastierNate 7 месяцев назад

Stone Brewing’s Xocoveza is the best Christmas beer I’ve tried, though it’s kinda hard to find. It’s basically an alcoholic Mexican hot chocolate.

@SmokeyChipOatley 7 месяцев назад

Sold.

@ericfallabel9201 7 месяцев назад

Love that stuff

@SteveFullerBikes 7 месяцев назад

Agreed. A really good beer.

@sethmcfarland1083 7 месяцев назад

do they still make that? it was amazing!

@SteveFullerBikes 7 месяцев назад

@@sethmcfarland1083 I just saw it in cans at a local grocery store

@Love2homebrew 7 месяцев назад

Your wife is looking out for you Greg. You're a east Coast guy. Do what west coast guys can't get. Treehouse brewing! Anyway I've make my own beer 20 years now and Christmas beers take planning. But they can be the most rewarding style. Great episode!

@mikekeller5202 7 месяцев назад

Tree house is soooo overrated.

@W00KYs 7 месяцев назад

A Traditional German Christmas beverage is hot, mulled wine. In recent years some small breweries have tired (and even succeeded in some cases) in creating a kind of beer that is spiced and can be served hot! BLEW my mind the first time I tasted it, but it is now something I very much look forward to, considering they only serve it for around Three weeks a year!

@fietehermans9903 7 месяцев назад

If you like un-hoppy beer, there's a medieval herb blend called 'gruut', used to flavour beers before the widespread use of hops, and there's a few breweries who are reviving it. You might be able to get your hands on a Ghent Gruut, but there's a few American beers as well who use similar blends

@matthewcox7985 7 месяцев назад

I AM GRUUT 🍺 😁 ...sorry, that's all I could think of with that name!

@insomnibusXP 7 месяцев назад

I live for the written interpretation of your tasting notes on every video. They're always great, but these were especially so ahaha

@CromemcoZ2 6 месяцев назад

Me too. Anybody know who writes them?

@hachiman127 7 месяцев назад

Spicy Belgian yeasts may throw off phenols that read as clove flavor. That might be what you tasted in the saison earlier.

@Toberenamedonedaymaybe 7 месяцев назад

Not sure who does the captions on the left of every video but I just wanna say you're doing an amazing job and make these videos even better.

@nickmcpimpson 7 месяцев назад

I always appreciate how you're able to dissect the flavor profile of all these drinks. I'd love to see some tips and tricks for honing your own palette to be able to identify the different flavor notes. I'm sure just exposing yourself to different drinks is a good way to start, but to a certain extent, nothing is refined (to a single flavor) enough to truly isolate individual flavors, so I'm not sure where to start with that.

@tylerkees4074 7 месяцев назад

This was a super fun change-up to your normal content. Super big beer nerdy fan guy here, so it spoke to me. I loved your no nonsense approach to your reviews. It speaks to you or it doesn’t. Christmas ale flights could certainly be fun, but in like 5 or 6 4 oz pours. Kudos to you. Someone else mentioned pumpkin ale or octoberfest in the future, I definitely think that would be worth seeing you do. Once a quarter just an unhinged beer seasonal review.

@ValareeVinson 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for the beer episode, loved it! Missing Meredith, is she going to be back in episodes any time soon?

@HC2671 7 месяцев назад

New Belgium's Holiday Ale is the best beer I've had this year. "Flavors of cranberry and spice, and everything nice." As it says on the can. Maybe the best beer of the past few years of all seasons.

@Isaac_L.. 7 месяцев назад

Big New Belgium fan, their Honey Orange Triple is currently my go to favorite beer. I'll have to try out their Holiday Ale, definitely intrigued.

@JuDGe3690 7 месяцев назад

Can confirm. I recently picked up a six-pack on a whim, and was actually blown away.

@Mylatestdram 7 месяцев назад

Such a hoptemistic start in the festive season!

@ryanatkins5736 7 месяцев назад

Once upon a time a distillery sent used bourbon barrels to a sugar house to age maple syrup with a bourbon flavor, then the sugar house sent the maple bourbon barrels to a brewery where they brewed a stout and aged it in the maple bourbon barrels. Once in a lifetime beer. Had all the deep maple Carmel flavors added to the beer with a hint of bourbon... so good

@CarlMathers539 7 месяцев назад

Founders Canadian breakfast stout?

@ralphtehllama 7 месяцев назад

I'm a big fan of Christmas ales, and I've started playing with them by making what I guess are fancy boilermakers, with Angostura bitters, Laird's Bonded Applejack, and a Christmas ale.

@gregmooney94 7 месяцев назад

Looking forward to picking up some St. Bernardus Christmas ale and some Delirium Noel this year. Sierra Nevada's Celebration ale and Einstok's toasted porter are also on the cards, but if I can find Einstok's winter ale, I'll definitely give it a shot.

@DaronMGL 7 месяцев назад

Also have some St. Bernardus Christmas ale stashed up for the holidays. I also really enjoy St.Feuillien Cuvee de Noel, but it was not available in my neck woods this year.

@gregmooney94 7 месяцев назад

@@DaronMGL All of the ones listed here in the video (except Einstok) aren't available here in Ireland. The only other ones that I've heard of besides the Einstok are Shiner Holiday, Great Lakes Christmas ale and Bell's Christmas ale, but you can't get any here, which is a shame.

@nunyabiznuss3756 7 месяцев назад

Yes! I was waiting for someone to note that St. Bernardus was missing. I always buy a case early, as it always sells out fast.

@tuckerhensel7387 6 месяцев назад

St bernardus is my favorite

@TheCraftBeerChannel 7 месяцев назад

100% LET THE HEAD FROTH OUT! Glad Troegs nearly won you round, one of the best breweries in the States. Mad Elf is their main festive beer though, heavily cherry - more your kinda thing. Love your work as always!x

@howtodrink 7 месяцев назад

Thanks on the head comment. Am I crazy or are bottled beers seriously overcarbed vs a draught?

@TheCraftBeerChannel 6 месяцев назад

@@howtodrink I think it's more that bartenders and the process of pouring from keg tends to knock a lot of head out. But it will depend on the beer, of course.

@Kodanikage 7 месяцев назад

I was hoping for Winter Character cocktails, though I do love the review. I can't help but imagine a Jack Frost Julep, or a Santa's hot eggnog punch bowl, and maybe a peated whiskey cocktail for Cailleach.

@Capn_Cuck 7 месяцев назад

I saw this in a comment to another video, but I loved the idea. Please do a video where you build drinks based on your own vague, esoteric descriptions from previous episodes. I think it would be a really fun video.

@AnimatorsatWork 7 месяцев назад

Where I’m from in Southern California we have Stone Brewing and I got to try their new Christmas beer which was a peppermint chocolate stout and I swear it tastes like an iced peppermint mocha and more of the chocolate comes through the more room temperature it gets.

@Alternboy 7 месяцев назад

My guess on the clove in the Saison is that it comes from the yeast. Saison yeast can often give off clove phenolics. I personally love it ☺️

@taylortate8082 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for your Christmas beer tasting service

@wemarti 7 месяцев назад

Glad you did this! 'Twas quite entertaining. Cheers 🍻

@hfbdbsijenbd 7 месяцев назад

If your beer friends are telling you there is a single way to pour every beer, you need new beer friends.

@pjmcquillan3424 7 месяцев назад

there is, however YOU want to pour your beer

@Reagoomba 7 месяцев назад

In North East Ohio, you're either a Great Lakes or a 12 Dogs of Christmas person

@CPEBach89 7 месяцев назад

12 Dogs is the superior Christmas Ale

@awesomeized1432 7 месяцев назад

In Washington, my dad look forward to the jolly Rodger winter ale every year, and it always sells out within a couple weeks of its yearly release.

@Tom-en9tc 7 месяцев назад

I absolutely love the description notes in this video 😂

@xandercage2107 7 месяцев назад

Gotta love Bell's. They are definitely one of Michigan's greatest gifts to the world of alcohol!

@deedeethedog05 7 месяцев назад

I absolutely love Two Hearted. It's the only thing from Bell's I've seen in my area but I do love it.

@danielseelye6005 7 месяцев назад

For me it's their Kalamazoo Stout.

@UlyssesEverettMcGill 7 месяцев назад

@@deedeethedog05 Not sure where you are but if you get Two Hearted you might get Oberon in the summer, and boy is it perfect.

@deedeethedog05 7 месяцев назад

@@UlyssesEverettMcGill you're right, I do get Oberon and I love that beer. I forgot they also made that one

@tinwoodsman7699 6 месяцев назад

I have an amazing discovery. HAVE A CANDY CANE FIRST. THEY MATCHED IT TO THE PALATE OF THE BEER.

@joshuagies4900 7 месяцев назад

The first hoppy beer I had that I liked was Rogue Dead Guy Ale. Definitely worth a try 👍 Edit: in addition, the tasting notes on the side are always great, but these were fabulous; extra christmas goodness for sure.

@alejandroramirez4470 7 месяцев назад

I didn't know this until recently, but Dead guy is a line of beers, so they make an IPA under it too. I think i've read Dead guy original is a maibock and they also do a bourbon barrel aged one.

@pumirya 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for another entertaining video and keep up the good work.

@prisoner428 6 месяцев назад

Living in sucklahoma i can hardly get any of these. Now I'm planning a multi state beer run with my brothers to try them. So cheers to you pal for bringing us back together.

@matthewdiehl1813 7 месяцев назад

Honestly, one of my favorite beers is just Modelo Especial plus a few dashes of Angostura bitters. I find that the extra spiciness is very much welcome.

@Seouljohn2 7 месяцев назад

Wow. Ango in beer? What an idea! Going to try it. Thanks

@joshuaprice7306 7 месяцев назад

Def gonna give this a try.

@Antaios632 7 месяцев назад

I cast no aspersions on Greg's palate, but for me, Great Lakes Christmas Ale is the perfect Christmas beer. It hits all the flavor notes without veering into overtly artificial territory & is a rich ale in its own right first.

@zaddyzeeseburgnutz 7 месяцев назад

Agreed, it is truly a great beer.

@johnmilligan7788 7 месяцев назад

Couldn’t agree more! Well said!

@rubenalvarez6830 7 месяцев назад

Great episode Greg, I will be waiting for the after show of this episode!!!

@thomaswoodson1230 6 месяцев назад

I found this year's Great Lakes Christmas to be objectionable. Glad to see you reviewed it!

@jugglingbob321 7 месяцев назад

OMG Finally a good beer episode for us Dads 😂

@OxnardMontalvoYT 7 месяцев назад

As a beer guy, I wish I could write off trying 15 beers as a business expense. When you're paying for your own drinks, and not monetizing it, it hurts to buy those $5-$15 bottles and not like what you just bought. But regarding beer, I'd love to see you try some Trappist beers, although they offer distilled versions if you're looking for a spirit.

@drawingmoo4109 7 месяцев назад

if you ever do holiday ciders, I highly recommend Artifact Cider Brewery's cranberry cider. Very festive and very tart- and I am usually a dry ciders lass.

@thegreatgali1739 7 месяцев назад

Up here in New England, Sam Adams sells a variety pack of 3 flavors for winter/christmas and they are quite nice. They also have a VERY limited 1 or 2 christmas beers but they are hard to get ahold of.

@Nassifeh 7 месяцев назад

Part of the trouble with beer is how regional it usually is, so I'm over here skimming three different stores and I don't think I have a single one of these available in my area at this point.

@coreystafford7008 7 месяцев назад

At least 3 of these come from PA breweries that I’m not surprised aren’t nation wide (Troegs in Hershey, Victory and Evil Genius in Philadelphia)

@TexasRed141 7 месяцев назад

Tröegs & Victory are more regional to the North East. Evil Genius is even more regional than those two if I recall correctly, specifically from central PA, NJ, and maybe parts of NY and MD. It's because they're independently owned and, aside from Victory, don't send their recipes out for contract brewing so it's only the company owned breweries that are making it.

@bubbie2982 7 месяцев назад

Greg thank you, this is the video my neurodivergent brain needs right now to “break” and stop overthinking and get distracted.

@thomaswilliams1533 7 месяцев назад

Mad Elf from Troegs has been my go to Christmas beer for years now. Save a few bottles for the next year and it ages incredibly well.

@jeffreywagner2788 7 месяцев назад

Christmas Ale by Breckenridge is my go to December time beer. Living in Colorado, every grocery and liqour store has a ton of it each year. Cheers Greg!

@I38VWI 7 месяцев назад

I can tell you aren't a beer guy overall; calling Great Lakes hoppy more than malty shows an underdeveloped beer palate.

@Rav2277 7 месяцев назад

@howtodrink 18:18, something I tried a few years ago is to let the Mad Elf Grand Cru age! It’s bottled conditioned so it will keep doing things over time, and i found that hanging on to one for a year mellowed out the sharp (but delicious) cherry notes.

@phi9088 7 месяцев назад

Loving the Troegs representation!! They just dropped a variety pack for the holidays called the Most wonderful Beer of the year and it has Mad elf (not grand cru), Naked elf & a Gingerbread Cookie Stout!

@joshuaprice7306 7 месяцев назад

That Gingerbread Stout Sounds amazing

@TheBoYordyExperience 7 месяцев назад

I live right by Troegs brewery and they have a bourbon barrel aged mad elf right now. It clocks in at 13 percent and packs quite the Christmasy punch. And the bourbon barrel aging definitely brings something to it as well.

@HarveyFloyd 7 месяцев назад

This season I’ve really been enjoying 1554 from New Belgium. An old school gruit with no hops and lightly spiced with licorice and a few other spices. It’s warm and malty without being over spiced. I dig it.

@nickmessner700 7 месяцев назад

I'm glad you put the "Peaches the clown" reference in. I can't eat a peach or see anything peach flavored without doing that bit. A true HTD classic.

@Lokuulio 7 месяцев назад

I'll have to get that Einstok. Love their ales that I've had so far, so knowing their Christmas ale is good makes me excited!

@arourallis 7 месяцев назад

Nothing gets my fond seasonal nostalgia going like the time I had NO idea that a beer could cross 10% ABV, and found Alewerks Christmas Pancake Stout and was _falling out of my chair_ halfway through a pint. It always sold out fast, so I was usually stuck buying their Christmas Morning stout, which was more gingerbread-coffee inclined.

@justinkelley9458 7 месяцев назад

Love when Greg reviews beers. Would be cool to see him brew and watch that process.

@m.charron 6 месяцев назад

I have a brewery down the street that makes an Imperial Stout and it's fantastic. It's also exactly what I want for a winter/Christmas beer. Nothing crazy over the top, an elf didn't vomit into the keg, it's just a solid, 9% stout that does what it should.

@BTOlsen25 7 месяцев назад

Einstock is one of my favorite breweries so happy to see it getting some love!

@larrywagner1432 7 месяцев назад

For the last 20+ years, after being stationed in Germany in the late 90’s, two drinks really define the holiday season for me. Hefeweizen and Glühwein. The smell and taste of a nice warm Glühwein after a tall Hefe was just magical.

@tessawidenhofer 7 месяцев назад

As someone who doesn’t really like beer but lives deep in Great Lakes Brewing country, this reaction to the Christmas ale was very amusing to me 😂

@tylerpeters2820 7 месяцев назад

Christmas Ale has been one of my favorite beers just in general for many years. Love Brock Brew!

@ZambonyJackson 7 месяцев назад

Came here hoping the Breckinridge Brewery would make it in the video, was pleasantly surprised. I get this beer every year, I’m happy to see it’s available outside of Colorado! I’m not a fan of a lot of hops in my beer either, but this one is always a favorite when it comes out. Glad you enjoyed it!

@williamstoneman6977 7 месяцев назад

Yeah its cool thats its outside of colorado now. Its been a staple for my family this time of year for quite a while now

@vaguely_boring 7 месяцев назад

As someone who is from Michigan, it's always good to see bells. One of the best bigger breweries and one of the best things the state has

@mitsurugi52 7 месяцев назад

If you ever find yourself in Dayton, OH Carillon Brewery makes beer close to how it was made in the 1850s, and one of their seasonal beers is made with spruce tips. The brewer for a day experience is a lot of fun

@briansiriwardena2169 7 месяцев назад

Anders, I love your channel on youtube. You, Educated Barfly, and Anders Erickson have really peaked my passion for cocktails. I was wondering what you would do if you got a request for doing a winter holiday version of a Martini? Thank you so much. I realise there is little chance of this reaching you but nonetheless I hope it does. Keep up the excellent programing and I pray that you will be blessed this holiday season and experience continued success in your business endeavors.

@mikegm5277 7 месяцев назад

Great Lakes brewing out of Cleveland makes probably the best xmas ale I've tried, not that I'm a big beer guy. Will check out the Southern Tier, mostly because I like visiting the brewery.

@zacrebuck2765 7 месяцев назад

As someone local to Hershey, PA. Super pumped about Troegs being on the table!

@mollieherlocker5918 7 месяцев назад

As a Northern Californian, I was shocked and appalled (sarcasm) to see Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale/IPA excluded from your list. It's a staple and a classic to me. You'd probably hate it though since it's pretty hoppy. I'm a hophead though. Also, moment of silence for the passing of Anchor Brewing and their Christmas Ale. Ugh, now I want a beer but I specifically didn't buy any when were at the store since I try not to drink on weekdays and it's only Monday...

@katarh 6 месяцев назад

Going to see if I can get a hold of this for a graduation party in a week, and then hoard the leftovers for my own Christmas stash. Thanks for the test test! To date, I've never had anything bad from Southern Tier. And everything I've had has knocked it out of the park. I'm going to make a pilgrimage to the source one of these days.

@andyrichter3842 7 месяцев назад

Boulevard Nutcracker and Sierra Nevada Celebration are my two favorite holiday/Christmas beers. RIP Anchor, their Christmas Ale was my favorite for years.

@danmauro572 7 месяцев назад

The Breckenridge Christmas ale is definitely tame but add a nice cinnamon sugar rim and it becomes an A+ experience. Same with the Great Lakes beer

@patriothippie5881 6 месяцев назад

Some nice selections in this video, and many are readily available. I don't have a dedicated Christmas Day beer, but I will usually drink two Mad Elf's on Christmas Eve while wrapping gifts. Great Lakes Christmas ale and Sierra Nevada's celebration are a couple I am obliged to grab every season.

@DougAdams-Outside 7 месяцев назад

Absolute best winter ale: Deschutes Jubelale, plus it comes in barrel aged versions if you can find them. Runners up: Widmer Brrrr, Lagunitas Brown Shugga (looks like a name change this year to Unrefined Shugga), and Delirium Noel.

@neocelestia 7 месяцев назад

1:03 I love how "It's a lil' bit hoppy" translates into "Bunny Beer" and "Hippity Hoppity"in the tasting notes!! Brilliant!! XD

@burnedraventales6030 7 месяцев назад

I love how you slowly get more drunk as the video goes on, I dont even drink but this was fun to watch

@jtsuave6125 7 месяцев назад

Very entertaining . And enlightening Thank you for sharing

@Pete40 6 месяцев назад

Stumbled across a six-pack of Einstok after watching this video. Pretty good! Happy Holidays!

@bananawolf2304 7 месяцев назад

The aqua teen reference at 6:00 cracked me up. And that being a Christmas episode was just icing on the cake.

@Syco108 7 месяцев назад

Cheers! Breckenridge is my favorite Christmas ale

@joshuaprice7306 7 месяцев назад

It wasn't a Christmas beer but Dog Fish's Beer For Breakfast was my go to during the winter months. Just so so good.

@justmutantjed 7 месяцев назад

I also enjoyed the Breckenridge. It helped that I got a bottle as a sample from my employer for feedback, but yeah. Good balance of hops, I picked up on some "holiday spice" action going on, not too pale, not super dark. Just hit my Goldilocks zone for a mild brown ale of sorts.

@RoboNarples-et6ky 7 месяцев назад

I know beer selection can be very regional, but my go-to for the holidays is Fremont's winter ale

@ByndThry 7 месяцев назад

Would you kindly consider doing an episode on chocolate beers? The time between Thanksgiving and New Years was always filled with strong chocolate brews. May I suggest Southern Tier Nitro Hot Cocoa. If you enjoy strong smooth beer you'll enjoy this. Cheers.

@BlueIdiotPie 7 месяцев назад

was so excited to see the great lakes christmas ale! shame it wasn't to your taste, but everyone likes different things

@mattball8622 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, I'm with you. When I think 'Christmas Beer' I'm picturing a scotch or a ruby mild or something along those lines. Lots of caramel and malt forward. Also, I've lived in the UK all my life and never had figgy pudding. It has a strange place as a Christmas food that everyone knows is a thing, but no one has actually ever had it.

@DeLorean58 7 месяцев назад

Even the regular Mad Elf is great. And what is also great is mix half Mad Elf with half Troeggs Dreamweaver wheat, it's called a Mad Dream.

@michaelleigh8394 7 месяцев назад

Suggestion for a future episode, a deep dive on brandy, brandy cocktails and recommendations for more beginner/mid tier bottles for those

@bv-swifty7704 7 месяцев назад

I live in Colorado and my go-to Christmas beer is Oakspire from New Belgium Brewing. It's an amber ale aged in Four Roses Bourbon Barrels and it is DELIGHTFULLY STRONG!

@johnmilligan7788 7 месяцев назад

Had to find my fellow Clevelanders to make sure GLBC was being properly defended in the comments. I love beer, specifically holiday beers, and Great Lakes Christmas Ale is deserving of the hype. One of my favorite (if not my favorite) beers of all time. Even though Greg didn’t love it, happy to see it featured here on HTD!

@cybercheese3 7 месяцев назад

Happy holidays!

@user-dn8my7rf8d 7 месяцев назад

Carpet is typically an oxidative note. Can happen with certain types of malts ie crystal malt (used in malty beers for sweetness and caramel colour). It can also just be a sign of cold side oxidation during bottling/caning etc. It can be desired/accepted in a select few styles but generally it’s considered a fault.