I'm very disappointed that I wasn't able to keep up with the blog during my winter/Christmas beer experience. I was too busy trying new beers and didn't have access to a computer on more than half of my Christmas vacation. I did, however, keep notes and took pictures of all the beers I was trying, so they all will eventually be mentioned here in time. I'll be posting a few beers at a time instead of one long post with all the beers listed so that it won't take forever to finish the post. I will also stop trying to be so technical with my comments on each beer and give a more general description in order to get these posts up faster. Well, enough about my bad blogging habits. Let's get to the beer.
On the Eve of Christmas Eve, I tried two more winter ales.
Smuttynose Winter Ale, is like a "Lite" abbey dubbel. "Lite" in alcohol that is. This 4.8% ABV beer, brewed in New Hampshire, may not pack a punch of alcohol, but it does have tons and tons of flavor. It has a very nutty, malty and Christmasy flavor without having any spices in it, just a spiciness from the Belgian yeast used in fermentation. Some chocolate is also evident and it would pair nicely with some chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies. With all the flavor and the low ABV, I could have drank this all night, but I only had the one bottle.
I also tried Wachusett Winter Ale that night. At 6.1% ABV, this ale, brewed in Massachusetts, is a nice and malty Scotch Ale with notes of toffee. It isn't very Christmasy, but it is a nice winter warmer with all sorts of malts fighting each other for the starring role and a surprising, belly-warming power beyond what I would expect for the ABV.
The next installment in this series will finally get into some of the true Christmas beers I tried this holiday season.
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