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Imported Winter/Holiday Beers 2007-2008

1) Affligem Noel, 9.5%, Brouwerij Affligem, Belgium, Christmas ale
2) Altenmunster Winterbier Doppelbock, 7.2%, Allgauer Brauhaus, Germany, doppelbock
3) Bad Elf, 6.0%, Ridgeway Brewery, UK, IPA
4) Bah Humbug! Christmas Ale, 6.0%, Wychwood Brewery, UK, dark English ale, lightly spiced
5) Barbar Winter Bok, 8.0%, Brasserie Lefebvre, Belgium, brown ale with honey
6) BB DexiI 10, 10%, Birrificio Barley Island of Sardegna, Italy, Italian-style barley wine with Cannoneau grapes
7) Beba Birra di Natale, 8.5%, Birrificio Le Baladin, Italy, Italian double bock Christmas ale
8) Bière de Noël, 6.0%, Brasserie Thiriez, France, dark, hoppy ale
9) Bink Winter King, 8.3%, Kerkom, Belgium, dark strong winter ale
10) Bok, 7.8%, Browerij Christoffel, Netherlands, unfiltered, unpasteurized, bottle-conditioned doppelbock.
11) Bran Reserva, 10%, Birrificio Montegioco, Italy, Bran matured in Barbera Red Wine barrels
12) Canaster, 9.5%, Brouwerij de Glazen Toren, Belgium, Belgian-style winter Scotch ale
13) Christmas Angel, 8.0%, Serafijn, Belgium, red ale
14) Christmas Bock, 6.0%, Mahr's Bräu, Germany
15) Corsendonk Christmas Ale, 8.5%, Brouwerij Corsendonk, Belgium, Belgian specialty beer
16) Criminally Bad Elf, 10.5%, Ridgeway Brewery, UK, barleywine
17) Cuvée Alex Le Rouge, 10%, Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes, Switzerland, Swiss imperial stout
18) De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva, 9.0%, De Dolle Brouwers, Belgium, Oerbier matured in Bordeaux casks
19) De Dolle Stille Nacht 2007, 9.0%, De Dolle Brouwers, Belgium, Christmas ale
20) Delirium Noël, 10%, Brouwerij Huyghe, Belgium, strong dark ale
21) d'Inn Staade 5.6%, Innstadt Brauerei, Germany Märzen
22) Dolii Raptor, 10% Birrificio Montegioco, Italy, Demon Hunter matured in Barbera Red wine barrels
23) Dupont Avec les Bons Vux, 10.5%, Brasserie Dupont, Belgium, strong saison
24) Equinox, 8.0%, Brasserie De La Senne, Belgium, dark, hoppy, like a Belgian imperial stout
25) Fantôme Dalmatienne, ?%, Brasserie Fantôme, Belgium, importer notes: your guess is as good as ours
26) Fantôme de Noël, 10.0%, Brasserie Fantôme, Belgium, spicy & laced with chocolate & other flavors
27) Fantôme Hiver, 8.0%, Brasserie Fantôme, Belgium, eccentric & mysterious winter brew
28) Gales Christmas Ale 2001 & 2003, 9.0%, Original Gales Brewery, UK, winter ale (not brewed any longer after the sale of Gales to Fuller's - only these two original vintages left
29) Gouden Carolus Christmas Magnum, 10.5%, Brouwerij Het Anker, Belgium
30) Gulden Draak Vintage 2007, 7.5%, Brouwerij Van Steenberge, Belgium, dark ale
31) Harvey's Christmas Ale, 8.0%, Harvey's Brewery, UK, strong/bitter Christmas ale
32) Hitachino Nestbeer Commemorative Ale 2008, 9.0%, Kiuchi Brewery, Japan, eisbock with cinnamon, orange peel, nutmeg, vanilla beans & coriander
33) Insanely Bad Elf, 12%, Ridgeway Brewery, UK, strong ale
34) Jenlain Noël, 6.8%, Brasserie Duyck, France, dark beer with twinge of orange peel
35) Julebuk, 6.3%, Sogaard's, Denmark, spiced winter bock
36) Kerstbier, 8.5%, Browerij Klein Duimpje, Netherlands, unspiced winter beer
37) Kert Pater, 9.0%, Browerij Van den Bossche, Belgium, strong ale
38) Kertsmutske, 7.4%, Slaapmutske, Belgium, dark, slightly hoppy ale
39) Kloster Jul, 9.0%, olfabrikken, Denmark, Trappist-style
40) La Choulette Noël, 6.8%, Brasserie La Choulette, France, dark, rich ale
41) La Dragonne, 6.0%, Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes, Switzerland, eight spices (brewer: "To be enjoyed hot only")
42) La Moneuse Winter, 8.0%, Blaugies, Belgium, super Saison-style
43) La Rulles Cuvee Meilleurs Voeux, 7.3%, Brasserie de Rulles, Belgium, Belgian winter ale with U.S.hops (Amarillo, Cascade & Warrior)
44) Le Baladin Noel, 9.0%, Birrificio Le Baladin, Italy, Christmas ale with notes of roses, dried fruits,cherry, plum, toffee, cococa, licorice and pepper
45) Lump of Coal, 8.0%, Ridgeway Brewery, UK, imperial stout
46) Lurgashall Christmas Mead, 11.5%, Lurgashall Meadery, UK
47) Mnchshof Weinachtsbier, 5.6%, Kulmbacher Brauerei, Germany, strong lager
48) N' Ice Chouffe, 10%, Brasserie d'Achouffe, Belgium, dark strong winter ale with thyme & Curao orange
49) Nissefar Christmas Ale, 7.0%, Haandbryggeriet, Norway, dark ale with hints of chocolate & caramel
50) Noël de Gèants, 8.5%, Gèants, Belgium, Belgian farmhouse ale
51) Père Noël, 7.0%, Brouwerij De Ranke, Belgium, hoppy beer
52) Petrus Winter Ale, 7.3%, Brewery Bavik, Belgium, aged in oak
53) Reindeer's Revolt, 6.0%, Ridgeway Brewery, UK
54) Samichlaus Bier, 14%, Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg, Austria, doppelbock
55) Samuel Smith Winter Welcome, 6.0%, Samuel Smith's Brewery, UK, winter warmer
56) Santa's Butt Winter Porter, 6.0%, Ridgeway Brewery, UK, porter
57) Santa's Little Helper, 11.0%, Mikkeller, Denmark, malty, hoppy, fruity, spicy
58) Scaldis Noël, 12%, Brasserie Dubuisson, Belgium, strong ale
59) Seriously Bad Elf, 9.0%, Ridgeway brewery, UK, English Double Ale
60) St. Bernardus Christmas Ale, 10%, Brouwerij St. Bernard, Belgium, Belgian strong ale
61) St. Feullien Christmas Beer, 9.0%, Brasserie St. Feuillien, Belgium, dark strong ale
62) St. Peter's Winter Ale, 6.3%, St. Peter's Brewery, UK, dark strong ale
63) To/From, 8.0%, Mikkeller, Denmark, spiced holiday ale
64) T'smisje Calva Reserva, 11%, Brouwerij de Regenboog, Belgium, Tsmisje Kerst matured in E.Dupont Calvados Casks
65) T'smisje Grand Reserva, 11%, Brouwerij de Regenboog, Belgium, Tsmisje Kerst matured in Michel Couvreur whiskey barrels
66) Tsmisje Kerst, 10%, Brouwerij de Regenboog, Belgium, spiced Christmas ale with vanilla & grain de paradise
67) Twelve Days , 5.5%, Hook Norton Brewery, UK, dark strong ale
68) Very Bad Elf, 7.5%, Ridgeway Brewery, UK, old ale
69) Warm Welcome Nut Browned Ale, 6.0%, Ridgeway, UK, strong brown ale
70) Winter Ale, 5.3%, Oppigårds, Sweden, dark, hoppy ale
71) Winter Ale, 7.0%, Nogne o, Norway, dark brown hoppy ale
72) Winter Koninck, 6.5%, Brouwerij De Koninck, Belgium, winter ale
73) Wintercoat Yule Ale Christmas Ale, 6.8%, Wintercoat Brewery, Denmark, winter ale
74) Wintertraum, 5.5%, Weltenburg Brauerei, Germany, lager
75) Young's Winter Warmer, 5.2%, Wells and Young's Brewing, UK, winter ale
76) Zinnebir Xmas, 7.0%, Brasserie De La Senne, Belgium, hoppy, amber beer

Micro Winter/Holiday Beers 2007-2008

1) A-B Brew Masters' Private Reserve, 8.5%, German-style doppelbock
2) A-B Winter Bourbon Cask Ale, 6.0%, aged on bourbon staves
3) Abita Christmas Ale, 5.3%, malty & hoppy brown ale
4) Abita Pecan Harvest Ale, 5.0%, malty light brown ale
5) Alaskan Barley Wine, 10.4%, barleywine
6) Alaskan Smoked Porter, 6.5%, rauchbier
7) Alaskan Winter Ale, 6.4%, English Olde Ale
8) Allagash Black, 8.0%, Belgian-style stout
9) Anchor Our Special Ale, abv & style always a mystery
10) Anderson Valley Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale, 6.9%, spiced winter ale
11) Arcadia Big Dick's Olde Ale, 8.0%, old ale
12) Arcadia Cereal Killer Barleywine, 9.0%, barleywine
13) Arcadia Hoprocket 11th Anniversary Ale, 8.0%, Imperial IPA
14) Arcadia Imperial Stout, 8.5%, Imperial stout
15) Arcadia Shipwreck Porter, 12%, barrel-aged Baltic porter
16) August Schell Schmaltz's Alt, 5.1%, doppel alt
17) August Schell Snowstorm, 7.0%, Belgian-style dubbel
18) Avery Mephistopheles' Stout, 16%, Belgian imperial stout
19) Avery Old Jubilation, 8.3%, English strong ale
20) Avery The Czar, 11.78%, Russian imperial stout
21) Baltimore-Washington Beer Works The Raven Christmas Lager, 5.5%, Märzen/southern German lager
22) Berkshire Holidale, 9.0%, American-style barleywine
23) Big Boss Coffee Stout, 8.0%, coffee stout
24) Big Rock Espresso Stout, 5.0%, stout
25) Big Sky Powder Hound Winter Ale, 6.2%, northern Rockies strong ale
26) Black Dog Winter Cheer, 6.8%, winter ale
27) Blue Moon Full Moon Winter Seasonal, 5.6%, Belgian abbey ale
28) Blue Point Old Howling Bastard, 10.25%, barleywine
29) Blue Point Winter Ale, 5.5%, winter spiced ale
30) Boulder Beer Killer Penguin Barleywine, 10%, English-style barleywine
31) Boulder Beer Never Summer Ale, 6.0%, strong ale
32) Boulder Beer Obovoid Empirical Stout, 6.5%, oak-aged oatmeal stout
33) Boulevard Nutcracker Ale, 5.9%, wet-hopped red ale
34) Breckenridge Christmas Ale, 7.4%, Breckenridge Brewery, American-style strong ale
35) BridgePort Ebenezer Ale, 6.4%, winter warmer
36) Bristol Winter Warlock Oatmeal Stout, 6.3%
37) Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, 10.8%, Imperial stout
38) Brooklyn Monster Ale, 10.1%, barleywine
39) Brooklyn Winter Ale, 6.0%, Scottish ale
40) Buzzards Bay 2007 Cranberry Lambic, 5.6%
41) Buzzards Bay Farmhouse Reserve Barrel Aged Ale, 5.7%
42) Buzzards Bay Rauchbier, 5.5%
43) Buzzards Bay West Porter, 5.1%
44) Cape Ann Fisherman's Navigator, 8.0%, doppelbock
45) Cape Cod Beer Berry Merry Holiday Ale, 5.5%, amber ale with cranberry, orange, clove
46) Captain Lawrence Nor' Easter Winter Warmer, 12%, strong dark ale re-fermented with elderberries and aged in bourbon barrels
47) Carrabassett Winter Ale, 5.8%, strong ale,
48) Casco Bay Old Port Winter Ale, 6.6%, strong ale
49) Central Coast Chai Cream Ale, 5%, cream ale & organic spiced vanilla SLO chai tea
50) Christian Moerlein Christkindl Winter Ale, 6.95%, winter warmer with hint of chocolate
51) Cisco Baggywrinkle Barleywine, 12%
52) Cisco Celebration Libation, ?%, winter ale
53) Clay Pipe Pursuit of Happiness Winter Warmer, 8.0%, Imperial Pale Ale
54) Clipper City Below Decks, 10%, barleywine
55) Clipper City Winter Storm, 7.5%, Category 5 Ale
56) Coastal Extreme Newport Storm '07, 11%, hoppy dry Irish stout
57) Coastal Extreme Winter Ale, 5.6%, porter
58) Coddington Winter Warmer, 7.1%, figs & spices
59) Cold Mountain Winter Ale, 5.8%, Highland Brewing, spiced ale
60) Cooper's Cave Centennial Ale, 5.3% cream ale
61) Deschutes Jubelale, 6.7%, winter ale
62) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery 120 Minute IPA, 18%, Imperial IPA.
63) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Fort, 18%, strong fruit beer (raspberry).
64) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Olde School, 15%, barleywine
65) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Pangaea, 7.0%, exotic global spice beer (ginger)
66) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery World Wide Stout, 18%, strong dark beer
67) Dominion Winter Brew, 6.6%, American pale ale
68) Dopplebock Reserve, 12%, Weeping Radish Farm Brewery
69) F.X. Matt Saranac Belgian Ale, 5.9%, Belgian ale
70) F.X. Matt Saranac Caramel Porter, 5.4%, porter
71) F.X. Matt Saranac Chocolate Amber, 5.5%, European-style dark lager
72) F.X. Matt Saranac Oatmeal Stout, 4.3%
73) F.X. Matt Saranac Scotch Ale, 6%, Scotch ale
74) F.X. Matt Saranac Winter Wassail, 5.9%, spiced ale
75) Firestone Walker Eleven, 11%, oak-aged strong ale
76) Flying Dog K9 Cruiser Winter Ale, 6.4%, winter ale
77) Flying Fish Grand Cru Winter Reserve, 7.0%, Belgian strong golden ale
78) Fordham DoppelBock, 7.5%, doppelbock
79) Fordham Scotch Ale, 6.9%, strong ale closely related to English old ale
80) Full Sail Wassail, 7.0%, winter ale
81) Full Sail Wreck the Halls, 6.7%, American-style IPA crossed with a winter style strong ale
82) Geary's Winter Ale 2007-2008, 6.0%, IPA
83) Goose Island Christmas Ale, 5.5%, highly hopped strong brown ale
84) Gordon Biersch Winter Bock, 7.5%
85) Great Divide Hibernation Ale, 8.1%, English-style old ale
86) Great Lakes Christmas Ale, 7.5%, ale with honey & spiced with fresh ginger & cinnamon
87) Gritty McDuff's Christmas Ale, 6.2%, robust E.S.B
88) Gritty McDuff's Scottish Ale , 6.2%
89) Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws, 11%, barleywine
90) Harpoon Winter Warmer, 5.5%, ale spiced with cinnamon & nutmeg
91) He'Brew Jewbelation Eleven, 11%, strong ale
92) Heartland 2006 Full Moon Barley Wine, 10%
93) Heartland Bavarian Black Lager, 6.5%
94) Heartland Old Red Nose Ale, 5.5%
95) Heartland Old Red Nose Special Reserve, 8.0%, winter warmer
96) Henry Weinhard's Classic Dark, 4.9%, dark lager
97) High & Mighty Home for the Holidays, 8.5%, strong ale with hints of spice and orange peel
98) High Point Ramstein Winter Wheat Doppelbock, 9.5%, weizen doppelbock
99) Holiday Spice Lager, 9.5%, Lakefront Brewery, spiced ale
100) Hoppy Brewing Hoppy Claus Holiday Ale, 7.8%, herb spice ale
101) Independence Jasperilla Old Ale, 9.8%, old ale
102) Ingalls' Extra Special Bitter, 5/0%, Leavenworth Brewing
103) Ipswich Winter Ale, 6.2%, British old ale
104) Ithaca Beer Gorge's Smoked Porter, 7.0%
105) Ithaca Beer Winterizer, 7.0%, winter ale
106) Kona Pipeline Porter, 5.4%, porter
107) Lagunitas Brown Shugga, 9.9%, style - "irresponsible"
108) Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout, 8.2%, strong coffee stout
109) Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball Ale, 9.0%, strong ale
110) Lagunitas Lumpy Gravy Ale, 7+%, chewy brown ale
111) Left Hand Oak-Aged Widdershins, 9.1%, English-style barleywine
112) Left Hand Snow Bound Ale, 8.6%, spiced stong ale
113) Leinenkugel's Apple Spice, 4.9% spiced lager
114) Leinenkugel's Big Butt Doppelbock, 5.7%, doppelbock
115) Long Trail Hibernator, 6.2%, unfiltered Scottish ale
116) Lost Coast Winterbraun, 6.2%, robust brown ale
117) Magic Hat Odd Notion Dark Wheat Ale, 7.5%, English ale
118) Magic Hat Roxy Rolles, 5.8%, hoppy amber ale
119) Marin Hoppy Holidaze Ale Spiced Ale, 6.5%, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, vanilla, orange peel
120)  Mendocino Double IPA, 7.5%
121) Michelob Celebrate Cherry, 8.5%, natural cherry juice & matured on dark sweet cherries
122) Michelob Celebrate Chocolate, 8.5%, matured on cocoa beans
123) Moylan's White Christmas Belgian Style Wit Ale, 6.5%
124) New Belgium 2 Below, 6.6%, winter ale
125) New Belgium Frambozen, 6.5%, raspberry brown ale
126) New England Brewing Wet Willy, 10%, Scotch ale
127) Odell Isolation Ale, 6.1%, winter ale
128) Olde Burnside Father Christmas Highland Ale, 9.0%, Scotch ale
129) Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence Stout, 8.0%, Belgian-style stout brewed with Belgian chocolate
130) Ommegang Three Philosophers Quadruple, 9.8%, Belgian-style quad blended with Belgian cherry-lambic
131) Orlio Organic Black Lager, 4.5%, organic schwartz beer
132) Oskar Blues Dale's Ten FIDY Imperial Stout, 10%
133) Otter Creek Double Decker, 7.5%, old English ale
134) Otter Creek Otter Mon, 7.43%, Jamaican-style stout
135) Otter Creek Winter Ale Special Release, 5.8%, raspberry brown
136) Penn St. Nikolaus Bock Brewers Reserve, 8.0%Pennichuck Bagpiper's Scotch Ale, 9.0%
137) Penn St. Nikolaus Bock, 6.5%
138) Pennichuck Pompier English Style Barleywine, 14%
139) Pennichuck Pozharnik Espresso Russian Imperial Stout, 10%
140) Pennichuck Saint Florian's Doppelbock, 9.0%
141) Pete's Wanderlust Cream Ale, 5.6%
142) Pike Auld Acquaintance, 5.0%, winter ale
143) Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi, 9.0%, bière de garde bottle-conditioned with Brettanomyces
144) Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey Older Viscosity, 12.5%, Bourbon barrel-aged American dark strong ale
145) Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey Santa's Little Helper, 10.5%, imperial stout
146) Pyramid Snow Cap Ale, 7.0%, winter warmer
147) Real Ale Phoenixx, 7.5%, double ESB
148) Real Ale Sisyphus 2007, 10.8%, barleywine
149) Red Oak Battlefield Bock, 7.7%, Bavarian-style bock bier
150) Redhook Treblehook Barley Wine, 9.8%, barleywine
151) Redhook Winterhook Winter Ale, 6.0%, American brown ale
152) Rock Art Mountain Holidays in Vermont, 5.8%, bock
153) Rogue Juniper Pale Ale, 5.3%, juiper ale
154) Rogue Santa's Private Reserve, 5.3%, red ale extra hoppy
155) Saint Arnold Christmas Ale, 7.0%, strong ale
156) Saint Arnold Winter Stout, 5.6%
157) Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic, 5.9%, fruit lambic
158) Samuel Adams Holiday Porter, 5.8%, porter
159) Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig Ale, 5.9%, spiced brown ale
160) Samuel Adams Winter Lager, 5.8%, dark bock with spices
161) Sand Creek Special Reserve Dopplebock, 9.0%
162) Schell Snowstorm, xx%, Belgian dubbel
163) Sebago Slick Nick Winter Ale, 6.2%, winter ale
164) Shipyard Prelude Special Ale, 6.7%, strong English ale
165) Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, 6.8%, American IPA
166) Ska Brewing Cherry Double Cream Ale, 8.0%, strong cream ale with sweet cherries
167) Ska Brewing Euphoria Pale Ale, 6.0%, American pale ale
168) Smuttynose Winter Ale, 6.8%, Belgian-style double
169) Southampton Bière de Garde, 7.2%, French-style country ale
170) Spanish Peaks Winter Cheers, 6.8%, winter ale
171) Sprecher Winter Brew, 5.8%, Munich dunkel bock
172) Steamworks Backside Stout, 6.0%, Oatmeal Stout
173) Steamworks Spruce Goose Ale, 7.4%, spiced with spruce tips
174) Stegmaier Holiday Warmer, 7,2%, The Lion Brewery, winter ale
175) Stevens Point St. Benedict's Winter Ale, 6.5%
176) Stone Cat Scotch Ale, 6.2%, Scotch ale
177) Stone Cat Winter Lager, 5.4%, schwarzbier
178) Stone Double Bastard Ale, 10%, "Double Bastard Ale"
179) Stoudts Abbey Double, 7.3%
180) Stoudts Old Abominable Barley Wine, 8.5%
181) Stoudts Scotch Style Ale, 6.0
182) Stoudts Winter Ale, 5.6%, robust porter
183) Summit Winter Ale, 6.2%, dark brown winter warmer
184) Terrapin "Wake-n-Bake" Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout, 8.1%, coffee-flavored stout
185) Three Floyds Alpha Klaus X-mas Poter 7.0%, American porter
186) Three Floyds Behemoth 10%, American barleywine
187) Three Floyds Hvedegoop Wheat Wine 10%, wheat wine brewed with Mikkeller of Denmark
188) Troegs Mad Elf Holiday Ale, 11%, ale with cherries & honey
189) Troegs Nugget Nectar Ale, 7.5%, Imperial Amber Ale
190) Tuckerman 6288 Stout, 6.288%, American-style stout
191) Tyranena Brewing Shantytown Doppelbock, 6.7%
192) Victory Baltic Thunder, 8.5%, Baltic porter
193) Victory Hop Wallop, 8.5%, Double IPA
194) Victory Old Horizontal, 10.5%, barleywine
195) Wachusett Winter Ale, 6.5%, Scotch ale
196) Wee Heavy Winter Ale, 6.8%, Hales Ales, Scotch ale
197) Widmer Snowplow, 5.5%, milk stout
198) Wild Goose Snow Goose, 6.2%, winter ale
199) Winter Ale. 5.6%, Weyerbacher brewing, winter ale
200) Winter Palace Wee Heavy, 8.0%, Paper City brewery, Scotch ale
201) Winter White Ale, 5.6%, Bell's Brewery, German/Belgian wheat ale blend
202) Winterfish, 7.0%, Fish Tale Ales, strong ale
203) Wolaver's Organic Oatmeal Stout, 5.9%, oatmeal stout
204) Woodstock Inn & Brewery, Wassail, 8.1%, English winter warmer



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