There are a bevy of winter beers out now. Mr. LH and I had some Dominion Winter Brew on Friday which we both enjoyed. When I have a "good" beer it usually takes me one bottle to kind of get into it and I enjoy the second one more, which is what I found with this beer. It also helped to put it into a pint glass to let it "ventilate" if you will.

The Dayton (OH) Daily had an article on winter beers, you can read the article here. They also mention the Dominion beer as one of the best "hoppy" winter beers.

Thanks for the link; glad to see they mentioned Sam Adams Old Fezziwig, which is a solid beer. Now I really want to try the Rogue offering; I've never had anything of theirs that I didn't love. Plus, "Yellow Snow" is just a fantastic name for a beer.

Yeah I'd like to try one of the spice beers...I think Old Fezziwig and maybe the Harpoon are the only two I'd be able to find down here. I don't recall seeing any of those other brands in the stores I usually go to, however there is a gourmet market not too far away that carries beer and might have some different brands. Maybe I'll check it out this weekend.

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Also, both the Rogue and the Anchor beers are brewed differently every season - I haven't had this year's but I expect BIG THINGS JERRY.

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What to slurp when you’ve outgrown watery swill.

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On the less-incapacitating yet more delicious tip we find Dale's Pale Ale. It's a "huge, voluminously hopped motha of an ale," according to the slogan. "We like to use lots of words that we don't know what they mean," confides the ball-capped salesman. Dale's will soon appear in NYC—and surely surprise drinkers. This Rocky Mountain ale comes in a can, and it doesn't make you feel like a frat boy. Dale's is a smooth hopped beer with a creamy head, the type of sud you could slurp till the world splits in two.

(Very good stuff - one of the first 'craft' brews in a can. With every 12-pak comes a plastic bag for disposing of the empties.)

The husband had some of the Old Fezziwig last night, I'll have to ask him what he thought. It smelled good to me, but at this point almost all beers are smelling good.

Anyone try the apple spice beer by leinekugel's yet? Great stuff:)

Santa's Private Reserve by Rogue - I had some last night, and it's great. It's just what you would expect from Rogue.

http://www.rogue.com/brews.html#santa

I've made it my new goal in life to try this beer, which currently is only poured at the Landmark 1850 Inn in Milwaukee:

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Brooklyn Brewery has a Porter that is truly outstanding. Its the first of their brews, that I've had, that I would put up against any from Belgium.

AXTULLY, If The Rice, Hops, and Best Barley Malt is Available and it is Hotter than Hello, Does it Matter?:D

Oh, My God, A Cold Bier is Heaven in A Bottle!:cool:

I wasn't sure I was that into stuff from Breckenridge Brewery, but their Oatmeal Stout is the shit. It's a little smoky.

Also, you guys might appreciate my new hobby -- the old man and I are going to visit every brewery in Colorado, hopefully within one year (but I'm not sure if that's realistic, because there are approximately 900 breweries, some in remote locations).

That stuff is great. I had some last year while we were on vacation. But, alas, I won't be having any beer for at least another month or so.

That does sound like a cool idea - I haven't really hit up any breweries (besides Boston Beer Works and one in Martha's Vineyard, which are more like bars/restaurants).