Tis the Season for Jingle Beers

Thanksgiving has passed and we're into the month of December. As we bid farewell to the Oktoberfest and Pumpkim Ales of fall, we can finally look forward to Christmas and the seasonal beers that have already started hitting the shelves. Last year my girlfriend and I managed to do 25 Christmas beers in 25 days. It was a daunting task but we managed to complete it just in time for Christmas. My goal this year isn't quite so lofty... I'm planning on doing twelve to fifteen different Christmas beers that run the gamut from Winter Warmers to IPAs and nutmeg spiced beer.

At first I was a little offended that someone would try to pass off a super hoppy Pale Ale as a Christmas seasonal, but after drinking ten traditional Winter Warmers... it was a welcome change of pace. That's partly why this year's Jingle Beers line up will be truncated. After you drink a couple Christmas beers you start to see a pattern develop. Oh, this one is malty and dark... well, this one is dark and malty... and so on. This year's selection will be a bit more mixed stylistically and should be more interesting.

Jingle Beers kicks off on December 1st so check back often to get the low down on this year's Christmas seasonals. You'll be able to follow the action here.