Decembeer 4: Stay Warm Inside

All through the month of December, up to Christmas Eve, we will be doing a quick review of a seasonal beer for our own enjoyment. You might like them, too. Or maybe we can provide a quick guide to the winter or holiday beers that you haven’t tried yet.

You can see all of the Decembeer 2018 list here.

Stay Warm Inside

Great Divide Hibernation

To be completely upfront and honest, this particular brew wasn’t even on the list when jimmywags created the Beer Advent Calendar – but I thought it deserved a spot on our calendar … also, I really wanted another reason to drink this and really taste and smell it.

According to Great Divide’s website, this particular brew has been their “celebrated winter tradition since 1995” and there’s a reason for that – it’s damn delicious. The smoky, brown sugary flavor that this English Old Style Ale provides makes it the PERFECT winter beer.

The aroma, according to some of my cohorts, is caramel and malty … but we all know that my nose has trouble catching

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