Tales of ales from the heart of Ohio to the ends of the Earth
Every year breweries roll out special beers for the holiday season. Here in Ohio the dominant style of Christmas beer is the spiced winter warmer, as epitomized by classics that date back to the mid-90s like Great Lakes Christmas Ale and Barley's Christmas Ale. While I enjoy a good winter warmer at this time of... Continue Reading →
Ohio is not the only place that celebrates Christmas with an outpouring of strong, spiced beers. The Belgians have been doing this for this many decades, albeit with a more restrained hand on the spice additions. Land Grant’s Dan Shaffer and Columbus Beer Adventures guide Ralph Wolfe join us once again for some potent, seasonally... Continue Reading →
‘Tis the season to be jolly and in this episode we do our best to spread some holiday cheer. We look at the evolution of Winter Warmers and other seasonal winter offerings stretching from the dark ages to the modern day. We are joined by our friend and Barley’s brewmaster Angelo Signorino, who has been... Continue Reading →
Dear Slats, Christmas is right around the corner and I don't have good gift ideas for my spouse. He loves beer though so I thought you might be able to point me in the right direction. Sincerely, Lois from Licking county ************************ Dear Lois, Great question. I've been thinking about this myself lately, if only... Continue Reading →
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