Fantôme Printemps
Fantôme Printemps is a seasonal saison or a saison seasonal or a saison saison*, if you’re into a beer wordplay… Brasserie Fantôme may produce more variety than any other brewery of […]
Category Archives: Seasonal
Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux
Many people’s favorite holiday release is Brasserie Dupont‘s Avec Les Bons Voeux (“With Good Wishes”). First brewed in 1970, it has since become a staple of the holiday season. Avec […]
Pfriem Belgian-Style Christmas Ale
It’s the winter beer time of year! Hood River’s Pfriem Family Brewers produces several festive offerings, including this Belgian-Style Christmas Ale. Pfriem’s Belgian-style beers are probably some of the most authentic […]
Het Anker Gouden Carolus Noel (Christmas) 2011
Two years ago, I reviewed a fresh bottle of Brouwerij Het Anker‘s Gouden Carolus Christmas. This year, I stumbled upon a bottle from 2011. I can’t vouch for how the beer […]
De Dolle Stille Nacht 2014
De Dolle Stille Nacht (Silent Night) is usually one of the more anticipated winter beer releases of the season for those who chase Belgian beers. Brewed with pale malt and […]
Smisje Smiske Kerst
Brouwerij Smisje is part of the Belgian Craft Beer movement. Johan Brandt trained in graphics and opened a printing shop in Bruges in 1989. He eventually had to move his […]
Saison Dupont Dry Hopping 2015
With the 2015 edition, this is the 3rd year of the Brasserie Dupont‘s Saison Dry Hopping being released in the US. I’ve reviewed and liked the previous 2 versions: Saison […]
Boon Duivels Bier
Last weekend, March 14-16, the town of Halle celebrated its annual Lent Carnival. Halle is situated outside Brussels in Vlaams Brabant (Flemish Brabant). Since 1883, they’ve celebrated with a beer […]
Brasserie du Bocq Gauloise Christmas
Brasserie du Bocq (pronounced like “bock”) is a family brewery situated in the picturesque hills of the French speaking Wallonia in the tiny village of Purnode which is located about […]
Thanksgiving: Beer Bloggers Getting Non-Traditional (2014)
Yesterday, I reposted my 2012 article on how to pair beers with a traditional Thanksgiving feast. Today, I’ll look at some different options. Last year, I talked to some of my […]
‘t Gaverhopke Koerseklakske
Ambachtelijke Brouwerij is a small brewery and brewpub in west Flanders just outside the city of Kortrijk. It’s better known under the name ‘t Gaverhopke. To be honest, I wasn’t […]
Brouwerij Het Anker Gouden Carolus Christmas 2013
Brouwerij Het Anker can trace its history to 1471 during the era of “Beguinages” when independent women would run their own small enterprises such as breweries or bakeries. Beguines were […]
Brouwerij Dilewyns Vicaris Winter 2013
Brouwerij Dilewyns is another example of the growing beer movement within the borders of Belgium. While Belgium saw huge decline in the number of breweries throughout the 20th Century, the last […]
Brasserie d’Achouffe N’Ice Chouffe
Brasserie d’Achouffe N’Ice Chouffe is the brewery’s winter seasonal. Our gnome friends are back; this time one is wearing a nice Christmas colored kilt while he joins his friend by the […]
Brasserie de Cazeau Tournay de Noël
Brasserie de Cazeau, located in the Walloon country side just northwest of the city of Tournai near the French border, is a small family farm brewery with a long history. […]
Schlossbraurei-Au-Hallertau Auer Schnee Bock
Schlossbrauerei-Au-Hallertau is a small castle brewery in the hop growing region of Bavaria which lends its name to the famous German Nobel Hop: Hallertau. Founded in 1590 by the local […]
Samuel Smith Winter Welcome 2013 2014
Samuel Smith Brewery has long been one of my favorite English breweries since I first opened a Nut Brown Ale 13 years ago. Each year since I discovered their beers, […]
St. Martin Cuvee de Noel
St. Martin is Brasserie de Brunehaut‘s line of authentic Abbey Ales. Brunehaut is now in its 123rd year of brewing, with a brief exception when they went bankrupt and current […]
Full Sail “26” Cascade Pilsner
Full Sail Brewing “26” Cascade Pilsner is the brewery’s newest creation and will be used as their year-long 26th Anniversary beer. Brewmaster Jamie Emerson and crew have been steadily putting out […]
Seasonal Creep: The Tide of Terror That Swept America is BACK!
Seasonal Creep Every year, the terror of Seasonal Creep inches malevolently into our hearts earlier and earlier. The shrill cries of terror from the East Coast could be heard clear […]
De Glazen Toren Lentebier
Brouwerij De Glazen Toren is a tiny brewery in the Flemish portion of northern Belgium. What makes this brewery so unique is that they’re brewing authentic Farmhouse Saison-style beers. Traditionally Saisons […]
Dogfish Head Aprihop
Dogfish Head Brewing’s spring/summer seasonal is an IPA brewed with apricots. The apricots are added into the boil while the wort, in true Dogfish Head style, is continuously hopped. The […]
New Belgium Rolle Bolle
The newest edition to New Belgium‘s seasonal lineup is the Rolle Bolle summer seasonal replacing last year’s Sommersault. Continuing in my theme of spring/summer beer with fruit, Rolle Bolle is […]
Elysian Super Fuzz Blood Orange Pale Ale
Please note, this post was written prior to AB-InBev’s purchase of Elysian Brewing. While the beers still be may good, I can not give money to a company that is […]
Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Peche ‘n Brett 2013
The next sour or “wild” beer in my series of New Year’s Sour Reviews is the newly released Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Peche ‘n Brett. Logsdon is one of the newer “sweethearts” of the […]
New Belgium + Brewery Vivant Biere de Garde
New Belgium Brewing’s “Lips of Faith” series is about creating unique one-off beers using interesting ingredients. Many of these beers are brewed in collaboration with other breweries. In this case, […]
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Wet Hop Beer Season!
As summer draws to an end and autumn peeks its head around the seasonal corner, the northern hemisphere is ready to start harvesting its crops. For us beer lovers, that […]
The Commons Wit
The Commons Brewery may be one of my favorite new smaller production breweries in the Portland area. I’ve been very excited to see the upswing in artisanal Belgian-inspired beer. The […]
MacTarnahan’s Noble Scot
MacTarnahan’s was one of the original Portland, Oregon breweries at the beginning of the first craft beer revolution in 80’s. You can still find their Mac’s Amber ale in many […]
The Commons Brewery Haver Bier
The Commons Brewery is one of Portland, Oregon’s new “nano” breweries. They brew on a 7 bbl sytem (217 gallons). Like many breweries, it started out in a garage that […]
