Christmas Beers

Well now that it’s December there is no ignoring that Christmas is right around the corner. So even though our natural tendency is to procrastinate we’ll celebrate that we’ve begun our Christmas shopping (thanks PhillyHistory.org) and focus on some Christmas beers.

Meal Ticket has an interview with Don Russell, aka Joe Sixpack about his Christmas beers. Did you know Russell has a book out on the subject? Christmas Beer: The Cheeriest, Tastiest, and Most Unusual Holiday Brews.

This Saturday is the Cliveden Winter Beer Festival where there will be 50+ beers for the sampling.

Looking for a gift for a craft beer drinker on your shopping list, then consider tickets to Philadelphia’s other Christmas Beer Fest set for December 27th at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology & Anthropology.

Or just head to your local bar and see what they’re serving. We’ve seen the always anticipated Troegs Mad Elf pouring at Grace Tavern and Good Dog. It’s also on deck at the Memphis Taproom and next Friday they’re having a Mad Elf party at the Grey Lodge.

Speaking of the Grey Lodge, tonight they’re debuting Philadelphia Brewing Company’s winter brew, (Pedro) Feliz Navidad Holiday Lager, “a fresh, wet hopped black lager made from hops right from PBC’s garden.