| Brewery | City | St | Web | Beer Name | Style | Beer Paragraph | ABV |
| Alameda Brewhouse | Portland | OR | www.alamedabrewhouse.com | Papa Noel's Olde Ale | Olde Ale | Papa Noel's Olde Ale is a full-bodied brew with an attractive dark copper-brown hue. The ale derives a pleasing sweetness from its complex malt foundation, which is balanced by a hint of roasted flavor, and a mellow bitterness imparted by a generous amount of English Fuggle hops. Other flavors in evidence are bittersweet chocolate, caramel, and toffee. Warms the body and nourishes the soul. | 7.2 |
| Alaskan Brewing Co | Juneau | AK | www.alaskanbeer.com | Alaskan Spruce Tip Winter Ale | Olde English | Brewed in the style of an English Olde Ale, this ale balances the sweet heady aroma of Sitka spruce tips and the clean crisp finish of noble hops. A complex blend of six malts including Pale, Wheat, Munich and caramelized creates a malty richness complemented by the warming sensation of alcohol. Prized Czechoslovakian Saaz hops also play a role. | 6.4 |
| Anchor Brewing Co | San Francisco | CA | www.anchorbrewing.com | Old Foghorn | Barleywine | Old Foghorn is brewed strictly according to traditional brewing methods, using only natural ingredients — water, malted barley, fresh whole hops, and yeast. Old Foghorn is highly hopped, using only Cascade hops. It is fermented with a true top-fermenting ale yeast. Carbonation is produced by an entirely natural process called "bunging," which produces champagne-like bubbles. This barleywine ale is dry-hopped with additional Cascade hops while it ages in cellars. | 10.0 |
| Big Horn Brewing Co | Salem | OR | www.theram.com | Freeride Winter Ale | Strong Ale | This full-bodied Strong Ale is explosively malty, with hints of caramel, chocolate, toffee, raisins, and a touch of roast. Plenty of Willamette and East Kent Golding hops were added in the creation of this winter warmer to balance out its malt complexity. C’mon out of the cold, and taste the Freeride! | 7.0 |
| Big Sky Brewing Co | Missoula | MT | bigskybrew.com | Powder Hound Winter Ale | Winter Ale | This Northern Rockies Style Strong Ale is a delicious combination of hops balanced by a smooth malt profile, guaranteed to keep even the coldest soul warm on a frosty winter’s night. East Kent Goldings & Challenger hops blend with Pale, Crystal, and a minor amount of chocolate malts. | 6.2 |
| Brasserie Dubuisson | Wallonia | Belgium | www.belgianexperts.com | Scaldis Noël | Strong Ale | Three different malts give Scaldis its complexity, including a caramel malt for a rich, amber color. This beer is dry, with a clean, nutty finish. The nose is characterized by sherry, caramel, and roasted filbert aromas, complemented by some floral, hoppy notes. The finish is long and warming, but remains in balance with the flavors. | 12.0 |
| Brasserie St. Feuillien | Le Roeulx | Belgium | www.st-feuillien.com | St. Feuillien Cuvée de Noël | Strong Ale | This beer has a generous head - compact and firm. Its slightly brown colour is the result of the roasted barley. It has a dark ruby brown colour and a very intense aroma. The aromatic herbs and spices used greatly enhance its delicious smell. This beer is full-bodied with a smoothness that is the result of the synergy of caramelized malts, carefully controlled fermentation and long cold storage. St Feuillien Cuvée de Noël has a very subtle bitterness that is the dominant flavour in this harmonious ale that strikes a perfect balance between all the different ingredients. | 9.0 |
| Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg | Vorchdorf | Austria | www.schloss-eggenberg.at | Samichlaus | Strong Lager | “Samichlaus” beer is brewed once a year, in each case on December 6th, and stored and matured afterwards for over 10 months before it is bottled. "Samichlaus” beer can mature for many years in the bottle; older vintages obtain a complexity and receive their creamy warm aftertaste. According to the Guinness Book of Records, it is the strongest lager beer in the world with 14% alcohol and 32° original extract content. It is brewed exclusively of natural raw ingredients after the purity requirement of 1516. | 14.0 |
| BridgePort Brewing Co | Portland | OR | www.bridgeportbrew.com | Ebenezer Ale | Winter Warmer | Brewed in homage to the holiday season, Ebenezer Ale is full-bodied, rich mahogany in color, crowned with a creamy head and finished with a festive warmth. The ale is brewed with four kinds of roasted malts, and local and imported hops. It is naturally conditioned in the keg and bottle to enhance the smooth balance of malt and hops. | 6.4 |
| Cascade Brewing Co | Portland | OR | www.raclodge.com | Winter Defroster | Scottish Ale | Winter Defroster is the fire orange color of our seldom seen winter sunsets. At 7.3 abv, our holiday cheer Defroster is proof against the winter chill. Brewers Gold, Mt Hood and Amarillo hops harkens us back to the height of summer. Defroster gives us just cause to celebrate the changing season and the holidays of winter. | 7.3 |
| Bieres De Chimay | Chimay | Belgium | www.chimay.com | Chimay Triple | Belgian Tripel | This beer with its typical golden color, its slightly hazy appearance and its fine head is especially characterized by its aroma, which results from an agreeable combination of fresh hops and yeast. The beer's flavor, as sensed in the mouth, comes from the smell of hops: above all it is the fruity notes of muscat and raisins that give this beer a particularly attractive aroma. The aroma complements the touch of bitterness. There is no acidity, but an after-bitterness which melts in the mouth. | 8.0 |
| Collaborator | Portland | OR | www.widmer.com | Sled Crasher | Winter Warmer | Sled Crasher is a rich-tasting, strong winter warmer whose fairly high bitterness is well-masked by a fruity, full-bodied caramel malt flavor and a touch of bittersweet chocolate in the background. It's a big beer that will warm the cockles of your heart. | 6.8 |
| Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR | www.deschutesbrewery.com | Jubelale | Strong Ale | Jubelale has ties to the traditional Celebration Ales of England. Characterized by a very large malt body and pronounced bitterness, Jubelale contains five different varieties of hops and a healthy amount of crystal malt. It's the perfect ale for surviving the long, cold nights of winter. | 6.7 |
| Eel River Brewing Co | Fortuna | CA | eelriverbrewing.com | Triple Exultation | Strong Ale | Going back to old Scotland, Eel River's version of this old world Strong Ale is defined by its rich and full flavor. With more than 175 lbs of the finest malt available per barrel, the sweetness is delicately balanced with a continuous hopping of over 2.5 lbs per barrel. This beer is sure to warm your soul in the coldest of winters. | 9.7 |
| Fearless Brewing Co | Estacada | OR | www.fearless1.com | Fearless Strong Scotch Ale | Strong Scotch Ale | This huge malty beer is a true winter weather warmer. A big caramel malt flavor provides the backbone, but the slightly nutty roasty finish is the hallmark of this beer. Brewed in the traditional Scotch Ale style, this Scotch Ale is a favorite at the brewery in Estacada | 8.5 |
| Full Sail Brewing Co | Hood River | OR | fullsailbrewing.com | Wassail | Strong Ale | Deep mahogany in color, Wassail is brewed with four different malts and a blend of imported hops, giving it a malty full body and a pleasantly hoppy finish that appeals to both hop and malt lovers alike. Wassail is perfectly balanced - not too sweet; not too dry. In other words, a Christmas miracle! | 6.5 |
| Golden Valley Brewery | McMinnville | OR | www.goldenvalleybrewery.com | Tannen Bomb | Winter Warmer | Tannen Bomb is a classic Strong Ale with more than 110 pounds of blended Pale, Carastan, and Crystal malts per barrel. This is a beer of true character and distinction. The bold malt complex is well balanced and refined with generous hopping of Chinook, Liberty, and Fuggles, and dry-hopped with Kent Goldings for an aromatic finish. | 8.0 |
| Hair of the Dog Brewing Co | Portland | OR | www.hairofthedog.com | Jim | Specialty Blend | Jim is a collaboration between Hair of the Dog Brewing and Oregon Brew Crew member Preston Weesner. Jim honors the late Jim Kennedy, founder of Admiralty Beverage and a tireless promoter of craft beer. This Belgian Dubbel Maredsous 8 is blended with Hair of the Dog beers and aged on oak; it’s a beer not to be missed, and the Holiday Ale Festival is the only place to get it. | 10.0 |
| Hazel Dell Brewpub | Vancouver | WA | Weihnachten Fest Bier | Christmas Ale | This German-style brew, named after Christmas night, is dark in color and rich in taste. Made with roasted malt and Cascade hops, one sip of this ale and you’ll be able to deal with the rages of the cold winter weather. | 6.8 | |
| Klamath Basin Brewing Co | Klamath Falls | OR | Cabin Fever | Stout | During the cold hard winters in the Pacific Northwest, we need a very hardy ale to help us survive the winter blues. Our winter seasonal, Cabin Fever Stout is the perfect beer to round out those edges of boredom and restlessness. Taste the rich chocolate flavors with a nice finish of coffee and just a hint of raspberry on the final taste. Cabin Fever Stout is big, bold and creamy | 7.6 | |
| Lagunitas Brewing Co | Petaluma | CA | lagunitas.com | Brown Shugga | Strong Ale | The widely feared Lagunitas Brown Shugga Ale is available here and there during these, the darkest months of the year. Thought to be a Holiday Ale, it is actually a Valkyrei of sorts, - a holiday angel of loss and a winged messenger of death. Cheers. | 9.9 |
| Laurelwood Brewing Co | Portland | OR | laurelwoodbrewpub.com | Olde Reliable | Barley Wine | A well-balanced, but undeniably strong ale in the American tradition, Olde Reliable always does the trick. This beer is deep amber in color, with a noticeable fruit aroma and strong alcohol character. | 10.0 |
| Lompoc Brewing Co | Portland | OR | newoldlompoc.com | Lompoc Holiday Ale | Golden Ale | This golden ale is lightly dry-hopped with Northwest Cascades, and lightly spiced with hints of cinnamon and orange. | 5.0 |
| Mad River Brewing Co | Blue Lake | CA | madriverbrewing.com | Steelhead Double IPA | Double IPA | Sweet malty tones balance intense, though not overly bitter, citrus and floral hop characters from Horizon, Cascade and Amarillo hops. This is a complex, but not overpowering, copper colored ale dry-hopped with Amarillo hops to complement the malt sweetness, with citrus and tropical esters. | 8.6 |
| McMenamins Crystal Brewery | Portland | OR | mcmenamins.com | Liquid Cheer | Tripel | Liquid Cheer is a festive holiday Tripel developed exclusively by the elves at McMenamins Crystal Brewery to drive the Scrooge from your heart and get your reindeer off the ground. This delicious golden Tripel boasts a pillowy head like windblown snowdrifts, emanates muddled essences of fruit and candy, and generates a pleasant alcohol warming effect. This Pacific Northwest twist on a traditional Belgian specialty is sure to get your sleigh soaring this holiday season. | 8.2 |
| New Belgium | Fort Collins | CO | www.newbelgium.com | 2 Below Winter Ale | Winter Warmer | This winter warmer features a bright, warming blast of Sterling and Liberty hops alongside tawny-roasted malts. Dry hopping during fermentation creates a rosy, floral nose with a hint of pepper spice and subtle estery undertones. 2 Below provides a bright, hoppy palate and a cheery warm afterglow. | 6.6 |
| Ninkasi Brewing Co | Eugene | OR | ninkasibrewing.com | Believer | Winter Ale | This beer is for the Believers of Ninkasi. It features a rich, malty flavor backed by loads of hops. | 7.0 |
| Off the Rail Brewing Co | Forest Grove | OR | 503-992-8989 | Blizzard of Ozz | Belgian Specialty | Whether you be toasting to the merriment of men or to the temptresses of time. As the unveiling unfolds and you have in your hands the sight of this Blizzard as it stands. A dense creamy blanket of snow white lies on top of this delight. Such richness in color, this dark golden sight. Anticipating the flavor as the aroma arrives. Teasing and tempting with holiday spice. Dancing on the tongue, A warmth of tropical delight. The sweet malt smooth with the wheat lending its weight. Sneaking in with a classic finish while all other senses are being diminished. |
8.6 |
| Pelican Pub & Brewery | Pacific City | OR | www.pelicanbrewery.com | Full House Ale | Imperial American Brown | While celebrating our win of three Gold medals, two Silver medals and “Large Brewpub of the Year” on the festival floor at the Great American Beer Festival, Ralph Woodall of HopUnion said, “Three golds and two silvers… that’s a full house!” Full House is rich, dark red-brown in color, with an aroma of caramel, toasted, and cocoa-like chocolate malt with a pronounced floral Northwest hop aroma. The sweetness of the chocolate and crystal malts blend beautifully with the assertive flavors of Cascade and Mt. Hood hops. Full House finishes clean, balanced, warming and satisfying. | 8.0 |
| Pike Brewing Co | Seattle | WA | pikebrewing.com | Monks Uncle Tripel | Belgian Tripel | Monks Uncle is a classic Belgian style Tripel ale. Bittered to 35 IBUs and lightly flavored with Saaz hops, Monks enjoyed a leisurely fermentation length of eight days in the temperature range of 67 to 76 degrees F, and was brewed with 10% candy sugar. | 9.0 |
| Pyramid Breweries | Portland | OR | pyramidbrew.com | Snow Cap Ale | Winter Warmer | A rich, full-bodied winter warmer crafted in the tradition of holiday beer. This deep mahogany colored brew balances complex flavors with a refreshingly smooth texture, making Snow Cap a highly drinkable and desirable cold weather companion. | 7.0 |
| Redhook Ale Brewery | Woodinville | WA | www.redhook.com | Winterhook | Winter Ale | Winterhook’s rich, full body and deep chestnut color make it the perfect beer for chilly winter days! The complex malt profile with hints of chocolate and caramel are the result of using nine different varieties of malt. The sweetness of the malts is balanced with four separate hop charges, leaving a delicious beer that is well-rounded with a clean finish. | 5.5 |
| Rock Bottom Brewery | Portland | OR | www.rockbottom.com | Blitzen | Belgian Style Tripel | Blitzen is a strong, golden Belgian style ale. Its fruity and spicy aroma contains notes of plum, pear, clove and peppermint. Its flavor is much the same, but balanced by a rich maltiness and an alcoholically dry finish. | 8.1 |
| Rogue Ales | Newport | OR | www.rogue.com | Santa's Private Reserve | Double Hopped Strong Ale | Our snowflakes glisten! Santa's Private Reserve is a variation of the classic Saint Rogue Red, but with double the hops, including Chinook and Centennial, and a mystery hop called Rudolph by head brewer John "more hops" Maier! | 5.3 |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Co | Chico | CA | www.sierranevada.com | Celebration Ale | Holiday Ale | Celebration Ale is made in the time-honored tradition of brewing a special ale for the holiday season. The unique process of dry-hopping adds a generous bouquet that balances its rich maltiness to produce a wonderful robust ale. The San Francisco Chronicle named it the “best beer ever made in America." | 6.8 |
| Walking Man Brewing | Stevenson | WA | walkingmanbrewing.com | Ho Ho Homo Erectus | Imperial IPA | Ho Ho Homo Erectus is a special version of our award winning Double/Imperial IPA aged in Jamaican Rum barrels (that were previously Kentucky Bourbon barrels). Why? Why not! What says Holiday Spirit better than Rum? The barrel ageing rounds off the sharp edges of hop bitterness and accentuates the maltiness and caramel notes, while adding some oak flavors and a good bit of booziness from the rum soaked staves. |
10.0 |
| Widmer Brothers Brewing Co | Portland | OR | widmer.com | Regifted Red | Northwest Red | This beer is based on Widmer's popular Northwest Red, but with more malt and a bit more hops in honor of the holidays. More malt and hops make us happy. We believe Regifted Red will make you happy too. Citrusy hops and fruity esters blend with caramel and chocolate malts yielding a complex and appealing aroma. Considerable hop bitterness is balanced by caramel malt sweetness and alcohol warmth. Regifted Red finishes dry with moderate lingering hop bitterness. | 8.9 |
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