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The 2008 Standard Release Beers
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| Brewer ▼ | Beer | ABV | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda Brewhouse Alameda Brewhouse 4765 NE Fremont St. Portland, Oregon 97213 US | Papa Noel's Special Reserve Papa Noel's Special Reserve Dark copper-brown in hue and extremely full-bodied, this traditional strong ale was aged in Oregon oak barrels. Its pleasing sweetness and higher-than-normal alcohol content comes 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 of note include bittersweet chocolate, caramel and toffee. OG: 1.079 FG: 1.021 IBU: 35 | 7.7% | Strong Ale Old Ale BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: Old Ale |
| Alaskan Brewing Company Alaskan Brewing Company 5429 Shaune Dr. Juneau, Alaska 99801 US | Alaskan Oatmeal Stout Alaskan Oatmeal Stout The unique blend of Pale, Vienna and Black malts, malted wheat, roast barley and oats in Alaskan Stout produces a blanced, smooth beer with hints of chocolate, coffee and caramel. Golding hops are used to give this beer its traditional flavor. OG: 1.065 IBU: 26 | 5.7% | Stout Oatmeal Stout BJCP Category: Stout BJCP Style: Oatmeal Stout |
| Anchor Brewing Company Anchor Brewing Company 1705 Mariposa Street San Francisco, California 94107 US | Old Foghorn Old Foghorn 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. | 9.1% | Strong Ale English Barleywine BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: English Barleywine |
| Astoria Brewing Company Astoria Brewing Company 144 11th St. Astoria, Oregon 97103 US | MacGregor MacGregor Pouring dark auburn in color with a toasty sweet aroma, MacGregor gets its big caramel sweetness from Pale, Caramel, Munich and Roast Barley malts. The smooth warming mouthful features a hint of smokiness, courtesy of smoked malts, and is nicely balanced by East Kent Golding hops. OG: 1.079 FG: 1.033 IBU: 17 | 6.5% | Scottish & Irish Ale Strong Scotch Ale BJCP Category: Scottish & Irish Ale BJCP Style: Strong Scotch Ale |
| Brasserie Dupont sprl Brasserie Dupont sprl Rue Basse, 5 Tourpes, 7904 BE | Avec Les Bons Vouex Avec Les Bons Vouex The Avec Les Bons Voeux is a coppery-blond top fermentation beer and has very fine hop aromas and tastes bitter, fruity and mild. Since 1970, the brewery has been brewing a special beer to give as a new years present to their best clients and this it that special beer. The name of this beer "Avec les bons Voeux de la brasserie Dupont" means "With the best wishes of the brewery Dupont". | 9.5% | Belgian & French Ale Saison BJCP Category: Belgian & French Ale BJCP Style: Saison |
| BridgePort Brewing Company BridgePort Brewing Company 1318 NW Northrup Portland, Oregon 97210 US | Raven Mad Imperial Porter Raven Mad Imperial Porter Raven black in color, this Imperial Porter is brewed with humongous amounts of Chocolate and Roasted Barley malts. Its big, rich flavor results from being aged on a blend of Bourbon and wine barrels. It has a roasty malt flavor and hop bitterness with wood/oak overtones and Bourbon-vanilla notes. OG: 1.069 FG: 1.015 IBU: 45 | 7.3% | Specialty Beer Imperial Porter BJCP Category: Specialty Beer BJCP Style: Specialty Beer |
| Cascade Brewing Company Cascade Brewing Company 7424 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy Portland, Oregon 97229 US | Drie Zwarte Pieten "Sang Noir" Drie Zwarte Pieten "Sang Noir" Translation: Three Black Peters Black Blood. This is a reference to the blending team of Ron Gansberg and Curtis Bain, brewers at Cascade brewing and Preston Weesner, beer steward for the fest. The Three Black Peters take their name from Netherlands folklore. "Black Pete" was St. Nicholas' helper and would scold the children who had been naughty and give a present to the ones that had been nice. Made exclusively for the festival, "Sang Noir" is a NW take on a traditional Flanders-style Sour Red Ale. Bigger than a traditional Red this Double Red is a blend of several barrel aged beers. Portions of the beer were aged in Pinot Noir and Whiskey barrels. Fresh Bing Blood Cherries were added to a portion and refermented in the barrel for three months before being added to the blend, giving it a big full bodied tart cherry red flavor with distinct barrel notes. This is a once in a lifetime beer from one of the most innovative breweries in the Northwest. | 9.5% | Sour Ale Barrel Aged Double Flanders Red Ale BJCP Category: Sour Ale BJCP Style: Flanders Red Ale |
| Collaborator Project Collaborator Project 929 N Russell Portland, Oregon 97227 US | Hallucinator Hallucinator Collaborator Halluinator Olde Ale was designed by homebrewers and Oregon Brew Crew members Gary Corbin and Michael Rasmussen. This English Olde Ale is a traditional strong, malty ale of the British Isles, with just enough hops to balance the sweet malt flavors. Hallucinator Olde Ale was cellared for more than a year to allow its complex flavors to emerge. OG: 1.068 FG: 1.016 IBU: 22 | 7.2% | Strong Ale Old Ale BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: Old Ale |
| Deschutes Brewery Deschutes Brewery 901 SW Simpson Ave. Bend, Oregon 97702 US | Mirror Mirror (2005) Mirror Mirror (2005) Mirror Mirror is a double Mirror Pond barleywine that was aged more than eight months in a variety of wooden barrels, including American oak, pinot, port and Bourbon. It was then blended and dry-hopped. Mirror Mirror features a big, warm, malty flavor with complex oak undertones and esters. OG: 1.141 FG: 1.113 IBU: 90 | 11.5% | Strong Ale American Barleywine BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: American Barleywine |
| Eel River Brewing Company Eel River Brewing Company 600 K Bridge St. Scotia, California 95565 US | Climax Noel (2007) Climax Noel (2007) This doppelbock was made with traditional Pale, Munich and Caramel malts, and is exceptionally well-balanced with New Zealand Hallertau hops. With its rich malty flavor and thick creamy head, it's almost as enjoyable to look at this beer as it is to drink it - almost! OG: 1.096 FG: 1.013 IBU: 33 | 10.8% | Bock Doppelbock BJCP Category: Bock BJCP Style: Doppelbock |
| Eugene City Brewery (Rogue) Eugene City Brewery (Rogue) 844 Olive St. Eugene, Oregon 97401 US | Track Town Shotput Stout Track Town Shotput Stout Shotput Stout is a strong, dark, robust stout with hints of oak, rum and chocolate. OG: 1.066 FG: 1.02 IBU: 70 | 7.5% | Stout Oak Rum Stout BJCP Category: Stout BJCP Style: American Stout |
| Firestone Walker Brewing Company Firestone Walker Brewing Company 1400 Ramada Dr. Paso Robles, California 93446 US | Velvet Merkin Stout Velvet Merkin Stout A rich oatmeal stout 25% aged in bourbon barrels blended back to the original batch. | 5.5% | Stout Oatmeal Stout BJCP Category: Stout BJCP Style: Oatmeal Stout |
| Fort George Brewery & Public House Fort George Brewery & Public House 1483 Duane St. Astoria, Oregon 97103 US | North II Grand Crue North II Grand Crue North II Grand Crue is a Belgian-style barleywine. This is the second in a series of Fort George beers created for wintertime enjoyment. The brewers wove together ingredients from around the globe, including Canadian Pilsner Malt, Golden Promise from Scotland, Belgian Wit yeast, raw Hawaiian sugar, and oats from the mainland USA. North II is gently warming, with a spiciness of cloves and cinnamon, a creamy body, and a ripe peach finish. OG: 1.074 FG: 1.014 IBU: 50 | 8% | Belgian Strong Ale Grand Cru BJCP Category: Belgian Strong Ale BJCP Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
| Full Sail Brewing Company Full Sail Brewing Company 506 Columbia Hood River, Oregon 97031 US | Dry-Hopped Wassail Dry-Hopped Wassail A specially brewed beer aged just for this festival, Wassail is brewed with five malts and a blend of domestic and imported hops. After maturation, this beer was racked onto 2008 crop whole flower Brewer's Gold hops. The full malty body with delicate caramel and chocolate flavors is enhanced by the pine and spice aromas of the Brewer's Gold dry hops. OG: 1.067 FG: 1.014 IBU: 56 | 7% | Strong Ale English Winter Warmer BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: Old Ale |
| Golden Valley Brewery Golden Valley Brewery 980 E Fourth St. McMinnville, Oregon 97128 US | Oaken Bomb Oaken Bomb Especially for the fest, GV's taken their strongest Ale, the award-winning Tannen Bomb, with a massive malt complex specially brewed to take the chill off the cold winter months, and aged it in oak casks. 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% | Spice Beer American Winter Warmer BJCP Category: Spice Beer BJCP Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
| Hazel Dell Brewpub Hazel Dell Brewpub 8513 NE Hwy 99 Vancouver, Washington 98665 N/A | Dry-Hopped Weihnachten Fest Bier Dry-Hopped Weihnachten Fest Bier 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% | Spice Beer German Winter Warmer BJCP Category: Spice Beer BJCP Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
| Holiday Ale / Hair of the Dog Commemorative Holiday Ale / Hair of the Dog Commemorative 4509 SE 23rd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 US | JIM (2008) JIM (2008) JIM 2008 is collaboration between the Holiday Ale Festival's beer steward Preston Weesner and Hair of the Dog Brewer Alan Sprints. Made exclusively for the event, JIM honors the late Jim Kennedy, founder of Admiralty Beverage and a tireless promoter of craft beer and a major inspiration for many in the NW beer circles. This is a blended beer, made with Hair of the Dog beers Adam of the Wood aged 4 months in wet Elija Craig bourbon barrels, Fred of the Wood aged in new American oak, Blue Dot for Hop nose and Doggie Claws to nicely round it out. Jim was remembered and toasted with a 2003 Samichlaus and 2007 Chimay Grand Reserve. It's a beer not to be missed and the Holiday Ale Festival is the only place to get it. | 9% | Specialty Beer Strong Ale Blend BJCP Category: Specialty Beer BJCP Style: Specialty Beer |
| Hopworks Urban Brewery Hopworks Urban Brewery 2944 SE Powell Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97202 US | Noggin Floggin' Barleywine Noggin Floggin' Barleywine This beer features a luscious fruity caramel aroma with a sweet malty flavor followed by a warming alcohol finish. It's brewed with fresh Cascade and Millennium hops from Coleman Farms in Independence, OR. Drink a few of these, and you'll be saying "gunter glieben glauchen globen". OG: 1.094 FG: 1.025 IBU: 90 | 9.6% | Strong Ale American Barleywine BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: American Barleywine |
| Lagunitas Brewing Company Lagunitas Brewing Company 1280 N MacDowell Blvd. Petaluma, California 94954 US | Yersinia Pestis Holiday Stout Yersinia Pestis Holiday Stout This recipe was derived from a brochure for a defunct bunker fuel cracking refinery located somewhere outside of Fossil, New Jersey. The beer is phlegmatic and anachronistic. Drinking it will not make you more attractive. Your car alarm is going off. Relax; it's almost over. Don't sip. Call us. | 8.2% | Stout Imperial White Pepper Stout BJCP Category: Stout BJCP Style: American Stout |
| Laurelwood Brewing Company Laurelwood Brewing Company 5115 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97213 US | Weihnachtsfest Weihnachtsfest This strong German-inspired dark lager is a malty beer with a warming alcohol presence. The resulting flavor is rich, malty and slightly sweet. OG: 1.075 FG: 1.014 IBU: 12 | 8.8% | Bock Doppelbock BJCP Category: Bock BJCP Style: Doppelbock |
| Max's Fanno Creek Brew Pub Max's Fanno Creek Brew Pub 12562 SW Main St. Tigard, Oregon 97223 US | Fanno Creek Dopplebock Fanno Creek Dopplebock Brewed with nine different malts, this Bavarian style Doppel Bock has a smooth malty finish from lagering a full 60 days. Perle hops were used for bittering and Saaz and Hallertau for aroma. Prost! OG: 1.07 FG: 1.022 IBU: 25 | 6.8% | Bock Doppelbock BJCP Category: Bock BJCP Style: Doppelbock |
| McMenamins Thompson Brewery McMenamins Thompson Brewery 3575 Liberty Rd. S. Salem, Oregon 97302 US | Santa Baby Stout Santa Baby Stout This medium-bodied sweet stout offers just a hint of vanilla to reward Santa after a busy evening delivering presents. OG: 1.06 FG: 1.015 IBU: 30 | 5.8% | Stout Sweet Stout BJCP Category: Stout BJCP Style: Sweet Stout |
| New Belgium Brewing Company New Belgium Brewing Company 500 Linden St. Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 US | Abbey Grand Cru Abbey Grand Cru Before there was New Belgium Brewing, there was Abbey Ale. It was the first beer brewed by home brewer and co-founder of New Belgium, Jeff Lebesch. Abbey Grand Cru is brewed using the award-winning recipe for Abbey Ale, then increasing the malt, hops and fermentation time. Toast to the monk's virtue and have a heavenly experience. IBU: 19 | 9.5% | Belgian Strong Ale Belgian Dark Strong Ale BJCP Category: Belgian Strong Ale BJCP Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
| Ninkasi Brewing Ninkasi Brewing 272 Van Buren St. Eugene, Oregon 97402 US | Sleigh'r Sleigh'r Sleigh'r is a rich and strong dark alt featuring a toasty malt flavor with a touch of roasted malt. The beer is balanced by hop bitternes, but is not overly hoppy in aroma. This beer fnishes dry and clean and is easy to drink in the cold weather. OG: 1.071 IBU: 50 | 7.2% | Amber Hybrid Beer Dark Strong Alt BJCP Category: Amber Hybrid Beer BJCP Style: Northern German Altbier |
| North Coast Brewing Company North Coast Brewing Company 455 N. Main St. Fort Bragg, California 95437 US | Old Stock Ale Old Stock Ale Like a fine port, Old Stock Ale is well-designed to round-out and mellow with age. Featuring a dark chestnut-amber hue and exotic winey aromas, this ale is brewed with classic Maris Otter malts, and Fuggles and East Kent Goldings hops, all imported from England. OG: 1.1 IBU: 36 | 12.5% | Strong Ale Old Ale BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: Old Ale |
| Off The Rail Brewing Company Off The Rail Brewing Company 2800 Taylor Way Unit A Forest Grove, Oregon 97116 US | Blizzard of Ozz Blizzard of Ozz 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 golden sight. Anticipating the flavor as the aroma arrives. Teasing and tempting with holiday spice. Dancing on the tongue, a warmth of delight. The sweet malt smooth while the wheat lends its weight. Sneaking in with a classic finish as all other senses are being diminished. OG: 1.074 FG: 1.012 IBU: 24 | 8.1% | Belgian & French Ale Witbier BJCP Category: Belgian & French Ale BJCP Style: Witbier |
| Old Lompoc Brewery Old Lompoc Brewery 1616 NW 23rd Ave. Portland, Oregon 97210 US | Brewdolph Brewdolph This Belgian-style strong ale is brewed with malted barley, wheat, oats and raw dark honey from the Willamette Valley. Centennial hops provide the bittering, and Cascades the flavor and fragrance. The beer has been fermented with a Belgian Ardennes yeast strain, resulting in a clove-flavored finish. | 8.5% | Belgian Strong Ale Belgian Dark Strong Ale BJCP Category: Belgian Strong Ale BJCP Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
| Pelican Pub & Brewery Pelican Pub & Brewery 33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr. Pacific City, Oregon 97135 US | Bad Santa Bad Santa You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, the brewers at Pelican are telling you why - Bad Santa has arrived. This mysterious dark elixir is filled with complex malt flavors and aromas with toasted malt and roast character blending seamlessly to the alluring citrus and herbal hop aroma that comes from copious amounts of Ahtanum hops. OG: 1.068 FG: 1.015 IBU: 70 | 6.8% | India Pale Ale (IPA) Black IPA BJCP Category: India Pale Ale (IPA) BJCP Style: American IPA |
| Pyramid Breweries Pyramid Breweries 2730 NW 31st Ave. Portland, Oregon 97210 US | Snow Cap('n & Tennille) Snow Cap('n & Tennille) Love will keep us together, and Snow Cap('n and Tennille) will keep fans of Pyramid Snow Cap happy. This special version of the seasonal brew is dry hopped with English Kent Goldings and aged with Sharffenberger cacao nibs. The resulting deep mahogany colored brew balances complex fruit flavors with a refreshingly smooth texture. OG: 1.069 FG: 1.016 IBU: 47 | 7% | Spice Beer American Winter Warmer BJCP Category: Spice Beer BJCP Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
| Redhook Ale Brewery Redhook Ale Brewery 14300 NE 145th St. Woodinville, Washington 98072 US | Double Black Stout Double Black Stout Double Black Stout is a smooth Imperial stout enhanced by the addition of rich, flavorful coffee and dark malts to create a big roasted flavor. This batch was double brewed especially for the Holiday Ale Festival: coffee was first introduced in the mash tun, then cold coffee was added during filtration. The resulting beer has a much richer coffee taste than the normal production batch. OG: 1.07 FG: 1.012 IBU: 47 | 7% | Stout Imperial Stout BJCP Category: Stout BJCP Style: American Stout |
| Rock Bottom Brewery Rock Bottom Brewery 206 SW Morrison Portland, Oregon 97204 US | Blitzen Blitzen Blitzen is a rich, golden strong ale with fruity and spicy notes. It tastes like Christmas! | 8.3% | Belgian Strong Ale Belgian Tripel BJCP Category: Belgian Strong Ale BJCP Style: Belgian Tripel |
| Rogue Ales Rogue Ales 2320 SE OSU Dr. Newport, Oregon 97365 US | Yellow Snow IPA Yellow Snow IPA Pale golden in color with a hoppy, fruity aroma, Yellow Snow's big hop up front flavor is complemented by a medium body and hoppiness mid-pallet. It finishes with a characteristic, lingering bitterness. OG: 1.06 FG: 1.014 IBU: 70 | 7.6% | India Pale Ale (IPA) American IPA BJCP Category: India Pale Ale (IPA) BJCP Style: American IPA |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 1075 E 20th St. Chico, California 95928 US | Bigfoot Ale Bigfoot Ale This award-winning barleywine boasts a dense, fruity bouquet, an intense flavor palate, and a deep reddish-brown color. Its big maltiness - from Two-row Pale and English Caramel malts - is superbly balanced by a wonderful bittersweet hoppiness courtesty of Chinook for bittering; Cascade and Centennial for finishing; and Cascade, Centennial and Chinook for dry-hopping. OG: 1.092 FG: 1.026 IBU: 90 | 9.6% | Strong Ale American Barleywine BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: American Barleywine |
| Southern Oregon Brewery Southern Oregon Brewery 1922 United Way Medford, Oregon 97504 US | Old Humbug II Old Humbug II This traditional British sytle winter warmer utilizes an ale yeast strain, rather than the brewery's usual lager strain. Generous amounts of Castle Special B malted barley lend a hint of dark molasses flavor, while US Golding and Styrian Golding hop additions balance the malt profile. Old Humbug II promises to keep your belly warm this holiday season. OG: 1.084 FG: 1.02 IBU: 50 | 8.2% | Strong Ale Old Ale BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: Old Ale |
| Stone Brewing Company Stone Brewing Company 1999 Citricado Pkwy Escondido, California 92029 US | Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla Beans Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla Beans Extremely creamy, with a lovely taste of roasted malt balanced by a subtle vanilla characteristic. Think of this as a "rootbeer float" for beer lovers. | 5.9% | Smoked & Wood-Aged Smoked Porter BJCP Category: Smoked & Wood-Aged BJCP Style: Other Smoked Beer |
| Three Creeks Brewing Company Three Creeks Brewing Company 721 Desperado Ct. Sisters, Oregon 97759 US | Rudolph's Imperial Red Rudolph's Imperial Red This haughty red beer has plenty of everything: 11 malts and four hops were blended to create a rich, full-flavored brew with regal red tones emanating from the heavy use of Crystal malts. The beer is copiously hopped with nearly two-and-a-half pounds of hops per barrel to offset the sweetness and body on this majestic monster, and lend bitterness and wonderful hop aroma. OG: 1.086 FG: 1.016 IBU: 85 | 9% | Specialty Beer Imperial Red Ale BJCP Category: Specialty Beer BJCP Style: Specialty Beer |
| Widmer Brothers Brewing Company Widmer Brothers Brewing Company 929 N Russel St. Portland, Oregon 97227 US | Babushka's Secret Babushka's Secret This extremely rich and complex beer was brewed exclusively for the Festival. Widmer started with its now cult classic KGB as the base beer, then added local black raspberries at a rate of 14 lbs per barrel throughout fermentation. The result is an almost purplish opaque color with a beautiful brown head. You’ll notice the combination of fruit and chocolate in the nose, along with a coffee-like roastiness. You will feel a warming sensation from the alcohol that finishes with a nice hop bitterness. OG: 1.086 FG: 1.02 IBU: 70 | 9% | Stout Black Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout BJCP Category: Stout BJCP Style: Russian Imperial Stout |
| Yakima Craft Brewing Company Yakima Craft Brewing Company 2920 River Rd. #6 Yakima, Washington 98902 US | Twin Stag Oaked Scottish Ale Twin Stag Oaked Scottish Ale Twin Stag is a dark and brooding brew. Mysterious and complex, this robust ale is perfect as a complement to good conversation and long, bold tales. This first-time-ever version adds a touch of oak to further round and mellow one of the brewery's favorites. OG: 1.073 FG: 1.018 IBU: 25 | 7.2% | Scottish & Irish Ale Scottish Ale BJCP Category: Scottish & Irish Ale BJCP Style: Scottish Heavy 70/- |
The 2008 Special Beer Tappings - Wednesday, 12/03/2008
The 2009 list is coming soon!Tapped when the doors open; pours until the keg goes dry.
| Brewer ▼ | Beer | ABV | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Brewing Company Anchor Brewing Company 1705 Mariposa Street San Francisco, California 94107 US | Old Foghorn (2007) Old Foghorn (2007) 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. | 9.1% | Strong Ale English Barleywine BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: English Barleywine |
| Brasserie Dubuisson Freres Brasserie Dubuisson Freres Chaussee de Mons, 28 Leuze-Pipaix, 7904 BE | Scaldis Noel (2007) Scaldis Noel (2007) 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. | 13% | Belgian Strong Ale Belgian Dark Strong Ale BJCP Category: Belgian Strong Ale BJCP Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
| Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg Address Information Not Available. AT | Samichlaus Bier (2005) Samichlaus Bier (2005) Samichlaus Bier is brewed only once a year on December 6th and is aged for 10 months before bottling. Samichlaus is one of the rarest speciality beers in the world and with 14% alcohol by volume, it is the strongest of its kind. It is ideal for aging, and older vintages become more complex with a creamy, warming finish; perfect for the holiday season! | 14% | Bock Doppelbock BJCP Category: Bock BJCP Style: Doppelbock |
| BridgePort Brewing Company BridgePort Brewing Company 1318 NW Northrup Portland, Oregon 97210 US | Old Knucklehead Batch #11 (2003) Old Knucklehead Batch #11 (2003) This is the 11th vintage of Old Knucklehead Barleywine. A BridgePort brewery tradition since 1989, Old Knucklehead is described as a classic barley wine, "brewed with double amounts of malts and hops to create a formidable drink that is complex and full of character." The 11th vintage label features Fred Eckhardt, a Portland-based award-winning beer and sake writer who is identified as the dean of American beer writers for his role as being one of the first people in the nation to write about beer (he originally published in 1969). | 9.1% | Strong Ale English Barleywine BJCP Category: Strong Ale BJCP Style: English Barleywine |
| Cascade Brewing Company Cascade Brewing Company 7424 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy Portland, Oregon 97229 US | Vlad the Imp Aler Vlad the Imp Aler Vlad the Imp Aler is a one-of-a-kind blend of barrel-aged lacticly-soured Flanders style beers from Cascade Brewing, one of the most innovative breweries in the NW. Brewers Ron Gansberg and Curtis Bain have broken new ground again with this unique blend which pairs oak barrel-aged 23- and 25-degree Plato sour blonde quaddruppel with sour bourbon barrel tripel and sour strong spiced blonde. It promises to pierce your senses. IBU: 8 | 9.6% | Belgian & French Ale Belgian Specialty Ale BJCP Category: Belgian & French Ale BJCP Style: Belgian Specialty Ale |
| Firestone Walker Brewing Company Firestone Walker Brewing Company 1400 Ramada Dr. Paso Robles, California 93446 US | Saucerful of Secrets (2007) Saucerful of Secrets (2007) Their 2007 Winter Ale release is an extension of Quercus Alba - the Firestone Walker barrel-aged program - and couples the use of oak barrels with the brew team's first high-gravity Belgian Ale. It was created by Sean Paxton aka The Home Brew Chef and is a tribute to Sid Barrett. | 10.2% | Belgian Strong Ale Belgian Dark Strong Ale BJCP Category: Belgian Strong Ale BJCP Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
| Holiday Ale / Hair of the Dog Commemorative Holiday Ale / Hair of the Dog Commemorative 4509 SE 23rd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 US | JIM (2006) JIM (2006) JIM 2006 is collaboration between the Holiday Ale Festival's beer steward Preston Weesner and Hair of the Dog Brewer Alan Sprints. Made exclusively for the event, JIM honors the late Jim Kennedy, founder of Admiralty Beverage and a tireless promoter of craft beer and a major inspiration for many in the NW beer circles. This is a blended beer, made with Hair of the Dog beers Fred, Adam, Doggie Claws, Rose and Belgian Dubbel Maredsous 8, and then aged on oak; it's a beer not to be missed, and the Holiday Ale Festival is the only place to get it. | 10% | Specialty Beer Strong Ale Blend BJCP Category: Specialty Beer BJCP Style: Specialty Beer |
| Holiday Ale / Hair of the Dog Commemorative Holiday Ale / Hair of the Dog Commemorative 4509 SE 23rd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 US | JIM (2007) JIM (2007) JIM 2007 is collaboration between the Holiday Ale Festival's beer steward Preston Weesner and Hair of the Dog Brewer Alan Sprints. Made exclusively for the event, JIM honors the late Jim Kennedy, founder of Admiralty Beverage, a tireless promoter of craft beer and a major inspiration for many in NW beer circles. This is a blended beer made with Adam, Fred and Doggie Claws, some German Pilsner was added to dry it out a little, and a few special bottles were added as a toast to Jim: from Alan a 1989 Thomas Hardy's and a 1991 Rodenbach Alexander, and from Preston a 9 Liter bottle of 2006 St. Feuillien Triple. The blend was then barrel aged for 6 weeks. Only available at the fest and the brewery. | 10.5% | Specialty Beer Strong Ale Blend BJCP Category: Specialty Beer BJCP Style: Specialty Beer |
The 2008 Special Beer Tappings - Thursday, 12/04/2008
The 2009 list is coming soon!Tapped when the doors open; pours until the keg goes dry.
| Brewer ▼ | Beer | ABV | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaskan Brewing Company Alaskan Brewing Company 5429 Shaune Dr. Juneau, Alaska 99801 US | Alaskan Smoked Porter (2006) Alaskan Smoked Porter (2006) Known as "rauchbier" in Germany, smoke-flavored beers were virtually unknown in the U.S. until Alaskan Smoked Porter was developed in 1988. The dark, robust body and pronounced smoky flavor of this limited edition beer make it an adventuresome taste experience. Alaskan Smoked Porter is produced in limited "vintages" each year and unlike most beers, may be aged much like fine wine. Alaskan Smoked Porter has been credited with helping inspire an American revival of smoked beers. Alaskan Smoked Porter is one of the most award-winning beers in the history of the Great American Beer Festival and a perennial winner at the World Beer Cup. OG: 1.065 IBU: 45 | 6.5% | Smoked & Wood-Aged Smoked Porter BJCP Category: Smoked & Wood-Aged BJCP Style: Other Smoked Beer |
| Allagash Brewing Company Allagash Brewing Company 50 Industrial Way Portland, Maine 04103 US | Allagash Curieux (2006) Allagash Curieux (2006) In October of 2004, Allagash released the first beer in their series of Barrel Aged beers, Allagash Curieux. To make the Curieux (French for "curious"), they age their Tripel Ale in Jim Beam barrels for 8 weeks in their cellar. During the aging process in bourbon barrels, the beer is totally transformed, and many new flavors and aromas develop. Most notably, the beer picks up soft coconut and vanilla characteristics...and also a hint of bourbon flavor! | 10.5% | Belgian Strong Ale Barrel-Aged Tripel BJCP Category: Belgian Strong Ale BJCP Style: Belgian Tripel |
| Cascade Brewing Company Cascade Brewing Company 7424 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy Portland, Oregon 97229 US | Barrel-Select Baltic Porter (2007) Barrel-Select Baltic Porter (2007) Cascade Brewing Barrel-Select Baltic Porter is blended from 2006 Bourbon barrel-aged Porter and 2006 French oak barrel-aged Porter and has undergone a lactic souring process in the barrel. Rich round malt flavors of toasted toffee, coffee and dark chocolate provide the foundation for a range of hop flavors. Vanilla and Bourbon mingle in the sweet malt finish. This ale is blended especially for the Holiday Ale Festival. | 9% | Porter Soured Baltic Porter BJCP Category: Porter BJCP Style: Baltic Porter |
| Deschutes Brewery Deschutes Brewery 901 SW Simpson Ave. Bend, Oregon 97702 US | Big Red Double Cinder Cone Big Red Double Cinder Cone Deschutes took their Cinder Cone Red recipe and doubled it up; double the malt, hops and alcohol. This beer provides a strong citral hop punch the rides on a blanket of smooth caramel malt flavor. To add to this beers nobility they then aged it on Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon wooden cask. IBU: 75 | 9.8% | Specialty Beer Imperial Red Ale BJCP Category: Specialty Beer BJCP Style: Specialty Beer |
| Firestone Walker Brewing Company Firestone Walker Brewing Company 1400 Ramada Dr. Paso Robles, California 93446 US | Parabola (2007) Parabola (2007) Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout aged 10 months in retired bourbon barrels. | 13.5% | Stout Imperial Oatmeal Stout BJCP Category: Stout BJCP Style: Oatmeal Stout |
| Fort George Brewery & Public House Fort George Brewery & Public House 1483 Duane St. Astoria, Oregon 97103 US | North (2007) North (2007) North is a multigrain red wheat wine designed for shipment to the Great Alaskan Beer and Barley Wine Festival. This extremely complex ale is derived from 11 different international malts, as well as hops from New Zealand and Washington's Yakima Valley. The rich mahogany colored brew has a sweet nose of honey blossom, and a malty yet dry fruity rye flavor, with a creamy texture and a crisp-bitter hoppy finish. | 8.8% | Specialty Beer Red Wheatwine BJCP Category: Specialty Beer BJCP Style: Specialty Beer |
| Kiuchi Brewery Kiuchi Brewery 1257 Kounsosu Naka-shi, Ibaraki, JP | Hitachino Nest XH Hitachino Nest XH Rarely ever making it outside of Japan, XH is a Belgian-style Dark Strong Ale that is copper brown in color and is made with Pale, Munich, Crystal and Chocolate malts and balanced with Chinook and Strian Goldings hops. Its uniqueness comes from its 3 month aging in Shocyu Sake casks. | 7% | Belgian Strong Ale Belgian Dark Strong Ale BJCP Category: Belgian Strong Ale BJCP Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
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