1. Unlucky IPA, John Harvard’s Brew House
2. Black Cat Stout, Goose Island Beer Co.
3. Bad Luck Blonde, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
4. 13^th Floor Pale Ale, Elevator Brewing
5. Black Friday Imperial Stout, Long Ireland Beer Co.

 

 

 

 

Wicked Elf Pilsner | The Little Brewing Company | Port Macquarie, Australia

Bad Santa IPA | Third Street Aleworks | Santa Rosa, California

Redneck Reindeer Scotch Ale | Five Seasons Prado | Atlanta, Georgia

Pimp My Sleigh Belgian dark | Fat Heads Brewery & Saloon | North Olmsted, Ohio

Leaning Chimney Porter | Grey Sail Brewing Co. | Westerly, Rhode Island

If social generosity, the sharing, commenting, complimenting part of being a citizen of the socialsphere, Alicia Kan would surely be in the high 90s. She sent me this fantastic Kiel's Simple Diary that was just the greatest gift. It was completely unnecessary and totally unexpected which alone made it great. What made it even better was that it was a perfect, thought-provoking, inspiration-starting act. I had to thank her in a public way so people know what a gift she can be to the people around her. Thanks Alicia :)

 

This week's BeerHero is @Belgianexpert for his nice link to a Philly.com story on 25 brews of Christmas. It's in a sense an Advent Calendar for Beer Drinkers

 

The Weekly BeerHero.

It's basically a non-scientific judgment on the shared content of the past week that best advanced beer recognition and appreciation.

This week's BeerHero is Len Kendall for his sharing of the Hopschart, a thoroughly-researched study on the various hops used in the brewing process and how they create unique flavors, spice, bitterness and finish to a beer.

 

Thanks Len. You are my BeerHero

Pigskin Porter, Back Street Brewery
Dirty Tackle, Wychwood Brewery Co, Witney, Oxon, U.K.
Bum Rush Barley, Island Brewing Company
Pass Time Pale Ale, Boulder Beer
Viking's Return, Mikkeller, København, Denmark

1. Yellow Snow IPA, Rouge Ales
2. 2° Below Ale, New Belgium Brewing
3. Frosty's Winter Wheat, Chelsea Brewing
4. Frostbite Ice, Bear Republic Brewing
5. Snow Cap Winter Warmer, Pyramid Brewing

1. Curve Ball Blonde Ale, Pyramid Breweries
2. Old Double Bagger, Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery, Lyons, CO
3. First Pitch Pils, Crossroads Brewing Company, Athens, New York
4. Home Run Hefeweizen, Montgomery Brewing Co. Montgomery, Alabama
5. Double Play IPA, Steelhead Brewing Co.

 

1. Proper Job IPA, St. Austell Brewery
2. Work Beer, Main Street Beer Company
3. Liquid Resume Pale Ale, Dad & Dude's Breweria
4. Rejection Belgian Dark, Russian River Brewing Company 
5. Company Man Pale Ale, Battered Boar Brewing Company

 

1. Saison of the Witch Farmhouse Ale, Elysian Brewing Company
2. Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin Ale, Grizzly Paw Pub and Brewing
3. Ghost Ale, Darwin Brewing
4. Mega Monster Imperial IPA, Gilgamesh Brewing
5. Demon Vienna Lager, Brewery Lobkowicz, Czech Republic