With so much going on leading up to Christmas I didn’t post an events list for this week. Don’t be fooled, there’s still plenty of great beer being poured throughout San Diego, I just didn’t have time to piece a list of recommendations together. But tonight is one of the best beer events you could hope for, Hamilton’s Tavern and Small Bar’s Santa’s Secret Stash. Starting at 5pm they’ll be tapping so many delicious winter/holiday beers. Scot Blair of Hamilton’s Tavern/Small Bar (and Eleven) says this is the best and most rare beer lineup they’ve ever put together. They’ll have tasters available so you can try plenty of these beers, many of which I’ve never heard of. They’re hoping to have some commemorative glasses but a problem with the manufacturing might put a lump of coal in that stocking. There will be a bus running between Hamilton’s Tavern and Small Bar so you don’t have to drive. Below is the full list of beers.
Small Bar:
De koninck Winter
Gouden Noel
Delirium Noel
Craftsman Edgar Winter RIS
Haandbryggeriet Nissefar
Great Divide Oaked Yeti. RIS
Emilisse Imp Stout
St Bernardus Xmas
Oaked Shlenkerla
Rogue 2006 Old Crusty
Kerstmutske Christmas Nightcap
Affligem Noel
Rodenbach 2008 Vintage
Boone Kriek
Mikkeller 30ltr Santas little Helper 2009
Russian River supplication
Serafijn Christmas Angel
De Struise Black Damnation III Black Mes
Hamilton’s Tavern:
Ellezuige Hercule Belgian Stout
Haandbryggeriet Hesjeol Norwegian Farmhouse Ale
Midnight Sun CoHoHO Imperial IPA with Brown Sugar/Honey and Juniper Berries
50/50 Old Conundrum
Hof Ten Dormaal.
Bravoure Smoked Beer
Russian River Temptation
De Struise Tsjeeses Reserva
BP Barrel Aged Vic @ Sea on Nitro
Blaugies Special Winter
Green Flash Silva Stout
Avery Rumpkin
Jolly Pumpkin Noel De Calabaza
Cazeau Tournay de Noel
De Struise Black Damnation IV Coffee Club
Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean holiday beers are gone. Many winter warmer and holiday themed beers will be on liquor store shelves and local taps for some time to come. I drank plenty of them over the past few weeks, and wrote about some of my favorite’s in the January 2011 issue of West Coaster. Pick up a copy at your favorite bar, brewery or liquor store, or click here to read it online (my column about winter beers is on page 4).
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