Happy graduation!

Quick announcement: Now that the 12 Beers of Christmas is over, we’ve graduated to a new site. We’re 100% at beerschoolblog.com from now on. No more wordpress.com.

Basically, this allows us to customize the blog however we’d like. Ultimately, it’s like moving to a bigger, better school building (or like graduating from kindergarten). Bottom line…it’ll be better for you!

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There are a few new things in the updated blog:

1. Tweet This – if you love a post and want to share it on Twitter this little button allows you to directly tweet the post from your twitter account. It’s a great way to share posts with followers.

2. Share/Save – This allows you to share or save any post wherever you are on the internets (including e-mail and bookmarks)

3. Follow Us – we’re on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Flicker right now. All the links are on the right side of the blog. We’d love to get to know you!

4. Drinking Buddies – On the right side of the blog. This will grow but for now…these are people we’d totally drink beer with.

More updates will come but for now…class dismissed!

12 Beers of Christmas #12 – Highland Brewing Co. Gaelic Ale

We’re there! Merry Christmas!!! It’s the 12th beer of Christmas and today, your teachers give to you…Highland Brewing Company Gaelic Ale. Enjoy!

Grade: A

We love this beer! We also love you. Thanks for watching the 12 Beers of Christmas at beerschoolblog.com!

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12 Beers of Christmas #11 – Hobgoblin Dark English Ale

Happy Christmas! We’re almost there. It’s the 11th Beer of Christmas and today, your teachers give you Hobgoblin Dark English Ale from Wychwood Brewery in the UK. Why Hobgoblin? Because the beer Brian wanted to make the 11th beer of Christmas was nowhere to be found. This one had an elf on the bottle so it seemed like an appropriate beer for Christmas. Whatever. Here’s today’s Net-V (TV on the internets) for the 11th beer of Christmas:

Check out the Wychwood Brewery website…they make some pretty cool brews.

Grade: C

12 Beers of Christmas #10 – Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA

The 10th Beer of Christmas comes to us from the fine folks at Dogfish Head Brewery out of Milton, DE.  The 90 Minute IPA is strong!  Why do they call it “90 Minutes”  …..that’s the amount of boiling time during the brew process and the amount of time that they continuously add hops.  It’s the strongest beer on the countdown at 9%.

Brian’s Grade: A-
Josh’s Grade: A

12 Beers of Christmas #9 – Very Bad Elf

The 9th Beer of Christmas is Very Bad Elf from Ridgeway Brewery in England. It’s imported by the Shelton Bros. Brewery in Belchertown, MA which is an amazing name for a town, especially a town with a brewery.  We didn’t really care for the beer, but we sure looked cool tasting it….that is….if sun glasses inside at night and weird light up santa hats are cool.  They are right???

GRADE: C-

12 Beers of Christmas – #8 Duck Rabbit Brown Ale

Hoppity, hoppity, hoppity hops! Merry Christmas from beerschoolblog.com as the 12 Beers of Christmas rolls on. For the 8th Beer of Christmas your teachers gave to you: Duck Rabbit Brown Ale.

Grade: B-

For the 9th Beer of Christmas we spend some time with a Very Bad Elf. Don’t miss it!

If you’ve missed any of the previous 12 Beers of Christmas here are the links:

Beer #1 – Harpoon Winter Warmer

Beer #2 – Flying Dog Dogtoberfest

Beer #3 – Michelob Winter’s Bourbon Cask Ale

Beer #4 – Boulder Beer Cold Hop

Beer #5 – Santa’s Private Reserve by Rogue

Beer #6 – Anniversary Ale by Sierra Nevada

Beer #7 – Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome Ale

12 Beer of Christmas #7 – Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome Ale

Hello friends ~ we are more than half way done with the 12 Beers of Christmas, thank for checking us out! #7 comes to you from the Samuel Smith brewery in England. We haven’t found a bad beer from them yet and the Winter Welcome Ale is no exception. Learn more by clicking HERE.   We’ll be back tomorrow with #8.  Tell your friends.

GRADE: A-

12 Beers of Christmas #6 – Anniversary Ale by Sierra Nevada

The 6th Beer of Christmas comes to you from Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, CA. It’s their 20th Anniversary Ale…and it’s good! In this Net-V (TV on the internets) Brian talks like a British guy and the beer school guys get a surprise visit to the school. Enjoy!

Grade: B-

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12 Beers of Christmas #5 – Santa’s Private Reserve

12 Beers of Christmas rolls on with beer #5: Santa’s Private Reserve by Rogue Brewery in Portland, OR.

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Grade: B+

12 Beers of Christmas – #4 Cold Hop

The 12 B.O.C rolls on with #4 COLD HOP by Boulder Beer Company. Boulder Beer is Colorado’s first Micro Brewery and they are probably most well known for a dry-hopped ale called Hazed and Infused.  Cold Hop is a strong, high gravity beer that has a lot of hop flavor.  Basically, it tastes like a Christmas Tree which explains the setting of our latest NET-V (T.V. for the internets) episode…..enjoy.  We’ll be back tomorrow with Beer #5

Learn more about Boulder Beer by clicking HERE

GRADE : C

We got our Cold Hop at Stogie’s Ales and Fine Cigars in Cool Springs