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 [...]

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
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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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!
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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 [...]

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 [...]