How do you keep that Christmas spirit going after today is done? Easy. Tomorrow your local beer seller will be back open for business. You run out, grab some Christmas beers, and keep that X-mas flavor going beer-sippin' style all the way to New Years.Yes, Christmas beers do exist (regardless of how you think Jesus might feel about such a product). Some, like, say, Sly Fox Christmas Ale are a bit more explicit about their affiliations than others, but any winter seasonal can double as a great Christmas drink, and even old cold weather standbys like Guinness can be a perfect holiday treat.
By landing on the 25th, this week's Slashfood Ate (8) beer edition also doubles as a Christmas edition, so I present to you 8 links to 8 different lists of top Christmas beers.
- Joe Sixpack has been working double duty, publishing this Christmas beer list back in November,
- ...and then helping out NPR with their list yesterday.
- The always opinionated Joey Redner has his list on TampaBay.com.
- Rocky Mountain News reporter Jay Dedrick tends to lean towards local selections, though as he points out, Colorado is a "winter wonderland."
- Here is About.com's beer expert's list of "Top Ten Winter and Holiday Beer Recommendations"
- ...and another list from The Mercury News.
- Beer School Blog has been counting down the 12 Beers of Christmas day by day.
- And of course, if you're Jewish, there's always the Shmaltz Brewing Company and their HE'BREWs.
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