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The Cheeriest, Tastiest, And Most Unusual Holiday Brews
Universe
October 2008
On Sale: September 23, 2008
208 pages ISBN: 0789317966 EAN: 9780789317964 Hardcover
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Christmas beers, also known as Winter Warmers, are a tradition dating back at least 2,000 years, with the ancients making highly intoxicating brews to celebrate winterβs Saturnalia. This brewmaking evolved into a holiday celebration when medieval monks, the worldβs first professional brewers, pulled out their finest ingredients to produce soul-warming styles for the occasion. Today brewers continue the custom, either with centuries-old recipes or newfangled concoctions with spices and herbs, enabling thirsty beer fans to put aside their everyday favorites each winter and deck the halls with the worldβs most flavorful ales and lagers, brewed especially for the holidays.Beer expert Don Russell taps into holiday cheer with a look at the worldβs bestβunusual, exotic, rich, one-of-a-kind brewsβdetailing the styles and flavors that will leave beer lovers in a froth. From Smuttynose Winter Ale to Santaβs Butt to Troegs Mad Elf to Left Hand XXXmas, thereβs a beer for everyone, even a Hanukkah beer, HeβBrew Jewbelation. Including funny tales and trivia behind the beers, homebrew recipes and food recipes with Christmas beer as an ingredient, and instructions for building and cellaring your own vintage holiday brews so you can enjoy Christmas 365 days a year, Christmas Beer will put even the most curmudgeonly beer drinker in the holiday spirit. Cheers!
 Media BuzzMorning Edition - December 24, 2008
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