http://www.brew52.com/2008/week5/winter-at-its-best/ Reviewing a different Minnesota beer each week for the entire year. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:03:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.brew52.com/2008/week5/winter-at-its-best/#comment-235 Josh Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:00:59 +0000 http://www.brew52.com/2008/week5/winter-at-its-best/#comment-235 Thanks for the suggestions Eric. I'll look around for some of the beers you mentioned before it warms up. :-) Thanks for the suggestions Eric. I’ll look around for some of the beers you mentioned before it warms up.

]]> http://www.brew52.com/2008/week5/winter-at-its-best/#comment-228 Eric Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:38:05 +0000 http://www.brew52.com/2008/week5/winter-at-its-best/#comment-228 Oh and duh, don't forget about Lake Superior's "Old Man Winter," Schell's "Snowstorm,"and any other Mn Beers around.....:) Oh and duh, don’t forget about Lake Superior’s “Old Man Winter,” Schell’s “Snowstorm,”and any other Mn Beers around…..:)

]]> http://www.brew52.com/2008/week5/winter-at-its-best/#comment-227 Eric Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:34:57 +0000 http://www.brew52.com/2008/week5/winter-at-its-best/#comment-227 Don't let anyone fool you, this is a heavy brown ale, and a fine one at that. For a good sense of what a "winter beer" is, I would sample the lot, and see what you like. I think winter beers should push the envelope, what ever the hell that means...Anchor Xmas is perhaps one of the finer winter beers out there; put a couple away until next year if you can. Never Summer from Boulder, Redhook's Winterhook, and maybe Goose Island's winter are good representatives of the variety of the style--and are all completley different. I brewed my first winter beer this year, the Medic-ale, which I added honey, chocolate, fresh ginger, coriander and maybe some other stuff, and it was great ale. Don’t let anyone fool you, this is a heavy brown ale, and a fine one at that. For a good sense of what a “winter beer” is, I would sample the lot, and see what you like. I think winter beers should push the envelope, what ever the hell that means…Anchor Xmas is perhaps one of the finer winter beers out there; put a couple away until next year if you can. Never Summer from Boulder, Redhook’s Winterhook, and maybe Goose Island’s winter are good representatives of the variety of the style–and are all completley different. I brewed my first winter beer this year, the Medic-ale, which I added honey, chocolate, fresh ginger, coriander and maybe some other stuff, and it was great ale.

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