Release: Fresh Sheet ... December 20th, 2016
Smooth, dark lager originally brewed at the Anacortes Brewery under the guidance of the visiting brewmaster of The Kalt Loch Brewery in Bavaria. Inspired by a dark lager brewed for the Engelberg Monastery. Delicately hopped with Perle hops, this beer has become a local favorite. 5.3% ABV / 35 IBU
Noel Winter Ale - Anacortes Brewing, Anacortes
Brewed to celebrate the holiday season, this winter warmer uses various aromatic specialty malts and has a prominent hop character from mild American Noble varieties. 7% ABV / 45 IBU
Solstice Sour - Anacortes Brewing, Anacortes
This barrel age dark sour with delicate chocolate and plum notes, grippy tanins and a tart effervescent aroma. 4.8% ABV
Spruce Springsteen – Backwoods Brewing, Carson
Made with spruce tips, holiday spices and cinnamon. 9.5% ABV / 20 IBU
Timber Demon Triple IPA - Beardslee Public House, Bothell
8.9% ABV / 86 IBU
Monka Coffee Ale – Beardslee Public House, Bothell
Featuring Victors Celtic Coffee from Redmond, Washington. This pale-yellow ale is ripe with coffee flavor and aroma.
Grapple Belgian Triple – Beardslee Public House, Bothell
A classic nod to the monastic: Grapple is a fine ale to serve Santa with his cookies. 9% ABV
Thor’s Hammer honors one of Cairn’s beer-tenders, Thor Chambers, and his passion for big, complex beers. “I love this beer! It is like desert in a glass. The balance between chocolate and milk is what I look for in a winter beer, and I am proud to share it with our customers”, said Thor. 7.5% ABV / 40 IBU
Wee Heavy – Cairn Brewing, Kenmore
According to co-owner and brewer Bill Boyd, "Our Wee Heavy is malty and rich with strong caramel flavor. You will warm up just looking at it.” 8% ABV / 25 IBU
Diamond Knot Craft Brewing, Mukilteo & Mountlake Terrace Casks and Randalls (Alehouse)
December 8th- Randall TBD
December 15th- Cask IPA with Crystalized Ginger & Apricot
December 22nd- Randall TBD
December 29th- Cask TBD
Casks and Randalls (Brewpub)
December 7th- Winter Warmer Invitational
December 14th- Randall TBD
December 21st- Cask HO!HO! with Rum Raisin & Cocoa Nibs
December 28th- Randall TBD
Old Woody – Fish Brewing, Woodinville & Olympia
A strong warming alcoholic mouth feel, with subtle dates, raison and Pete smoke. Aged in new American Oak has imparted a wonderful vanillin flavor. 10.2% ABV / 30 IBU
Chocolate Imperial Stout – Fish Brewing, Woodinville & Olympia
Deep dark roasted coffee/cocoa malt flavors, this stout has a smooth full-bodied flavor, with a slight cacao dryness and bitterness on the finish. 12% ABV / 75 IBU
Bakke Hill Black Lager – Fish Brewing, Woodinville & Olympia
Chocolatey, coffee flavor with a hint of vanilla. 5.5 ABV / 25 IBU
Coffee Cinnamon B Bomb – Fremont Brewing, Seattle
This year’s release of Bbomb is aged in 12 and 15 year-old American Oak whiskey barrels and is a blend of 24 and 12-month old barrel strength Abominable Ale. This special edition adds cold brew coffee and cinnamon bark to complement the bourbon, oak, cacao, and leather notes achieved from its extended barrel aging and barrel blending. Each barrel contributes a different note and combining each barrel to create a coherent tone is a distinct art and true pleasure. 14% ABV / 65 IBU