Day 4 Making Merry

One of the oldest ways to Make Merry..and one of my most faves is with beer! :))) I love good quality, strong beer with taste.... Alot of beer makers have special celebratory Ales this time of year....here's a few....
                                                             I love Belgian Beer :)

Samuel Smiths 

One of my all time favorite beers

brewed in Yorkshire, England

Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California

Produced this 

lovely, dark Christmas Brew...

a word from Anchor

Each year since 1975, Anchor Brewing creates a distinctive Christmas Ale, available from early November to mid-January. A rich, dark spiced ale, our secret recipe is different every year—as is the tree on the label—but the intent remains the same: joy and celebration of the newness of life.

Since ancient times, trees have symbolized the winter solstice when the earth, with its seasons, appears born anew. Our tree for 2011 is the bristlecone pine. Found high atop California's White Mountains, bristlecones are among the oldest living things on the planet. Some date back nearly 5,000 years, to the dawn of the ancient art of brewing.

Each year our Christmas Ale gets a unique label and a unique recipe. Although our recipes must remain a secret, many save a few bottles from year to year. Properly refrigerated, the beer remains intriguing and drinkable for years. Different nuances emerge as the flavor mellows slightly, much like the memories of great holiday seasons past. Celebrate the holidays with Anchor Christmas Ale, an Anchor tradition since 1975.

Another Belgian,strong, dark and rich...

At 10% this beer is sure to keep you warm

this Winter Solstice

As a lover of Dickens I love the name and art on this

winter warmer from Bridgeport Brewery in

Portland, Oregon

ahhh Rogue Brewery an amazing

American brewery in Newport, Oregon

makes this little Red Ale for the holiday

season. 

Everything this brewery makes is phenomenal

and I'd love to get my lips around this one.

A word from Rogue:

Rogue is a small revolution, which expresses itself through handcrafted Ales, Porters, Stouts, Lagers and Spirits, and this is the way we conduct our business. The spirit of the Rogue brand, even the name, suggests doing things differently, a desire and a willingness to change the status quo. A Rogue Ale, Porter, Stout, Lager or Spirit is crafted to give it unique character, innovative in its makeup and brewing, a process that has not compromised quality. We believe if a Rogue Ale, Porter, Stout, Lager or Spirit cannot be all of these things, it should not be made at all.

From Samuel Adams in Boston, Mass

this little winter warmer is everything you might want 

if one wanted their Christmas Cake AND Beer, 

but one could only choose 1 of the 2 :)

Again I absolutely love the name and art here...

How cool is this? A Christmas Beer Fest

Held annually in Prague...love it!