It is the season for some fine brews. Thanksgiving and the restful days afterwards, have provided us with some really nice holiday beers. Here are some of them:
The starter holiday beer:

Deschutes Brewery – Jubelale 09
Not the most complex dark holiday beer but still a great introduction to people that don’t usually have those big dark [...]

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This year, I picked out a few fun beers to bring to Thanksgiving dinner:
Saranac Rye IPA
Saranac Pumpkin Ale
Boulder Brewery – Hazed and Infused Dry-Hopped Ale
Brother Levonian Saison Ale – Brewed and Bottled by Port Brewing Company
Rugbrød – The Bruery – a Rye Ale
Do they all pair well with the food? I kind of don’t care [...]

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Jasmine’s take: 
I love holiday beer. I love anything that reminds me of Christmas, of course, so if you throw some nutmeg into a brew and give it to me, I’ll probably dig it. BevMo threw a nice party at Fort Mason with their holiday beer festival. It wasn’t too crowded, since it wasn’t a well-advertised event [...]

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Sifting through pictures – these were hiding on my iPhone.  Great event. Insane amount of food, beer, and ice cream. Thank you for putting on a great event Jesse!

A few more pictures can be seen here.

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Just saw this on the Rick Bayless cooking show, Mexico – One plate at a time.  Odd commercial. I love how the beer launches into the wine glass. Sophisticated!
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