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Good Christmas Beers
I am thinking about getting geared up for a good Christmas beer - does anyone have a favorite seasonal brew? I'd probably want to get started in a couple of weeks as I would like to have the beer for all of December leading up to Christmas.
I tend to associate the commercial brand Heineken with Christmas, so I'd probably prefer a home brew in that style.
At the holiday time, I might choose a heavier beer than the summer. And I definitely arrange to not drive if I'm tipping a mug.
Come to think of it, Guinness style would sound good for a cold night, too.
I never knew there were christmas beer but i mean I stick with the sole old bud light. I think heineken is so nasty .
I read a recipe for a chocolate chambord stout once. I don't remember what it was but as a fan of darker beers I'd like to give something like that a try for the holdidays. I think I could find the recipe if I wanted to but it involved mashing my own grains and I'm not to that level yet. I'm comfortable adding specialty grains to my malt extracts but have always worked with extracts either dry or liquid. Does anybody know of a good chocolate stout recipe? Cus to me that a good sweet chocolatey stout is the perfect companion to a bowl of vanilla ice cream after a good holiday dinner.
I've always been a bit scare of chocolate beers, but I'd like to give it a try. I know Sam Adams makes a specialty chocolate beer.
I'm sure Aspen has a recipe in his wealth of knowledge somewhere. 
I've always liked a good dark brew around the holidays... something like a Vienna Lager taste to it, brewed so the taste of the hops really come through and bite your tongue!
I usually like to brew a porter around the holidays. I usually start with my standard honey porter recipe then I like to add a little cherry extract, some cocoa (not too much as this can tend to add bitterness as well), and sometimes a little vanilla bean. Easy on the cocoa though as it can be a little overpowering.
That sounds good - have you ever thought of trying to make a vanilla beer? It seems like this would go very well with the holidays.
Oh, I think I could come up with a few...
Check the "Recipes" area for a Chocolate Porter and a Christmas Ale recipe a bit later!
Here's your recipe! Enjoy!
http://www.brewingkb.com/recipes/holiday-beer-622.html
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