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December 8, 2008

New holiday beer hits town

Had a terrific holiday beer this weekend, Shiner Cheer. It is a dunkelweizen topped with the aroma, and the flavor, of peaches.

The Shiner folks pull this off because there is a substantial malt body underneath. I found it at Wells Liquors on York Road for $8.99 a six-pack. Joe Falcone, beer manager at Wells, told me the beer had just arrived in his shop. Really good stuff, and I normally shy away from fruit in my beer.

Anybody else try this Shiner star?

Anybody have any "sleeper" holiday beers we haven't mentioned yet?

Posted by Rob Kasper at 4:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

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give victory moonglow wizenbock a try. a wheat dopplebock with some alcohol and hints of hefewizen like banana flavor.

Posted by: Dana | December 8, 2008 4:37 PM

A friend of mine told me about Mad Elf (from Troeg's)... I don't know if it counts as a "sleeper" or it is common knowledge among beer snobs to either love or hate it... but I'm a big fan!

Posted by: Matthew | December 8, 2008 10:57 PM

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Posted by: Susan | December 9, 2008 1:26 AM

Imperial IPA Winter Seasonal from Mendocino Brewing Co. Very hoppy and nice smooth finish. The Wine Source has it

Posted by: Greg S | December 9, 2008 4:48 PM

Thanks for the tip, Rob. Will definitely seek this one out. I tasted and blogged about 12 beers and have to say that the real sleeper/surprise was Belgian Freeze by River Horse. I also agree with Matthew that the Mad Elf was a treat. It's amazing how many winter beers are available this year, domestics and imports, and look forward to tasting many more -- like Lump of Coal and Santa's Butt Porter -- who can resist them with such great names? Cheers!

Posted by: Henry Mortimer | December 10, 2008 6:01 PM

Thank Henry for mentioning Begian Freeze, i had forgot about that. RiverHorse was an awful brewery that was just revamped and now produce some alright stuff. Belgian Freeze is definately above many other beers. I also enjoy Mad Elf and Celebration

Time to grab some for the fridge

Posted by: Jason | December 11, 2008 3:03 PM

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About Rob Kasper

Rob Kasper, a features columnist, has been writing about beer for 20 years, and he remembers when Anchor Christmas and Noche Buena were about the only beers at a holiday tasting and Sisson’s was the only brewpub in Baltimore. A collection of his columns, "Raising Kids and Tomatoes, Amusing Tales and Appetizing Recipes," was published in 1998. He lives with his wife, Judith, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, in a downtown Baltimore rowhouse. They have two grown sons, who come home from time to time and drink their father’s beer.
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