I review Eel Brewing Company’s Climax Noel in a live show.

In this episode, I sit in front of the fabulous Christmas that my son picked to enjoy two fine winter offerings. The first is from a brewery that represents one of the two exciting things about Cleveland, Ohio (the other is leaving). Great Lakes Brewing Company Christmas Ale is a gem of an ale. The second comes from western New York’s Southern Tier Brewing Company and is delicious in its own right.

Great Lakes Christmas Ale is an A-
Southern Tier Old Man Winter is a B

My brother saved a couple of Great Lakes Brewing Company’s finest! They were a little flat, took on some iced tea flavors, but still reviewable and worthy of a 90 rating. Featured track is a kick ass band called the Magnetic Fields, appropriately named “Too Drunk to Dream”.

Portsmouth Brewery has that classic New England brew-pub atmosphere, incredibly smart beers, great swag and unbelievable mussels. You can’t go wrong.

This is not a brown ale. Watch the video to find out what it really is.

North Carolina Meyer joins as we attempt to find out what makes a salty old curmudgeon so surly. Founder’s Old Curmudgeon Ale.

Brooklyn Ale / Pennant Ale ‘55: Rating: B
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout: Rating: A-

Ipswich Winter Ale: Rating: B+
Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome: Rating: B+
Harpoon Winter Warmer: Rating: A- BUT BEWARE!! UBER SPICE ALERT!!!

Roxy Rolles: Rating: B
Wychwood Bah Humbug: Rating: C+
St Peter’s Winter Ale: Rating: C