It's Christmas time over at C'est Bon Biere. We have made sure to
decorate the beer room accordingly (Yes, we have a room called the beer room). Can you guess my favorite Christmas movie based on the decorations?
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| Fragile`... Must be Italian! |
In honor of the Christmas season, we have
decided to brew up a new batch of beer. Some of you might remember tasting our
award-winning Christmas ale last year, Wreck the Halls. We brewed it with a big
group of friends who were interested in learning how to homebrew beer. Instead
of brewing the same great beer (which will happen in the future), we decided to
create a Winter Warmer, a dark Scottish ale with an elevated alcohol content.
So cozy up next to a fireplace/significant other/bonfire/dog/cat/space heater/leg
lamp and enjoy a cold pint of C'est Bon Biere's Frostbite Winter Warmer.
This beer was very exciting to make. After
enjoying Maple Nut Brown Ale from Tommyknocker Brewing in Idaho Springs, CO
(Just a short drive through Clear Creek Canyon from Golden), we decided to try
and construct a brown ale similar to Tommyknocker's. From the original attempts
at making a brown ale recipe, the maple syrup changed to Steen's cane syrup,
American ale yeast turned into Scottish ale yeast, and the grain bill was
increased to increase the alcohol content. Frostbite is considered a Scottish
Wee Heavy with a modest alcohol content of 7.4%!
I know next year we will definitely brew
both winter ales, so everybody has a brew they can enjoy. Maybe next Christmas
you can be the judge, and decide which beer you enjoy more, Wreck the Halls or
Frostbite. What you will find out is that you can't go wrong regardless of
which one you choose.
We hope everybody has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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