The Best Beers To Drink During The Cold Winter Months
NEWS
By KATIE MELYNN
Bigfoot
If you want a malty winter brew, try Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot ale, a barleywine that tastes like beer but contains more alcohol. The ale offers 9.6% ABV.
It's ideal for those who like beers with a strong sense of hops, which can add bitterness and intensity. It's available in most stores, but limited to the winter months.
Straight Jacket
Revolution Brewing's Straight Jacket barleywine offers a warm flavor and a deep color. With hints of brown sugar and vanilla flavor, it's perfect for colder months.
It's aged in bourbon barrels, adding to the warm flavor in the end, along with an oaky profile. Boasting a 15% ABV, it's released late in the fall just ahead of the cold months.
Dirty Bastard
Revolution Brewing's Straight Jacket barleywine offers a warm flavor and a deep color. With hints of brown sugar and vanilla flavor, it's perfect for colder months.
It offers hints of sweet, including caramel and dried fruit flavors, as well as notes of tobacco and spices, but is still smooth and heavy. It's also available year-round.
Backwoods Bastard
Another Scotch ale from Founder's Brewing, this ale has the sweet flavors of dried fruit and caramel, with extra oakiness, as they're aged in oak bourbon barrels.
It offers notes of whiskey, thanks to the aging process as well as spices in the glass. With ABV of 11%, it's great for winter months and is available at many wine and beer stores.
Old Chub
The Old Chub Scotch ale from Oskar Blues is very malty and a bit smokey and intense, but it still has toffee notes. At 8% ABV, it's great for those looking for less kick.
Its alcohol content may be lower than many other Scotch ales, but it's still more than other types of beer. Plus, it's full of intense flavor and still packs plenty of booze.