Local Holiday Craft Beer Time
The holidays and December mean only one thing-great local holiday craft beer from local brewers and Shorcraftbeer.com!
What’s your favorite local seasonal beer for the holidays? Check out some of the releases from our very own breweries right here in our backyard!
Evolution Craft Brewing Company
Secret Spot Alt Ale, 6.3% ABV and 40 IBU
This Evo craft beer comes out of hibernation for the winter and is described as having “a full toasty malt profile [that] is countered by generous additions of German hops. Well balanced but assertively hopped, this complex but approachable beer is ideal for shaking off the chill of winter.” The beer gives props to “to the classic altbiers of Dusseldorf.”
Crooked Hammock
While they don’t have a local holiday craft beer specifically for December and the holidays, they do have one for the winter!
Lift Ticket, 7.7% ABV and 35 IBU
This selection is a golden stout, and Crooked Hammock brews it “with cacao nibs, coffee and vanilla for a deceptively dark flavor.” It’s a perfect beer to beat those winter blues while warming yourself up with its delicious flavor.
Fin City Brewing Company
Hazy Port, 6.0% ABV and 34 IBU
This offering from Fin City is a limited release but embodies the holidays in so many ways! Flavors that mingle and make for a great brew include dark chocolate, caramel, toasted hazlenut, roasted coffee, and oatmeal. This local holiday craft beer is another great choice to keep you warm during the cold winter days and nights.
Backshore Brewing
Shoot the Glass! (Doppelbock), 8.2% ABV and 21 IBU
A self-described ode to the great Christmas movie “Die Hard,” this beer is a “traditional German high alcohol lager with strong malty flavors.” In German, the words for this beer are Schieß dem Fenster (Shoot the Glass!).
Big Oyster Brewery
Cranberry Deamsicle (Hazy IPA), 7.0% ABV
This seasonal craft beer offering is “hopped up” mosaic, citra and sabro. The beer itself is brewed with cranberries and vanilla-yum! It makes for a great holiday IPA from Big Oyster.
Tall Tales Brewing Company
Cranberry Dreams, 7.0% ABV, No IBU
A nice, sour beer with a popping cran-raspberry flavor that is sure to evoke feelings of holiday cheer!
Brick Works Brewing and Eats
Pumpkin/Yam Beer, 7.3% ABV, 21 IBU
This great brew contains “hints of nutmeg, cinnamon, dark brown sugar, and vanilla all followed up with a nice maple-y boldness that will all make you feel like you’re sitting by the fire enjoying life.”
Burley Oak
Winter Punch, 5% ABV and 6 IBU
This one is a Gose-conditioned beer with flavors of cranberry, plum, and pink Himalayan sea salt.
What’s your go-to holiday brew? What did we miss?
Author: Jack Bradley
Jack Bradley is a contributor to Oceancity.com and ShoreCraftBeer.com and works as an Academic Counselor at Delaware Technical Community College. He assists students with academic advisement, teaches first year seminars, manages the food pantry, and serves as advisor for the Alpha Zeta Kappa Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the Community College Honor Society. An English major at the College of the Holy Cross, Jack has always loved to write and is grateful for the opportunity to be a contributor to this site. He received an an M.B.A. from Clark University and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Delaware. When he is not working or writing, he can be found out and about in Ocean City and surrounding towns, enjoying the amazing attractions they have to offer.
