How about this?
Holy Christ! How Many Days Do I Have To Spend With The Berkeleying Loved Ones?!
Munich Beerhall Blast?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_World_War_II_%281939%29#November_1939
Jan Hagel Christmas Beer. OK, Jan Hagel is Dutch and not Belgium or German, but you can put a little blurb on the side of the bottle about Jan Hagel, the Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus, coming down from Spain with presents for the children on December 5th. Put a picture of Jan Hagel on the bottle with a Christmas-y kinda background. Snow, trees, etc. The do speak Nederlands in Belgium, so it isn't too much of a stretch. And Jan Hagel cookies are spicy. See, it all fits.
something something coal something (Krampus Koal?)
Red December
Das Spicemeister
Baron von Spice
i dunno, struggling with this one.
bluej wrote: you've described this as basically my ideal beer. what will it take to get some in DC? seriously.
Would have to ship a growler special. No bottles or cans yet. We do plan to pull a portion and barrel age it for next year. Or you would have to come to Columbus.
Yeah... I've been watching people's minds blow with the pilot batch when I tell them there are no spices.
This beer is a dream come true for me. The vision for this beer is one of the things that first got me into home brewing.
Knecht Ruprecht, because it sounds like it kicks ass, and so did he if you were on the "naughty" list.
Margie
bravenrace wrote: Whatever you do, don't name it Christmas Ale! You might offend someone. (Its already taken anyway)
Actually "holiday ale" is much better for marketing. People stop drinking seasonal-named beers as soon as the event passes. So like, you can't sell an Oktoberfest in November. A Christmas ale won't sell after Christmas, but a holiday ale will sell from before Thanksgiving until New Year's.
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