Beer for Christmas?

Question

My husband doesn't drink much or often but he does really enjoy dark beers or Belgian beers. Any suggestions for a good quality Belgian beer I can get him for the holidays.

Answer 1

If he likes dark & Belgian, I'd assume he doesn't like the white or wheat ales, so those (including Blue Moon) are out. Though why anyone would buy something as common as Blue Moon as a gift unless it was their favorite is beyond me.
Great Belgians: Kwak, Delerium Tremens or Delerium Nocturnum... Gouden Carolus is great too, as is Gulden Draak & Duvel. I'm really fond of tripels, so that's what I tend to stick with.
A GREAT, seriously great stout I just had is from Chicago's Goose Island, their Bourbon County stout. It's thick, very syrup-y and seasonal (some maple & molasses flavors), and plenty of chocolate & coffee flavor as well. Out of Michigan Bell's Kalamazoo Stout is like a cafe mocha, really great stuff. Maybe try some smoked porters for a fireside drink. Many places make Christmas ales-- Cleveland's Great Lakes Brewery has a great one, their Christmas Ale is brewed with honey & spices.
Old Rasputin is a great imperial stout.

Answer 2

Blue Moon Belgian White

Answer 3

Chimay is a wonderful Belgian beer.

If you're looking for something in the "Holiday" variety, try Anchor's Holiday brew. It's a US beer, but it's fantastic, and ages very well. I've had a six pack of the 2000 that I bought that year. I drink one every year around Christmas, and they get better w/ age, like a good wine.

Answer 4

Liefman's Beer is the most wonderful Belgian wheat beer.

It comes in favors too: Cherry, Peach, Raspberry, Old Brown and white wheat.

http://www.liefmans.be/EN/Liefmans/Beer.htm

Also, Christmas Beer is fun and made for the season:

http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/drinks/beer/christmas-beer.htm

You husband might enjoy a bottle of cider. In Europe it is fermented and served like beer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cider

Answer 5

Look for Ommegang ... it's a really rich European style beer that comes in bottles almost the size of wine bottles (some even have a cork.) It's brewed in Upstate New York. They have a website.

Also, Widmer Brothers Brewery have a couple of really great micro-brews that are amazing! The unfiltered wheat and the bourbon barrel bock (beer that's been fermented in bourbon barrels) are my favorites.

Answer 6

Agnostics are confronted with the seize 22 undertaking of no longer understanding in the event that they want some thing for christmas or no longer. they additionally don't be attentive to in the event that they're gay or no longer. i do no longer think of we would like tubesteak and beer, yet i ought to be incorrect.

Answer 7

at Cost Plus World Market and sometimes Costco they have a pack of beer called Beers of the World....the title should explain itself but its really cool, I got it for someone who really enjoyed beer last year for Christmas

also you can order it online

Answer 8

This is the one and only beer you should get him.

Westvleteren

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/westvleteren-abt-12/4934/

Voted the number 1 beer in the world. Very little of it is made each year and only a small percent of that shipped, but you can get it here.

http://shop.belgianshop.com/acatalog/Trappist_beers.html

Answer 9

try porter beer

dark beer is good