Baltimore picks holiday beers - Yum!

A panel of 6 from the Baltimore Sun tasted 34 winter brews that were divided into three categories - American, English and Beligan. The winner of the American winter brew was local Clipper City Winter Storm. It seems that this year many of the winter beers have a distinct chocolate or coffee hint, as noted by Rob Kasper, yet they still taste like beer.

I could easily envision sipping one of these beers after a hard day of stringing the holiday lights or fetching the Christmas tree. Along with the extra ingredients, these beers come with higher alcohol levels, up to 12 percent in the Scaldis Noel. A long winter's nap might be a better post-sipping activity than penning Christmas cards.

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