20 Great Thanksgiving Holiday Beers

in Beer by Franky — November 23, 2009 |

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While many people seem to automatically associate wine with Thanksgiving, there are a wide variety of excellent Thanksgiving beers that should be given a try this holiday. Weather you are looking for great seasonal beers to pair with your Thanksgiving dinner or simply a great beer to sip on during your weekend off, this list of beers is sure not to disappoint. Kick off your Thanksgiving holiday the right way with these delicious holiday beverages.

Widmer Burrr Seasonal Ale

ABV: 7.2%
Style: Red Ale
Price: $8/6 pack
Brewery: Widmer Bros. Brewing
Location: Portland, Oregon
A moderately strong dark red ale. Caramel and chocolate malts provide complexity, an enticing color, and subtle dark malt flavors.

Anderson Winter Solstice

ABV: 6.9%
Style: Ale
Price: $11/6 pack
Brewery: Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
Location: Boonville, California
Luscious, creamy, and smooth, this medium bodied ale is brewed with caramel and crystal malts to give it just a hint of sweetness.

Stone Brewing Vertical Epic

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ABV: 8.9%
Style: Belgian Style Imperial Porter
Price: $6.50/22 oz bottle
Brewery: Stone Brewing Company
Location: San Diego, California
The Stone 09-09-09 Vertical Epic is a Belgian style Imperial Porter. The flavor begins with chocolate roast malt and vanilla. The finish is very smooth with hints of molasses and citrus.

Duvel Belgian Ale

ABV: 8.1%
Style: Belgian Ale
Price: $10/750 ml bottle
Brewery: Duvel
Location: Belgium
In its production, a series of warm & cold fermentations lasts ell over 3 months; the result is fantastic, with flavors reminiscent of oranges, pear brandy, and apples.

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

ABV: 7.0%
Style: Pumpkin Ale
Price: $10.50/4 pack
Brewery: Dogfish Head Brewing Company
Location: Delaware
A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. Flavors of malt, pumpkin, caramel, brown sugar. Delicious with turkey, roasted duck, lamb, stuffing and holiday favorites!

Sam Smith’s Winter Welcome

Sam Smiths Winter Welcome

ABV: 6.0%
Style: Winter Ale
Price: $4/18.7 oz bottle
Brewery: Sam Smith’s
Location: England
Full-bodied and warming, this honey amber roasty-toasty beer has a creamy head, full body and finesse all the way; available only during the Yuletide season.

Sea Dog Pumpkin Ale

ABV: 7.0%
Style: Wheat Ale
Price: $9/6 pack
Brewery: Sea Dog Brewing Company
Location: Bangor, Maine
Sea Dog Pumpkin Ale is a crisp and refreshing wheat ale with delightful aromatics and subtle spiced flavor.

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

ABV: 6.8%
Style: Ale
Price: $16/12 pack
Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Location: Chico, California
Made in the time-honored tradition of brewing a special ale for the Holiday Season. The unique process of dry-hopping adds a generous bouquet that balances its rich malitness to produce a robust ale.

Stone Levitation Ale

ABV: 4.4%
Style: Ale
Price: $10.50/6 pack
Brewery: Stone Brewing Company
Location: San Diego, California
Pours a deep amber with an eggshell head that sticks around. The nose is mostly malt but it finishes with a deep bettering hop character.

New Belgium 2 Below Winter Ale

ABV: 6.6%
Style: Winter Ale
Price: $8.50/6 pack
Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Company
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Dry-hopping during fermentation creates a rosy, floral nose with a hint of pepper spice and subtle, estery understones. Providing a bright, hoppy palate and a cheery warm afterglow.

New Belgium Frambozen

ABV: 7.3%
Style: Raspberry Brown Ale
Price: $11/6 pack
Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Company
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
This raspberry brown ale is ripe with Oregon State raspberries. The addition of fruit produces a complex but delicate beer. The robust malt profile creates a rich brew for the holidays.

Orval Trappist Ale

ABV: 6.9%
Style: Belgian Ale
Price: $5.25/11.2 oz bottle
Brewery: Orval
Location: Belgium
A perfect pre-dinner beer. Benedictine Monks have been making this ale in the Golden Valley since 1070. Delicious!

Brasserie DupontForet Organic Saison Ale

ABV: 7.5%
Style: Organic Belgian Ale
Price: $10/750 ml bottle
Brewery: Brasserie Dupont
Location: Belgium
The first 100% certified organic Belgian beer; bursting with complex aromas of cinnamon, vanilla, figs, and toffee, it is deceptively smooth; suitable for cellaring.

Dogfish Head Raison d’Extra Ale

Dogfish Head Raison dExtra Ale

ABV: 18.0%
Style: Brown Ale
Price: $6.25/12 oz bottle
Brewery: Dogfish Head Brewing Company
Location: Delaware
This is a bulbous, brown ale brewed with a bunch of malt, brown sugar and raisins.

Great Divide Brewing Old Ruffian Barleywine Style Ale

Great Divide Brewing Old Ruffian Barleywine

ABV: 10.2%
Style: Barleywine Ale
Price: $5.25/18 oz bottle
Brewery: Great Divide Brewing Co.
Location: Denver, Colorado
A hefty, hop-forward Barley Wine- Style Ale. Seemingly mellow at the start with subtle fruit aromas and complex caramel sweetness, it quickly becomes aggressive with its bold hop flavors and huge hop bitterness.

Rogue Chocolate Stout

ABV: 7.0%
Style: Stout
Price: $6/22 oz bottle
Brewery: Rogue Ales
Location: Newport, Oregon
Ebony in color with a rich creamy head. The mellow flavor of oats, chocolate malts, and real chocolate are balanced perfectly with the right amount of hops for a bittersweet finish.

Collaboration Not Litigation Ale

ABV: 8.9%
Style: Dark Belgian Ale
Price: $8.50/18 oz bottle
Brewery: Avery Brewing Company
Location: Boulder, Colorado
A cloudy, relatively dark, golden-brown color consistent with an unfiltered ale, a sweet, malty nose, and good lace.

Stiegl Goldbrau Premium Lager

ABV: 4.9%
Style: Lager
Price: $3/16.9 oz bottle
Brewery: Stiegl Brauerie
Location: Austria
Its classic and unmistakable 12° original gravity and 4.9 % alcohol by volume makes this special Salzburg beer a real treat for everyone. Smooth, refreshing and delicious. Very, very smooth.

Lagunitas Maximus

ABV: 7.5%
Style: India Pale Ale
Price: $10/6 pack
Brewery: Lagunitas Brewing Company
Location: Petaluma, California
Big fresh herbal hops in the nose, then your taste buds are treated to a lovely combination of rich smooth malts.

North Coast Old Rasputin XII

ABV: 11.2%
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Price: $20/16.9 oz bottle
Brewery: North Coast Brewing Company
Location: Fort Bragg, California
Old Rasputin XII celebrates the 12th Anniversary of the legendary Old Rasputin which has been aged over one year in oak bourbon barrels. It has a truly amazing depth, complexity and balance.

If you can’t find these beers in your local beer shop, most of them can be purchased online at http://www.bevmo.com. Also, if you have tried any of the beers listed above or have any additional suggestions, please let us know in the comment section below.

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Franky is 23 years old and lives in San Diego, CA. When he isn't writing for Muff Slap he is perfecting his nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, and computer hacking skills. Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.