{"id":4940,"date":"2013-12-24T23:19:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T05:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/?p=4940"},"modified":"2014-01-19T22:41:19","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T04:41:19","slug":"12-beers-of-christmas-11-harpoon-winter-warmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/golf\/lifestyle\/4940\/12-beers-of-christmas-11-harpoon-winter-warmer","title":{"rendered":"12 Beers of Christmas 11: Harpoon Winter Warmer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Harpoon-Winter-Warmer-Bottle-Glass\"<\/a>Have to make this a fast one here on Christmas eve. A boatload of company was here earlier tonight, the tree is awash with presents underneath and I\u2019ve just wrapped up my wrapping. I\u2019m the last conscious being in the house, and there are nine of us here. Three of them are grandchildren who will be chomping at the bit in the morning, so I\u2019m not looking at a lot of sleep as is.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll skip the background, since I\u2019ve written plenty about the Harpoon Brewery before, most recently with the El Triunfo Coffee Porter <\/a>as a TAP Beer of the Week.<\/p>\n

Suffice it to say that the Harpoon Winter Warmer is an old standby, brewed since 1988 by the Boston (and Vermont) brewery, hence an early exemplar of the spiced winter beer style. It\u2019s a coppery beer packed with cinnamon and nutmeg, tends to the sweet side, and after a quarter century, produces its own nostalgia. I usually pick up a six-pack each year, but that turns out to be more than enough for me.<\/p>\n

\"Harpoon<\/a>The beer also seems to produce reactions at both extremes on beer rating sites, folks that love it, those who hate it, much as pumpkin ales seem to do these days; indeed, the Winter Warmer wouldn\u2019t be out of place in that category, either.<\/p>\n

Harpoon has another idea, however, and that is to mix the Winter Warmer with their Craft Cider, producing what they call Apple Pie. So I tried it. At first I was aghast, feeling I\u2019d ruined a perfectly decent beer with a cider I don\u2019t particular care for.<\/p>\n

But I let it sit awhile, tried it again, and dang if it didn\u2019t give off apple pie aromas and flavors. Granted, still not an apple pie I\u2019d want to be eating (like one made with Delicious Apples, which I loathe). But at least they\u2019re not pulling our leg about it. [Dec. 24, 2013]<\/em><\/p>\n

Name: Winter Warmer
\nBrewer: Harpoon Brewery, Boston, Massachusetts and Windsor, Vermont
\nStyle: Spiced ale
\nABV: 5.9%
\nAvailability: November through January, in about 25 states
\nFor More Information: www.harpoonbrewery.com<\/p>\n

< 12 Beers of Christmas 10: Hoppy Lovin\u2019 Christmas<\/a>
\n12 Beers of Christmas 12: Dupont’s Avec les Bons Voeux ><\/a><\/p>\n

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