The Best of the Best Holiday Beers

by Brian Fry | 196 entries

Published: Tue. December 23, 2014 at 9:04p.m.

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Vintage Estate has long been a favorite spot for lovers of craft beers in our Valley. One of the reasons so many lovers of the suds frequent VE is the unique and interesting tastings they hold on a regular basis.

One the my favorite VE events is the annual VE Blind Holiday Beer taste. This year, over 70 Valley beer lovers attended and rated the beers based on five categories:

1. Aroma

2. Appearance

3. Taste

4. Style

5. Overall Rating

Hopping Frog won the judging for the second consecutive year. Here's the top 10 beers as determined by the local judges:

#1-Hoppin Frog Frosted Frog

#2-Fat Head's Holly Jolly

#3-Southern Tier 2XMAS

#4-Thirsty Dog 12 Dogs of Christmas

#5-Revolution Fistmas

#6-Troegs Mad Elf

#7-Goose Island Festive Ale

#8-Anchor Christmas

#9-Great Lakes Christmas Ale

#10-Bell's Christmas

Congratulation to Phill and Sandy Reda and the entire staff at VE on another excellent beer event. Looking forward to many more in 2015.

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