Holiday-themed Beers from BC Breweries
Winter CAMP – Camp Beer Co.
Langley, 6% ABV
This ginger snap cookie-style ale is perfect for the holiday season.
Ginger Snap Brown Ale – Deep Cove Brewers & Distillers
North Vancouver (5.7% ABV)
Fresh ginger, molasses, cinnamon, and cloves evoke the holiday season in this smooth and creamy beer.
Chai Hard – Dog Mountain Brewing
Port Alberni (5.1% ABV)
No matter what anyone says, Die Hard is a Christmas movie, mmkay? Chai Hard is a chai-spiced brown ale that pays homage to the Christmas-themed action movie starring Bruce Willis. This ale includes lactose that is reminiscent of a sweet, carbonated, cold chai latté.
Holiday Jam Cranberry Sour – Electric Bicycle Brewing
Vancouver (5% ABV | 12 IBU*)
The festive label on this beer that was brewed with cranberry purée makes it the ideal gift to put under a beer lover’s Christmas tree. It will be sold on its own or as part of a Holiday Mix Pack that includes a code to see a special video featuring a virtual brewery tour and tasting by Santa Claus and his elves. Available at the brewery and through local delivery.
Cherry Me Home – New Tradition Brewing
Comox (5% ABV | 29 IBU)
A medium-bodied stout inspired by Oma’s Black forest chocolate cake featuring dark chocolate, cherries, and Mandarina Bavaria hops.
Wobbly Toboggan IPA – North Point Brewing
North Vancouver (9.5% ABV | 65 IBU)
This White IPA is abundantly hopped with Nelson Sauvin and Azacca, presenting notes of gooseberry, tropical fruit, spice and bitterness.
SPECTAACULOUS ‘Spice Cookie’ Stout – Parkside Brewery
Port Moody (7.2% ABV | 25 IBU)
A robust stout inspired by the European speculaas spice cookie – also known as the Windmill Cookie – with warming flavours of brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and cardamom.
Silent Night – Sherwood Mountain Brewhouse
Terrace (7.25% ABV | 18 IBU)
The recipe for this spiced Belgian ale was created by owner Darryl Tucker and a visiting Belgian brewer back in 2014 before the brewery even opened. Sherwood Mountain releases it every Christmas, and hopes to present it at a Winter Beer Festival in Belgium one day.
“A Great Big Sled” Gingerbread Scottish Ale – Silver Valley Brewing
Maple Ridge (5.5% ABV | 20 IBU)
This festive take on a Scottish Ale features caramel, toffee and toasty biscuit flavours, along with a healthy dose of gingerbread spices.
Elf Juice – Mandarin Hazy IPA – Yellow Dog Brewing
Port Moody (7% ABV | 30 IBU)
The fifth annual holiday beer released in conjunction with CFOX Radio to support charity, this juicy IPA was brewed with a plethora of hops and a hint of mandarin orange to create a festive holiday hop potion. Available at liquor stores and the brewery. Found on the Port Moody Ale Trail.
For more holiday-themed beers, please visit the BC Ale Trail blog.
