New Craft Beer Variety Packs For The Winter Holidays

Thanksgiving is nearing and the winter holidays not that far away. And American craft brewers are celebrating things with fun new variety packs that make buying beer in bulk cool again.

Tröegs Most Wonderful Beer of the Year Sampler

Over the past 24 years, Hershey PA-based Tröegs Independent Craft Brewing has grown from two brothers to 250 people, but it remains very much a family business a small-brewery DNA. They brew great beer, period

And their festive new variety pack, which is  built around their beloved winter seasonal, Mad Elf Ale a terrific assortment of holiday-tinged beers including two never-before exclusives.

“The Most Wonderful Beer of the Year variety pack is perfect for sharing at holiday gatherings, and it makes a great gift for beer-loving friends and family,” said Tröegs co-founding brother Chris Trogner. “There’s really something for everyone in this pack,” says “We’ve got a Tröegs beer for everyone at your holiday table!”

Here’s how Tröegs explains what’s in it…

Perpetual IPA – At Tröegs, artisanal meets mechanical in a state of IPA we call Perpetual. Cycling through our HopBack vessel and dry-hopping method, this bold Imperial Pale Ale emerges rife with sticky citrus rind, pine balm and tropical fruit.

Mad Elf Ale – Mad Elf is here with its nuanced blend of sweet and tart cherries, Pennsylvania honey, chocolate malt and a hint of mischief. The essence of this legendary holiday ale, along with its ruby red glow, is born from five varieties of tree-ripened cherries. Local wildflower honey sweetens the celebration, and a spicy Belgian yeast adds subtle notes of cinnamon, clove and allspice.

Naked Elf – Gone are the cherries, honey and chocolate malt that dress up our holiday favorite Mad Elf, leaving “him” stark-raving nude. It’s all about the bare necessities – malt and yeast – to lend notes of cinnamon, allspice, clove and tangy fruity esters to this classic Belgian-style ale.

Gingerbread Cookie Stout – Gingerbread is a holiday tradition that begs for a robust dark beer. Loaded with oats, roasted barley and chocolate malts, we’ve elevated this pastry stout to suit your baking rituals. Additions of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla and clove help hone in on grandma’s time-honored recipe.

Stone 12 Days Of IPA

Stone Brewing is renowned for its IPAs and their advent calendar-themed IPA holiday package is the absolute best.

This year’s case of pre-holiday cheer includes 12 individual beers spanning re-brewed fan favorites, current best-sellers and never-before seen beers making their early debut, a 12-day journey of IPAs.

“This isn’t just a box of beers dressed up for the holidays,” explained Maria Stipp, Stone Brewing CEO. “We asked our team members – our biggest Stone super fans – what they’d be most proud to bring to their holiday gatherings. It wasn’t easy to execute, but who can deny this set of beers!? It’s an incredible lineup that reflects the entire journey of Stone’s IPA obsession.”

Highlights include:

• Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA (8.7%), Stone’s most requested archive beer of all time.
•  Stone Ruination IPA (8.2%) – The legendary first full-time bottled West Coast Style Double IPA that helped to propel a whole movement of ruinously hoppy beers.
•  Stone Go To IPA (4.7%) and Stone Neverending Haze IPA (4%) – Two low-ABV favorites of years past, making their sub-5% comeback.
• Stone 27^th Anniversary Lemon Shark Double IPA (9.6%) – A beer mighty enough to honor 27 years of Stone’s commitment to hop exploration with a unique cast of New Zealand ingredients.

Alongside these other IPA favorites:

• Stone IPA (6.9%)
• Stone Delicious IPA (7.7%)
• Stone Hazy IPA (6.7%)
• Stone Delicious Citrus IPA (7.7%)
• Stone ///Fear.Movie.Lions Hazy Double IPA (8.5%)
• Stone Delicious Double IPA (9.4%)
• Stone Tangerine Express Hazy IPA (6.7%)

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