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Top 10 Seasonal Winter Beer Releases in the U.S. — Large, Medium & Small Breweries (Winter 2025–26)

Hard to believe winter is already here (...well technically not for another week or so, but it is December and the temps have dropped already here in NC!). I have to admit that winter is probably my least favorite beer season. I tend to lean towards the lighter side of the dark beer spectrum - think dunkels, bocks, and porters more than imperial stouts, quads or barley wines. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy those on occasion, but for the every day winter beer I look for som

Transform your winter warmer with this centuries old tradition! My favorite local beer store, Beer Study, was having a special release of the seasonal Cold Mountain beer from Highland Brewing along with some special releases to kick off the holiday season. As if this wasn't exciting enough, they were pairing it with a Bierstacheln event! Wait...what the heck is a Bierstacheln? Read on... Bierstacheln is a centuries-old German beer tradition where a red-hot metal rod is p