Beers to Try in Each Season

Are you a taste-tester, a draft-lover or a self-proclaimed admirer of ale? Do you savor the sensation of a smooth lager, a hoppy pale ale or a rich stout? When it comes to fantastic flavor, nothing can satisfy you and your customers more than quality craft beer, and the best brews are those specifically suited to the season.

A new trend is taking hold of the adult beverage world: seasonal beers specially styled to emulate winter, spring, summer or fall. A beer can be considered seasonal because of the lightness or darkness of structure, the incorporation of seasonal flavors or the suitability of pairing with particular foods. Looking for seasonal beers to try in 2019? We’ll recommend the best.

Spring Seasonal Beers to try in 2019

Sometimes in winter, much of the United States is experiencing a snow storm one day, and warm weather the next. For us, in Chicago, this is certainly the case. So, we’ll recommend some brews that you can drink no matter what the temperature.

Great spring beer styles include fresh, dry styles. Many breweries are starting to put out their hoppy beers, so spring is the perfect time to embrace that style.

Here Are 8 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Spring 2019:

• IPA
  1. Stone Go To IPA — Stone Brewing
  2. Steady Eddie — Union Craft Brewing
  3. Citradelic — New Belgium Brewing Company
• Saison
  1. Allagash Saison — Allagash Brewing Company
  2. Swing Session Saison — Victory Brewing Company
  3. Crux Farmhouse — Crux Fermentation Project
• Wheat Ale
  1. Oberon Ale — Bell’s Beer, Inc.
  2. Gumballhead — 3 Floyds Brewing Co.

Winter Seasonal Beers to Try in 2019

We just know this winter is going to be a cold one. Time to bear down and crack open a cold, yet warming brew for the winter months ahead.

Winter beers are typically heavier styles such as: stouts, porters, bourbon barrel aged and beers brewed with chocolate. These make for the perfect belly-warmers.

Here Are 10 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Winter 2019:

• Stout
  1. Mean Old Tom — Maine Beer Company
  2. Miles To Go Before I Sleep — Tree House Brewing Company
  3. Rocky Road Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout — Angry Chair Brewing
• Porter
  1. Breakfast Nook — Forager Brewing Company
  2. Last Snow — Funky Buddha Brewery
  3. Coconut Porter — Broken Compass Brewing
  4. Bourbon Barrel Blackberry Porter — Kentucky Ale
  5. Black Butte Porter — Deschutes Brewery
• Winter Ale
  1. Coffee Cinnamon B-Bomb — Fremont Brewing Company
  2. Wintervention — Peticolas Brewing Company

Fall Seasonal Beers to try in 2018

Summer is over, the leaves are beginning to change, and the season of Oktoberfest is upon us. If you are carving pumpkins, watching a scary movie or enjoying the cool fall breeze, fall beers are a nice relaxing way to end the day. While the market is flooded with different pumpkin flavored beers, there are many other fall brews to enjoy as well.

Here Are 10 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Fall 2018:

• Amber Ale
  1. Harpoon Flannel Friday — Harpoon Brewery
  2. BigLeaf Maple Autumn Red — Anchor Brewing

• Brown Ale
  1. Peasant Bread — Burlington Beer Company
  2. Pecan Ale — Abita Brewing Company

• Spiced Ale
  1. Autumn Maple — The Bruery
  2. Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale — Blue Moon Brewing Company
• Oktoberfest
  1. Dead Ringer — Ballast Point Brewing Company
  2. Copper Legend — Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers
  3. Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest — Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
  4. Great Lakes Oktoberfest — Great Lakes Brewing Co.

Summer Seasonal Beers to try in 2018

Summer is the season for easy to drink brews. Whether you’re having a summer cookout, spending the day out on the water, doing yard work or just grabbing a brew after a long day, summer beers will brighten your day. That’s why we put together a list of top summer beers that you  can crack open no matter what you’re doing in the summer sun.

Here Are 14 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Summer 2018:

• Fruit/Sour
  1. SeaQuench Ale — Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
  2. Green Zebra — Founders Brewing Company
  3. El Gose — Avery Brewing Company
  4. Kirsch Gose — Victory Brewing Company
• Lager/Wheat
  1. Grandes Lagos — Great Lakes Brewing Company
  2. Mexican Honey Imperial Lager — Indeed Brewing Company
  3. Oberon Ale — Bell’s Brewery
• IPA
  1. Lunch — Maine Beer Company
  2. Gold Digger IPA — Auburn AleHouse
  3. Intergalactic Lupulinary IPA — Back East Brewing Company
  4. Julius — Tree House Brewing Company
• Pilsner
  1. Sunshine Pils — Tröegs Independent Brewing Company
  2. Polestar Pilsner — Left Hand Brewing Company
  3. Pau Hana — Maui Brewing Company

Just barely out of the snowy months of winter, spring days may be slightly cool, but tease us with beautiful sunshine-filled days. We know you’re already breaking into those crisp, white wines, so why not try a refreshing brew to match that style. Having the perfect beer to sip on at your first cookout of the year, or while you’re doing yard work can really get you ready to take on spring. We’ve done the searching, and found a couple of brews that you should plant in your beer fridge this spring.

Here Are 7 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Spring 2018:

• IPA
  1. First Cut Mango IPA — Tröegs Independent Brewing Company
  2. Double Dry Hopped Congress Street IPA — Trillium Brewing Company
  3. Romantic Chemistry IPA — Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
• Saison
  1. Saison du Fermier — Side Project Brewing
  2. Hennepin Farmhouse Saison — Brewery Ommegang
• Bock/Helles Bock
  1. Poop Your Pants Chocolate Bock — Perrin Brewing Company
  2. Cultivator Helles Bock — Tröegs Independent Brewing Company

Winter Seasonal Beers to try in 2018

For the cold, bitter nights and long, snowy months of winter, sipping on dark and complex brews can melt the chill and make your hibernation cozier. From roasty stouts and porters to boozy imperials, and aged bourbons to chocolate and coffee dessert beers, these brews will warm your heart and stomach like a hearth.

Here Are 13 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Winter 2018:

• Stout
  1. Good Morning — Tree House Brewing Company
  2. Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout — Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
  3. Tres Blueberry Stout — Dark Horse Brewing Company
• Porter
  1. Stir Crazy Porter — Indeed Brewing Company
  2. Sunday Brunch — Kane Brewing Company
• Winter Warmer
  1. Bourbon Barrel Aged Winter Warmer — Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
  2. Bourbon Barrel Aged 12 Dogs of Christmas — Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
• IPA
  1. Heady Topper — The Alchemist
  2. Accumulation White IPA — New Belgium Brewing Company
• Pale/Winter Ale
  1. Pennsylvania Tuxedo — Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
  2. Christmas Ale — Great Lakes Brewing Company
• Barleywine
  1. Santa vs. Unicorn — Pipeworks Brewing Company
  2. Raisin Eaters — Wren House Brewing Company

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