More naming help: Next homebrew is a Spiced Winter Ale
November 22nd, 2008 by Marc A. Pitman
Christmas is fast approaching, so I’ve got to get my Christmas brew started today!
Last year, I called a similar brew Advent Ale. Weird to think that:
- it was only my second batch of home brewed beer!
- And that I started it in September. Oy am I behind!
The ingredients I got in the mail yesterday are different from last year’s brew. So it needs a new name!
And you guys are GREAT at helping with names! Nuttin’ Ales ME and Bock of Ages were both terrific!
NorthernBrewer.com calls it a “Spiced Winter Ale.” Here’s what they say:
We started with a malty, medium-bodied Scottish-style ale. We added a hand-mixed blend of mulling spices: Ceylon cloves, cracked cinnamon, allspice, cardamom and mace. The result is a pleasant, festive holiday ale, perfect to share with friends and family.
So, what would you name this brew? Crazy and off-the-wall suggestions are definitely allowed! 
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November 22nd, 2008 at 10:40 am
Holiday Scotch-hops? enh, maybe not – sounds inebriated before you even start.
Let me know how it comes out!
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Yeah, the sound of that makes me a bit tipsy.
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Those spices make me think of wassail for some reason. (Although I’m not sure if that’s an appropriate linkage. Maybe I should wiki wassail before I comment?). So, what about Wassailin’ Ale? Okay…wiki..Wassail, a contraction of an anglo-saxon term meaning “be healthy.” “A hot, spiced punch often associated with Christmas.” Hmm…now I have that “Here We Come A-Wassailing” song in my head.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Wassail is one of our FAVORITES here at the Pitman house! GREAT suggestion!
Another idea I had over the weekend was “Elf Warmer Ale.”
November 24th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
What Ales You?
November 24th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Thanks Carl!
Let’s keep them coming!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Wintah’s Best Ale
Frikin Good Ale
Saint Mark’s Maine Ale
November 26th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Rich, I’m so glad you weighed in!
Nice Maine-esque ideas.
I might go for the last if it were spelled Marc.
November 27th, 2008 at 11:13 am
oh doode man..
see why it just didn’t work out with us up there?
youda kilt me in the end for continuously misspelling your name!
my apologies!!
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Call it “Santas Stout” … and make sure it’s the dark & thick kind!
December 6th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Holiday Hammeredtime!
December 6th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Colossal Wassail? (thanks to Tina for bringing up the word “wassail”)
Immanu – Ale?
Manger Ale?
Yule Tied Ale? (labeled with a picture of Santa in a bow tie…)
Mull of Kintyre?
December 6th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Oops, one more. How about…
Mull Tipple?
December 20th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
[...] to Elizabeth, Tina, Carl, Rich, Frank, Sean, and Larry, I had a lot of name suggestions for this [...]
December 20th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Thanks gang!
The name has been chosen:
http://marcpitman.com/2008/12/20/elf-warmer-ale/