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More naming help: Next homebrew is a Spiced Winter Ale

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:

  1. it was only my second batch of home brewed beer!
  2. 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! 🙂

Other Possibly Related posts:

  1. Adding to the brew supplies
  2. Nuttin’ Ales ME
  3. Second Fermentation
  4. What Did You GIVE This Christmas?
  5. Great beer quote

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This Post Has 15 Comments

  1. TerraScene 22 Nov 2008

    Holiday Scotch-hops? enh, maybe not – sounds inebriated before you even start. 🙁
    Let me know how it comes out! 🙂

  2. Marc 22 Nov 2008

    Yeah, the sound of that makes me a bit tipsy. 🙂

  3. Tina 23 Nov 2008

    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.

  4. Marc 24 Nov 2008

    Wassail is one of our FAVORITES here at the Pitman house! GREAT suggestion!

    Another idea I had over the weekend was “Elf Warmer Ale.”

  5. Carl 24 Nov 2008

    What Ales You?

  6. Marc 24 Nov 2008

    Thanks Carl!

    Let’s keep them coming!

  7. Rich 26 Nov 2008

    Wintah’s Best Ale

    Frikin Good Ale

    Saint Mark’s Maine Ale

  8. Marc 26 Nov 2008

    Rich, I’m so glad you weighed in!

    Nice Maine-esque ideas.

    I might go for the last if it were spelled Marc. 🙂

  9. Rich 27 Nov 2008

    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!!

    😮

  10. frank 2 Dec 2008

    Call it “Santas Stout” … and make sure it’s the dark & thick kind!

  12. Larry Hehn 6 Dec 2008

    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?

  13. Larry Hehn 6 Dec 2008

    Oops, one more. How about…

    Mull Tipple?

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