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Beer Advent Calendar \u2013 Day 13: Columbus Brewing Winter Warmer\u00a0presented by Lee Movic<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n To celebrate the Holiday Season, 2Beerguys.com<\/a> and Seacoastbeveragelab.com<\/a> have teamed up with beer bloggers around the country to host the first annual beer bloggers advent calendar. This is the season of sharing and we intend to share our love of beer with you. 31 Bloggers Blogging \u2013 click here<\/a> for the running list of beers\/bloggers.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s see who is spreading holiday cheer today! Blogger: <\/strong><\/strong>Lee Movic Why I selected the Columbus Winter Warmer: Having only returned to Cleveland, OH recently after an extended stay living and working in Boston, I am enjoying exploring a booming craft beer scene that is markedly different from the one I left in 2010. While the easy review choice for any Clevelander is Great Lakes Brewing Company Christmas Ale<\/a>, a perennial favorite and ubiquitous in area bars from November to January, I opted for Columbus Brewing Company\u2019s Winter Warmer<\/strong> on the recommendation of another Cleveland beer tweeter who noted it as \u2018Ohio\u2019s best winter warmer\u2019 on a recent Untappd<\/a> check-in.<\/p>\n Pouring the beer into my newly acquired Anderson Valley Brewing Company<\/a> \u2018can glass\u2019, I found the aroma familiar but\u00a0couldn’t\u00a0place it immediately. A couple sips later and I had it: Grandma\u2019s apple butter. I don\u2019t consider myself qualified enough to evaluate this beer\u2019s individual components, so consider this a holistic review. If you like apple butter, you\u2019ll like this beer. I thoroughly enjoyed this beer (their Columbus IPA<\/strong> and Bodhi DIPA<\/strong> are already new favorites), and I look forward to enjoying more during the (long and depressing) Cleveland winter!<\/p>\n Two things that this beer made me think about:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Two years ago at Joshua Tree<\/a> in Somerville, Thomas Hooker Brewing Company<\/a> was doing a pint glass giveaway with their Nor\u2019Easter Winter Lager. Although I\u00a0didn’t\u00a0realize it at the time, the nice \u2018apple cider\u2019 notes that I detected in the beer had, in retrospect, come from the Apple Pucker in the warm drink that I had ordered previously and still had in my mouth. Suffice it to say, I was crushed when I bought a six-pack later that winter and\u00a0didn’t\u00a0get any apple notes (still a good beer, though). Let me also apologize to all the people who I recommended this beer to as \u2018alcoholic apple juice\u2019 (I’ve\u00a0come a long way since then J ).<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Holiday season is coming up, and I\u2019d really like to try Night Shift Brewing\u2019s<\/a> new Fallen Apple (hint hint, wink wink).<\/p>\n Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n About the Lee Movic:<\/strong> <\/p>\n About Columbus Brewing Company<\/strong>: @Leemovic, @ColumbusBrewing Beer Advent Calendar \u2013 Day 13: Columbus Brewing Winter Warmer\u00a0presented by Lee Movic To celebrate the Holiday Season, 2Beerguys.com and Seacoastbeveragelab.com have teamed up with beer bloggers around the country to host the first annual beer bloggers advent calendar. This is the season of sharing and we intend to share our love […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1730,88],"tags":[1954,1955,1863],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/columbus_brewing_company_winter_warmer_label.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6947"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6947"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6951,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6947\/revisions\/6951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nBlog Name: <\/strong><\/strong>Beer Me Bartender (beermebartender.wordpress.com<\/a>)
\nTwitter: <\/strong><\/strong>@leemovic
\nBeer: <\/strong><\/strong>Winter Warmer
\nBrewery: <\/strong><\/strong>Columbus Brewing Company
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\n<\/strong><\/strong>\u201cEngland\u2019s soggy, gray winters inspired brewers to make ales known as winter warmers. Ours is a blend of English Maris Otter malts, special caramel [sic] malts accented with hints of ginger and cinnamon. Best enjoyed in the company of family and friends.\u201d
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\nColumbus Brewing Company is located in the capital city’s historic Brewery District. The Columbus Brewing Company was originally founded in 1830. In 1988, the name was once again chosen to resurrect the proud brewing heritage of its namesake. It’s our goal to produce unique world-class beers. So, we use only the finest ingredients, many locally harvested, to bring you the best in hand-crafted brews. Look for our award-winning beers at your local grocery store and be sure to try our other seasonal selections on draft at fine restaurants and pubs throughout Ohio.\u00a0www.columbusbrewing.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"