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Blogger:<\/strong> Ryan Jansen Commercial Description:<\/strong> 2013 Holidale<\/strong> – Who doesn’t like chocolate around the holidays?\u00a0 Our 2013 Holidale combines cocoa and malted barley to form a silky smooth treat for your taste buds.\u00a0 Featuring a deep mahogany hue and an aroma reminiscent of roasted coffee and hot chocolate, this barley wine-style ale is sure to please.\u00a0 Hints of cinnamon round out the long sweet finish that will hopefully carry you through this festive season..\u00a0 Enjoy with holiday desserts or by itself in front of a roaring fire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Why I selected Holidale from Berkshire Brewing:<\/strong> I acquired the 2013 Holidale to accompany a 2007 which I had been cellaring for something just like this. Upon opening the 2007 I think this one may have passed its prime it still had the fruity aroma of plums and raisins but there was just something off with the beer (which is understandable\/expected). The 2013 poured a rich chocolate brown opaque color with minimal head. The nose was a powerful nutty chocolate which reminded me of hazelnut. There is nothing better than a rich Barelywine to warm you after the winter cold sets in.<\/p>\n Prost & Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n About 2Beerguys:<\/strong> 2Beerguys.com believes that you deserve a good beer, visit http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com <\/a>for more information. About Berkshire Brewing Company:<\/strong> @BerkshireBrew, @Thirstynobeard To celebrate the Holiday Season, 2Beerguys.com and Seacoastbeveragelab.com have teamed up with beer bloggers around the country to host the second annual beer bloggers advent calendar. This is the season of sharing and we intend to share our love of beer with you.\u00a0 31 Bloggers Blogging \u2013 click here for the running list […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":9072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1730,1206],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ryanjansen.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9060"}],"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\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9060"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9073,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9060\/revisions\/9073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBlog Name:<\/strong> 2Beerguys.com
\nTwitter\/Facebook\/Untappd:<\/strong> @Thirstynobeard
\nBeer:<\/strong> 2013 Holidale Barleywine
\nBrewery:<\/strong> Berkshire Brewing Company<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent13\/Berkshire-HolidaleNEW.jpg\")
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\nStyle:<\/strong> Barleywine
\nABV:\u00a0<\/strong> varies year to year but in 9.5% ballpark
\nIBUs:<\/strong>\u00a0 unknown<\/p>\n
\nThis Barely Wine Style Ale is brewed with a unique recipe each year.\u00a0 Always brewed to exemplify the far reaches of brewing, this full bodied ale is our gift to you, whichever festivities you choose to celebrate. Whether getting you through the holiday hustle and bustle, or being sipped with family and friends, we welcome you to enjoy our special holiday offering all season long.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent13\/berkshire-holidale1.jpg\")
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\nIt is no surprise to many Barleywines are one of my favorite beer styles. For a long time it has been a style that I have searched out often but have yet to write about it. Berkshire Brewing Company is one of the local breweries we discovered early in our craft beer experience. I am a big fan of the Steel Rail E.P.A. and the Raspberry Barleywine as well as Dean\u2019s Beans Coffeehouse Porter.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/craft_beer_round_logo.png\"){kind=logo}
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\nThe Berkshire Brewing Company was founded in 1992 by Gary Bogg and Chris Lalli. They brew nine year-round beers, a number of special releases and some excellent seasonals. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.berkshirebrewingcompany.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"