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Blogger:<\/strong> Alan McCormick Beer Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n Commercial Description:<\/strong> Why I \u00a0selected the Bad Santa:<\/strong> As for the beer, this is a black IPA for those, like me, who prefer far more in their cascadian dark ales that a little black color. This one is full of roasted goodness and even a hint of smoke playing off an almost creamy, medium bodied mouthfeel. Bitterness is definitely present throughout, but never overpowers the flavors. Tangy, citrus spice seems to be a fitting description of the hops flavors in this excellent beer.<\/p>\n About Growler Fills:<\/strong> For more information, please visit: http:\/\/growlerfills.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n About Pelican Brewing Company:<\/strong> For more information, please visit: http:\/\/www.yourlittlebeachtown.com\/pelican<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n @GrowlerFills @thepelicanpub To celebrate the Holiday Season, 2Beerguys.com and Seacoastbeveragelab.com have teamed up with beer bloggers around the country to host the third annual beer bloggers advent calendar. This is the season of sharing and we intend to share our love of beer with you. \u00a031 Bloggers Blogging \u2013 click here for the running list […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":9225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1730],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/alan-mccormick.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9203"}],"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\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9203"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9220,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9203\/revisions\/9220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBlog Name:<\/strong> Growler Fills: Craft Beer Enthusiasm
\nTwitter\/Facebook\/Untappd:<\/strong> @GrowlerFills; Facebook<\/a>; https:\/\/untappd.com\/user\/GrowlerFills<\/a>
\nBeer:<\/strong> Bad Santa Cascadian Dark Ale
\nBrewery:<\/strong> Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent13\/Pelicans-Bad-Santa-Limited-Edition-t-shirt.jpg\")
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\nThis mysterious dark elixir is filled with complex malt flavors and aromas with toasted malt and roast character, blending seamlessly to the alluring herbal hop aroma that comes from copious amounts of Fuggle hops. Bad Santa doesn’t care if you’ve been naughty or nice, he wants this beer on your list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent13\/pelican-bad-santa.jpg\")
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\nI selected Bad Santa because by this point in the holiday season, we can all use a bit of levity. I can\u2019t hear the words \u201cbad santa\u201d without thinking of the classic, holiday movie of the same name. Okay, maybe Bad Santa isn\u2019t on everyone\u2019s holiday classic list, but who can forget Billy Bob Thornton as a foul mouthed, heavy drinking, con-man santa, who\u2019s a walking highlight reel of embarrassment. You know, like that weird uncle in your family no one want to invite over for Christmas dinner.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent13\/growler-fills-banner-logo.png\"){kind=logo}
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\nCreated and authored by Alan McCormick, Growler Fills: Craft Beer Enthusiasm is an award winning, Montana-centric blog featuring beer news, education, commentary, discussion, events, beer runners, home brewing and more.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent13\/pelican_brewing_company_logo.png\"){kind=logo}
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\nOpened in 1996 in Pacific City on the coast of Oregon, the Pelican Pub & Brewery is a world leader in the pairing of food and beer. Their executive chef and brewmaster make it their daily mission to understand how food and beer flavors complement one another. Their beers are inspired by European brewing traditions, but remain distinctively American in character.<\/p>\nRelated articles across the web<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Beer Advent Calendar – Day 15: Midnight Brett Ale presented by Heather<\/a><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i.zemanta.com\/230773292_150_150.jpg\")
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