Saint Arnold Christmas Ale

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Saint arnold christmas ale. A rich hearty ale perfect for the holiday season with a malty sweetness and spicy hop character. Fruit cake christmas pudding and squash bisque. Clone of saint arnold christmas ale 5 00 gallons liters batch size 6 50 gallons liters boil size 90 min boil time 1 075 og 1 021 fg 28 9 ibu tinseth bitterness 0 38 bg gu 14 8 srm color 75 efficiency. A blend of saint arnold s christmas ale and elissa ipa this delicious ale is lighter on the holiday baking spices and has a drier profile thanks to the ipa component.
84 with 663 ratings and reviews. Arnold brewing company houston texas overview. This christmas ale has been brewed since 1995 making it the longest brewed seasonal beer in houston. Available october december.
The generous use of 5 different malts is responsible for the high alcohol level of this beer. Notes of orange meyer lemon. Old ale 7 0 abv 35 ibu. 0 75 c corn sugar for priming.
Arnold brewing released the christmas beer early in their brewing history and this is the result a traditional malty old ale that persists year after year. Christmas ale is really easy to spot out there right now. Saint arnold christmas ale is best consumed at 45 fahrenheit. 2 row pale malt 13 oz munich malt 7 oz caramunich 40 7 oz special b malt 1 lb.
Or all grain for saint arnold s christmas ale 11 lbs. Christmas ale is a old ale style beer brewed by saint arnold brewing company in houston tx. Fresh malty aroma with a hint of spice underneath floral aromas. Pours a clear copper amber color with a white head that quickly dissipates.
3 oz caravienne malt 20 1 tsp irish moss 15 min 1 5 oz perle hops 30 min 10 8 aau 3 oz liberty hops 0 min wyeast london esb or white labs english ale. Brewed by saint arnold brewing company. The generous use of five different malts is responsible for the full flavor and high alcohol level of this beer. It is a rich copper ale perfect for the holiday season with a.
Saint arnold finds himself wrapped in a hop and grain wreath with santa s sleigh flying in the night background. A rich copper colored hearty ale perfect for the holiday season with a malty sweetness and spicy hop character. Saint arnold underwent a make over earlier this year and it seems like they went with a more vibrant shade of evergreen for this ale s label this season. Saint arnold christmas ale.
The generous use of five different malts is responsible for the full flavor and high alcohol level of this beer.