The second beer in my beer advent calendar is a classic: St. Bernardus's Christmas Ale. Rooted in the Trappist tradition and located in Watou, Belgium -- a small town in West Flanders on the French border -- St. Bernardus is not a Trappist brewery any longer, but simply a fantastic Belgian brewery. All of their beers are great, but I look forward to the Christmas Ale every year. At nearly 10% ABV, it's strong, but not overpoweringly so. It drinks like a nice Belgian strong dark ale, though it's categorized as a "winter ale" on Untappd. All in all, it's an awesome beer.
Name: St. Bernardus Christmas Ale
Brewery: Brouwerij St. Bernardus
Location: Watou, Belgium
ABV: 9.8%
IBU: N/A
Good for drinking if: You've just inadvertently committed yourself to two and a half hours in front of the TV by flipping on the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Rating (out of five stars, by quarter star increments): 4.5
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