Extreme Winter Beer Tapping @ Trinity Brewing Company

Trinity Brewing Company in Colorado Springs just released the beer list for their Extreme Winter Beer Tapping Party on November 28th and it looks amazing.  Featuring no less than 19 rare and seasonal beers from around the country including two specialties brewed by Trinity themselves, it looks like a can't-miss event and the perfect way to celebration the Thanksgiving holiday.

Extreme Winter Beer Tapping Beer List:

• Beast - Avery Brewing  (Boulder, Colorado).  One of the strongest beers ever brewed in Colorado!  Avery's reputation on this beer proceeds itself.  Age and a light oxidation give this monster ale aromatic notes remarkably similar to a respectable port wine.  Lots of flavors throughout this Grand Cru' of caramel, butter toffee, cherries, raisins, and citrus.  15.0% ABV; Brewer Steve Breezley.
• Bourbon Strike Stout - Rockyard Brewing Co (Castlerock, Colorado).  The formidable house brewed stout from our northern friends is aged on a single small batch bourbon barrel for three months.  The result is a well balanced marriage of stout and spirit featuring:  a boosted alocohol level, notes of bourbon caramel intertwined with dark malt, vanilla, and oak.  8.5% ABV; Brewer, Jim Stinson.
• Bully Porter - Boulevard Brewing (Kansas City, MO).  Fresh to Colorado, this highly respected brewery has finally released its porter to our high mountain country.  Rich in dark malts, hints of cocoa, and coffee.  This beer is then keg conditioned for a natural carbonation and a silky texture.  5.2% ABV, Brewer Steve Mills. 
• Christmas Ale - Anchor Steam  (San Francisco, CA).  Anchor produces a single batch of the country's most famous winter seasonal annually.  The entertaining fact about this warming ale is the fact that they spicing is changed every batch!  We never know exactly what to expect!  5.5% ABV; Brewer, Fritz Maytag.
• Czar - Avery (Boulder, Co). One of the three "Imperial Series" beers from Avery.  This Imperial Stout is extremely hoppy for the style.  It pours black and thick with notes of coffee, chocolate, and hints of age.  11.0% ABV; Brewer, Steve Breezley.
• Delirium Noel - (Brouwerij Huyghe, Melle Belguim).  A mysterious, strong, and dark Belgian spiced ale.  What do we know about this beer ? NOT MUCH! But, we do know it's very tastey and extremely hard to find.  We feel very fortunate to have landed a 5 gal to pour on site.  9.00% ABV; Brewer, N/A.
• Dragoons Dry Irish Stout - Moylan's (Navoto CA).  Aromatically strong with roasted malts, notes of cocoa, and hints of leafy hops.  Mouth feel of this stout is large, color is black with a tan head, and finish is dry.  5.00% ABV; Brewer, Denise Jones.
• Fade to Black - Left Hand (Longmont, Co). A brand new annually brewed rotating dark winter beer.  This year's batch is somewhat of a hybrid between an Import Stout and an Imperial Stout.  It's big, well balanced with hops, and extremely roasty.  8.5% ABV, Brewer Joe Schiralde. 
• Jubelale - Deschutes (Bend, Or).  A winter warmer from the northwest coast.  Amber in color and thick in malt flavor.  Very bready with a heavy body.  A rare beer to see on tap in Colorado.  6.7% ABV, Brewer, NA.
• Old Jubilation - Avery (Boulder, Co).  Old school winter warmer first brewed WAY back in the 1990's.  Similar to an English strong ale by palate.  Very malty with large caramel backed by light roast and chocolate.  8.00% ABV, Brewer Steve Breezley.
• Life and Limb - Dogfish Head/Sierra Nevada (Milton, DE and Chico, CA).  A collaborative beer dedicated to the family of beer drinkers and enthusiasts worldwide who continue to support the little guys, iconoclasts, entrepreneurs, and pioneers who risk life and limb to shape the vibrant craft-brewing community.  Life & Limb is a 10% ABV strong beer that defies style characteristics-brewed with pure maple syrup from the Calagione family farm in Massachusetts and estate barley grown on the Grossman "farm" at the brewery in Chico. The beer is alive with yeast-a blend of both breweries' house strains-bottle conditioned for added complexity and shelf life, and naturally carbonated with birch syrup fresh from Alaska; it is the first beer we know of ever to use birch syrup in the brew.  10% ABV; Brewers, Sam Calgione and Ken Grossman.
• Never Summer - Boulder Beer (Boulder, Co).  A dark red winter seasonal ale hailing from Colorado's very first microbrewery.  Very sweet caramel with underlying notes of roast and chocolate.  The perfect beer for a cold day. 6.60% ABV; Brewer, Steve Trese.
• Noel Farmhouse - Trinity Brewing (Colorado Springs, Co).  Brewed with brown sugar, garam masala, pumpkin, white sage, coriander, and grains of paradise.  This version of our seasonally rotating Saison tastes like liquid Thanks Giving .... If you were in Belgium that is!  6.5% ABV; Brewer, Jason Yester.
• Nut Cracker - Boulevard (Kansas City, Mo).  A deep hazy orange hued brew, which is a little fruity as it warms up from elements of noticeable citrus hops.  Surprisingly full bodied for its appearance.  6.6% ABV, Brewer Steve Mills.
• Old #23 Barleywine - Bristol Brewing (Colorado Springs, Co).  A very special tapping indeed J.  We're not sure who is aware of this but our Brewer/Owner  worked at Bristol for a decade before starting Trinity, and 11 years ago Old#23 was his first commercially crafted beer.  Historically , the first bottled barley wine in the state of Colorado.  It's recipe changes each year it is brewed.  It is always big, chewy, malty, hoppy, and very warming.  9.6% ABV.  Brewer, Joe Hull.
• Old Winter Ale - Fullers (Chiswick, London).  Hailing all the way from England this frothy mahogany beige capped beer is truly food for the soul.  Nutty, fruity, floral, and traditional.  5.30% ABV; Brewer, NA.
• Shiner Holiday Cheer - Spoetzl Brewing (Shiner, TX).  A copper winter brew with notes of pecans, overripe peaches, and brown sugar. The light hop presence gives this ale a dry finish making it quite refreshing and quite sessionable.  5.40% ABV, Brewer NA.
• Slap Your Mammy - Trinity Brewing (Colorado Springs, Co).  Our very first Double IPA!  Accidentally brewed stronger than planned, this beer quickly became our fastest selling seasonal ever. Boiled 125 minutes and bittered to 125 IBU's with 8 hop varietals, this beer is literally one of the hoppiest beers on the planet.  10.5% ABV; Brewer, Jason Yester.
• Wreck the Halls - Full Sail (Portland, OR).  A nice alternative to all the malt bomb winter beers.  This complex orange ale features piney and citrus notes supported well with a toasty malt backbone.  Very balanced and very drinkable.  6.5% ABV; Brewer Amigo Paul.