Lump of Coal

Here is an interesting one for you, nice and black, little to no head (this was disappointing) light carbonation and nice roasted malt flavor. This one comes in at 8%. There is a hint of bittersweet or dark chocolate and a clean finish. Once again this one needs to consumed at the proper tempature, too cold and you miss out on the maltiness! I went for it for the name, catch and I figured it would be a nice black stout. I wasn't disappointed.

Father Christmas Highland Ale

Here is a local beer for you, Burnside Brewery's Christmas Highland Ale, at 9.2% it is rather potent. This beer is very malty and has a nice dark color to it. Make sure you don't drink this one too cold as you will loose the maltiness of this brew.

I don't know how I'd classify this one, it sorta is between a porter and a stout, overall not bad, nice and malty, properly carbonated and pleasant to drink. Give this one a try for the holidays!