LAKE ERIE MONSTER
Great Lakes Brewing Co. 9.1% ABV – USA
A regional favourite from the southern shores of Lake Erie, this heavy-hit- ting ale is guaranteed to capsize your ship after a few pints. Orange in colour with a trace of peach flavour, Monster is a formidable brew that’s best enjoyed at a moder- ate pace. Legend has it that a sea serpent called South Bay Bessie swims off the shores of Cleve- land. Bessie’s legend is celebrated with this brew, as well as with Cleveland’s AHL hockey franchise, The Lake Erie Monsters.
SEE ALSO: The Cairn- gorm Brewing Company’s Nessie’s Monster Mash, Great Lakes Brewing’s Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale
YETI IMPERIAL STOUT
Great Divide
Brewing Company 9.5% ABV – USA
Finally, a beer big and bold enough for Bigfoot himself. Yeti Imperial Stout is darker than midnight in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, with tastes of dark choco- late, roasted malt, coffee, licorice and toffee. It’s a vis- cous Russian Imperial stout that pours like mo- lasses. Strong and hearty, this makes for a good dessert beer.
SEE ALSO: Great Divide’s Barrel Aged Yeti and Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
KRAMPUS
Southern Tier Brewing Company
9.0% ABV – USA
According to European folklore, Krampus is the evil version of St. Nicholas (see RM#107). Instead of giving gifts to the good lit- tle boys and girls, Kram- pus – a horned devil with razor sharp teeth who dresses in furs – beats bad children with a birch rod or packs them into his rucksack and carries them off to the bowels of hell. Ho ho ho indeed. New York’s Southern Tier Brewing Company cele- brates Krampus with this dry winter pilsner that features hints of light caramel and lemon peel. A nice beer to drink by the fire as the wicked winter wind blows outside.
SEE ALSO: Third Street Aleworks’ Bad Santa
BLOND WITCH
Moorhouse Brewery 4.5% ABV – England
Marketed as Blond Bitch in the US, this light British brew is golden in colour with a thin, unassuming head and hints of butter- scotch. At just 4.5% alco- hol, it can be enjoyed in volume, though blondes have a nasty way of sneak- ing up on you if you take them for granted. The Witch is a grainy, slightly bitter British import, best enjoyed on hot summer days.
SEE ALSO: Moorhouse’s Pendle Witches Brew
MAUDITE Unibroue
8.0% ABV – Canada
This amber red ale is a smooth, medium-bodied brew with hints of apples, oranges and hoppy spices. Brewed by Unibroue in Chambly, Quebec, Maudite (translated in English as “Damned”) features a label adorned with a ghostly canoe soaring through blood-red skies, above a winged devil. Ac- cording to the French Canadian legend of the Chasse-Galerie (or Legend of the Flying Canoe), a group of woodsmen make a deal with the Devil, al- lowing them to return home in time for Christmas aboard a flying canoe. Un- fortunately, one traveller welshes on the pledge and damns the group to hell. A murky ale with a powerful punch and a pleasant af- tertaste.
SHE/DEVIL IIPA
Browning’s Brewery 8.0% ABV – USA
This sultry brew features a busty she-devil on its label, posed like hell’s very own Betty Page. She’s a full-bod- ied mascot for a medium- bodied brew. This Louisville double India pale ale features a potpourri of fruit flavours and is both smooth and easy to drink. Featuring hints of citrus, pine, orange and pineapple, She/Devil is de- cidedly un-hellish... until you down six or seven of them. Remember: you’re dealing with an 8.0% alcohol by vol- ume brew. If you want to dance with the Devil, you’ll pay the price.
SEE ALSO: Gilgamesh Brewing’s Mega Monster Imperial IPA
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