[theDarkSide]

They are including Chocolate Bock this year!!!

Woohoo!!  Usually only get that every other year.

[bluesman]

I was wondering what SA was up to this year.
I am interested in sampling their offerings this year.
I know they are also offering a Holiday Porter.

[euge]

Saw their Winter Lager at the store tonight. Cinnamon? Really?

[Thirsty_Monk]

Cinnamon? Really?

Cinnamon is antioxidant.
May be that was the reason.

[euge]

Cinnamon? Really?

Cinnamon is antioxidant.
May be that was the reason.

Cinnamon is one of those spices that does well in sweet or savory, but in my beer? I shouldn't scoff though without trying one. Methinks it's for flavoring purposes only.

[denny]

Does the selection still contain the dreaded cranberry lambic?

[bluesman]

Does the selection still contain the dreaded cranberry lambic?

God... I hope not. 

[theDarkSide]

Does the selection still contain the dreaded cranberry lambic?

No...that's the best part...been replace with the bock!!!

I cannot taste the cinnamon in the Winter lager...maybe the ultra-trained pallette can.

[ipaguy]

Does the selection still contain the dreaded cranberry lambic?

No.  My local grocery store had a special & I picked up the 12pack the other day.  Chocolate bock is a nice change of pace.  Holiday porter is OK.  I like the wheat beer (white ale?) a lot.  Thought the Old Fezziwig was down right nasty (though I understand some folks actually like the stuff).  Maybe I just don't care for holiday beers, but I feel that I would have been better off just getting a couple 6-packs of craft IPA or ESB.

[alikocho]

Does the selection still contain the dreaded cranberry lambic?

I used to have a soft spot for the Cranberry Lambic, mostly because it failed to hit the mark on both the cranberry and the lambic parts.

Having said that, I wouldn't be sorry if they took Old Fezziwig out this year, nor if Saranac ditched their horrible maple porter from their box.

[Slowbrew]

Back when I was starting out I picked 2 of the winter sampler packs from SA.  I liked all the beers in them except the Cranberry Lambic.  I decided it wasn't worth drinking two of those just to get bottles. 

Maybe I need to try one again.

Paul

[ryang]

Having said that, I wouldn't be sorry if they took Old Fezziwig out this year, nor if Saranac ditched their horrible maple porter from their box.

I actually enjoy old fezziwig quite a lot.  It's almost worth it to buy the sampler just for that.

[alikocho]

Having said that, I wouldn't be sorry if they took Old Fezziwig out this year, nor if Saranac ditched their horrible maple porter from their box.

I actually enjoy old fezziwig quite a lot.  It's almost worth it to buy the sampler just for that.

I feel the spice is a little overdone, but that might just be me.

[tschmidlin]

Having said that, I wouldn't be sorry if they took Old Fezziwig out this year, nor if Saranac ditched their horrible maple porter from their box.

I actually enjoy old fezziwig quite a lot.  It's almost worth it to buy the sampler just for that.

I feel the spice is a little overdone, but that might just be me.

I'm enjoying the Fezziwig right now . . . I was worried it would be overdone based on this thread, but I find it to be rather subdued.  Maybe it's just a year to year variation. 

[bluesman]

I think this is the current classic collection.