2025--BEER #22: Christmas Ale (Great Lakes Brewing Co.)

12/22/2025

Thank you to Mark aka Daddy Cam for providing beer number 22 of the advent! Christmas Ale from Great Lakes Brewing Company is a 7.5% Winter Ale brewed with Mt. Hood and Cascade hops. Flavors of ginger, cinnamon, and sweet honey make this a classic beer for the holiday season. The Christmas final countdown is down to the last few days!

Great Lakes Brewing Company has been operating and making delicious beer since 1988 out of Cleveland, Ohio. This year Christmas Ale is celebrating a 33 year brewed run!

12 Comments

Jason

12/22/2025 08:58:04 pm

So hard not to make this the top beer every year. Far and above one of my favorite beers the whole year round!! If Christmas was in a can it would taste like this 🎄🎅🏼

4.75 mugs from me! 🍺

Poppa Bearded Bake

12/22/2025 09:45:40 pm

Christmas in a can, the can art so appealing for the season! The beer tastes like Christmas, it makes think nothing but Christmas! 3 mugs for this Ale! It’s getting close!

Char

12/22/2025 09:57:13 pm

This can says Merry Christmas! The beer tastes very festive with all the Christmas spices! I give it 3 mugs! Hope you all are ready for Santa to arrive!

Matt

12/22/2025 10:09:18 pm

Definitely has the Christmas spices. Love the festive can art. I’ll give it a 3.75 mug (almost gave it a 4.4 for Philip Rivers age).

Jeff

12/22/2025 10:37:03 pm

Ho, Ho, Ho what a great beer. Love the taste of this beer and all the flavors. 7.5%ABV is very good and the can art is perfect for Christmas. I will give the beer 4.5 mugs. Wish I had some more of these to drink tonight, maybe Santa will bring me some for Christmas.

DaddyCam

12/22/2025 11:24:22 pm

This beer is one of my favorite seasonal beers. all the flavors in this beer is amazing. I am going to give this
🍺🍺🍺🍺 I’m very partial with this beer.
for me the only thing that I’m disappointed in is that they no longer make it in bottles other than that I’m very happy with it
Cheers

Ron

12/22/2025 11:34:29 pm

Beautiful Christmas ale color on pour, nice note of ginger but the taste buds experiencing a good blend of all the ingredients. 4 mugs.

T. Bake

12/23/2025 12:21:47 am

Delicious taste of Christmas. Seems to be the perfect blend of ABV, flavor, and can art for the holiday season! I enjoyed drinking this beer while watching my 49ers solidify a victory on Monday Night Football. Fun fact: Brock Purdy is the first 49ers QB to throw 5 touchdowns on Monday Night Football! I give this 4 mugs!

Maria and Caleb

12/23/2025 03:40:52 pm

Caleb and I both really enjoyed this one! He gave it 3 mugs and I’d give it four. The slices were nice, it was easy to drink, and the can art is inviting with the blue but also very Christmas-y. Loved it!

Nick Filingeri

12/23/2025 10:06:16 pm

Considering a Christmas ale wouldn’t be on the top of my list I found this beer to be decent. The cinnamon and honey flavoring stuck out to me.

3.75 🍺

Trent

12/23/2025 10:28:19 pm

A nice classic to drink after a day filled with shopping and getting the house prepped for Christmas Day! I got more cherry and honey than the spice! 3 mugs from me!

Tyler Bo.

12/23/2025 11:55:11 pm

Tons of spice in this. I think I have had this before but I would have a couple of these. Thank you Daddy Cam for this one! Can art is on par for the season. I give this 4 mugs!

2025--BEER #22: Christmas Ale (Great Lakes Brewing Co.)

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