# Beer for Fall/Winter **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 19, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839 "2005-10-19T01:01:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/1 "2005-10-19T01:01:31Z")
Now that it is getting cooler (or at least I hope it will), I’d like some beer suggestions for the next few months. Last year, I was in Ohio and drank [Great Lakes Christmas Ale](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/73/1576/) I’m in TX now. In fact, I’d like to pick up a good beer tonight after work…hmmmm beer…3 days off!!! ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/2 "2005-10-19T01:09:34Z")
My favorites are Chimay (Red or Blue), Stella Artois and Leffe (Blond). Come to think of it, I’ll have one for you! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/3 "2005-10-19T01:12:48Z")
You can never go wrong with [Shiner dunkelweizen.](http://www.shiner.com/beers/beers-dunkelweizen.html) ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/4 "2005-10-19T01:21:55Z")
I have to put in a plug for [Saranac Black Forest](http://saranac.com/). Soory, you have to be 21 to even look at their beers. The best thing about Saranac is, they know what I like. They live where I live. ---
**Author:** ![bubba\_jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/5 "2005-10-19T01:28:53Z")
I’m kind of partial to Pete’s wicked winter brew(raspberry and nutmeg) , I haven’t seen it in a couple of years though. Tastes like crap in the summer. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/6 "2005-10-19T04:18:45Z")
I’ll second the Stella Artois: I got to know that beer quite well at a pub crawl in NYC earlier this year, and now I order it whenever I’m someplace that has it. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/7 "2005-10-19T12:26:50Z")
Since you’re in TX, this probably won’t help you, but my two favorite winter brews are: [Harpoon Winter Warmer](http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/beers/harpoon/winterwarmer.htm) which is spiced and [Tremont Winter Ale](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/139/49/?ba=Todd) which is not spiced, but _is_ a higher alcohol beer that gives you a nice warm glow on a cold winter day. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/8 "2005-10-19T15:31:11Z")
I am pretty partial to high-octane beers during cold weather. Dopplebocks or even Eisbocks are nice. Also English-style barleywines are hard to beat for curling up next to a fire with. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/9 "2005-10-19T16:40:25Z")
I enjoy dark beers (stouts and porters) all year long, but especially so in the winter. Their heaviness tends to make me feel warmer (especially a stout with a shot of Kahlua), and they’re even better when they’re not ice cold. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/10 "2005-10-19T17:21:52Z")
When the weather turns, I like Guinness. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-fall-winter/326839/11 "2005-10-19T19:02:19Z")
Stouts are nice when “the frost is on the pumpkin”, but I would lean more toward an imperial stout, or maybe a milk stout. Something with some body instead of a light beer like Guinness