Beer GuideNorthwest Beer GuideNovember 24, 2020Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British ColumbiaComment

Bursting with nearly 250 unique beers for Winter, welcome to the Winter Beer Guide for 2020.

Beer GuideNorthwest Beer GuideNovember 24, 2020Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British ColumbiaComment

Well, here we go again, another edition of the Winter Beer Guide.

This is your opportunity whether you live in Canada or the United States, to not only support your local breweries but to enjoy beers brewed for this time of the year. But before you submit that comment, to let us know we made a mistake, we have to ask you to hold on a minute.

While it’s true, there are countless Winter Warmers, Winter Ales, Strong Ales, Barleywines (and Barley Wines), Porters, and Stouts, there are also a baler’s worth of light ales and lager.

The reason behind this is simple, a Winter seasonal isn’t exclusive to color alone. Which is why, from Victoria to Vancouver (Washington) and from Eugene to Kelowna, we asked brewers what they were making as a Winter seasonal.

Oh, and the definition of a Winter seasonal (or pretty much any seasonal) means available for a limited time, usually two to three months. With that said, some breweries confirmed they had released as far back as October and a scant few expect to release in December and November. So if your favorite brewery hasn’t released theirs, then that means you have time to prepare.

All you need to do now is visit the 2020 Guide to Winter Beers in Cascadia.

Is this your first time?

Now for those who aren’t familiar with our (mostly) quarterly Beer Guides, we have following instructions for you.

Where to begin.

If you’re unsure where to start, we suggest you click below to go to the Front Page, which features optional links for Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. If you want a broad overview of all the beers we’ve collected (so far) within the Pacific Northwest, including most of Cascadia, then click on the Beers of the Pacific Northwest.

What happens after?

Once you arrive at a province or state’s page, you can scroll up and down, while reviewing every beer’s imagery, brewery and beer name. Selecting a beer, opens that beer in a refreshed page where you learn more about the brewery, the beer, including a brief description, alcohol by volume, and international bittering units. Finally, within the beer’s ‘profile’ you see its release date (e.g. month, day, year or a derivation of this). All that’s left for you to do is navigate to the brewery’s website to learn more about where this beer is available.

Wanna visit other states or British Columbia?

Should you live in a bordering town or city, next another state, you’re welcome to select that neighboring state, to review the list of beers.

Get it to go.

Finally, we have asked breweries to confirm if their beer is available in cans or bottles. While many breweries support takeout growlers and crowlers, we wanted to focus on breweries with 16-ounce/473ml, 12-ounce/355ml, of 750ml cans and bottles. So if there’s a brewery you like in the next state or province, you might find their beer near you.

Above all, support small business.

The central goal of our Beer Guides is to drive awareness to breweries, beers, and beer styles, in your state and in your region. If you live in or around the Cascadia or the Pacific Northwest, then you should support your local and regional breweries. Now more than ever, it’s important for recognize this unique family of breweries and beer styles that make up Winter.