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Winter Has Come: BeerJunkie Cracks Into Snow-Day Brews

You've heard of the 12 days of Christmas, well now it's time for the 5 beers of winter! Kicking off the festivities is a special Vermont IPA!

Written by Adam Ruggiero Dec 20, 2024 6:22 p.m. ET

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Don’t let the long nights and wicked winds get you down. We’ve got 5 full weeks of winter-edition beer to carry you through the doldrums.

First up, from the festively named Mount Holly Beer Co. in central Vermont, the After Ski IPA. An IPA, for après, you say? Consider us intrigued!

Smash play to see Paul ‘The BeerJunkie’ Pabst’s take on this cold-weather ale. And stay tuned for the full slate of winter beer reviews. Looking for more beer recs? Check out our library of BeerJunkie reviews.

Adam Ruggiero

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Adam Ruggiero is the Editor in Chief of GearJunkie and host of the GearJunkie Podcast. He cut his teeth as a freelancer, and then news reporter for the site in 2015.

Along with founder Stephen Regenold and Editorial Director Sean McCoy, Ruggiero graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. He was the recipient of the 2022 Outdoor Media Summit “Editor of the Year” award, and regularly co-hosts the industry’s “Gear Guide” at both summer and winter Outdoor Retailer trade shows.

In addition to accurate and impartial news reporting, and compelling, original storytelling, his interests include camping in all climates and conditions, track cycling and bikepacking, all forms of fitness, the resplendent majesty of coffee, and sports of every kind.