Belmont Station Beer Forum: Lots and Lots of New Beer

A monsoon of winter beers is upon us. In the last 10 days we've received over 30 new beers, and a bunch of elusive favorites have returned.

Sadly, I don't have time to do full write-ups and links for all of these, but Google and Ratebeer work well enough that if you see something on the list that you're curious about it should be easy to find. As always, feel free to give us a call at 503.232.8538 if you have questions about anything else beer-related.

New American Beers and Ciders:

Upright - Five
High and Mighty - Home For The Holidays (proceeds benefit Afghanistan Vets)
Wandering Aengus - Wanderlust Semi-Dry Cider
Oskar Blues - Ten Fidy Imperial Stout
Elysian - BiFrost Winter Ale
Eel River - Climax Noel Imperial Red
Ninkasi - Oatis Oatmeal Stout
Bison - Organic Gingerbread Ale
Bridgeport - Ebenezer
Full Sail - Wassail
Sam Adams - Winter
Lagunitas Sumpin Extra
Southern Tier Iniquity Black IPA
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
Southern Tier Hoppe Imperial Pale

New Imports:

Brew Dog - Atlantic IPA
BFM - Abbaye St. Bon Chien (Vintages from '06, '07, and '08)
Nogne O - Tiger Tripel
Nogne O - Tyttbaer (sour ale with lingonberries and wild yeasts)
Nogne O Peculiar Yule
Nogne O Winter Ale
Ridgeway - Bad Elf Strong Ale
Ridgeway - Lump Of Coal Stout
Kerstmustke - Christmas Nightcap
Tsmisje - Calva Reserva
De Dolle - Bos Keun
Geants - Noel de Geants
Hitachino - Commemorative Ale 2009
Hoffstettner - Granitbock
Hoffstettner - Kuebelbier
Van Steenberge - Witches Brew Tripel
Christmas in Belgium 5pk (5 assorted small-batch Belgian ales)

...And Some Returning Favorites:

Harviestoun - Ola Dubh 18yr
De Dolle - Special Export Stout
Hitachino - White Ale
Hitachino - Sweet Stout
JW Lees Harvest Ale 2006 (Lagavulin cask-aged)

Last but not least, a quick note about our Beer List page. I've been working diligently to keep it up to date lately, and you'll notice that there's now a blurb at the top of the page showing when it was last updated. I also spent more time than I'd care to think about implementing some simple javascript that will allow you to sort the (formerly static) table and re-organize it by brewery name, state/country of origin, or beer style. Hopefully this proves useful to people, I'd hate to think I spent all afternoon working on it for nothing but my own edification.

EDIT: 2:00 pm, Friday October 23

A few more things rolled in this morning:

Ridgeway - Very Bad Elf
Ridgeway - Insanely Bad Elf
Ridgeway - Reindeer's Revolt
Amager - Julebryg
Sierra Nevada - Celebration Ale
Mad River - John Barleycorn Barleywine
Goose Island - Bourbon County Stout 2009
Goose Island - Christmas Ale 2009
Firestone Walker - Reserve Porter
Nectar Ales - Black Xantus Imperial Stout

Don't forget, on Monday night from 6-8 we'll be having a Nectar Ales tasting where you can sample the new Black Xantus bourbon-aged imperial stout along with the rest of the Nectar line. We'll also have a keg of Black Xantus on tap next door if the samples don't slake your thirst.