DRAFT Magazine

Sure, we’re a little more than a month past Christmas, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look back to DRAFT’s Nov./Dec. 2009 issue to check out an article about Belgian beer.

Belgian Christmas beers today have far more to do with modern marketing than anything else. Furthermore, too many are oversweet and overboozed, and some brewers seem to use the holiday as an excuse to empty the spice cabinet. Frankly, a lot of them suck. But take heart, little elves. There are still a few interesting and just plain terrific holiday beers showing the sort of creativity that made Belgian brewing famous in the first place. I’ll point you toward the best, but first, we shake the snow globe and set the backdrop.

The 10 (Most Interesting Belgian) Beers of Christmas