[podcast]https://communitybeerworks.com/uploads/podcasts/001_holiday.mp3[/podcast]

(iTunes link coming soon)
Alex Placito and I love podcasts. We’ve traded suggestions — Harmontown, Welcome to Night Vale — and have occasionally talked about doing one of our own. So, after my pumpkin beer post last month, when he immediately said there should be a Christmas beer sequel, I decided now was the time. He chose three European beers while I stayed in the US, and we each chose four Christmas songs to play snippets of. Then we had some excellent beer, listened to some great music and had a wonderful time. Not a Wonderful Christmastime, because that song is a war crime and singlehandedly undid any good Paul McCartney accomplished with The Beatles, but a wonderful time nonetheless. So please: listen! Let us know what you think. We aren’t going to have episodes regularly, but I quite like the idea of a place to periodically record and post audio.

The beer

• Winter Bock (Einbecker)
• Christmas Ale (Great Lakes Brewing Company)
• Scaldis Noel (Brasserie Dubuisson)
• 2XMAS (Southern Tier Brewing Company)
• Gouden Carolus Noel (Brouwerij Het Anker)
• Christmas Ale (Breckenridge Brewing Company)

The music

• “The Christmas Song” – Casey Crescenzo
• “White Winter Hymnal” – Fleet Foxes
• “Fruitcake” – The Superions
• “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” – Twisted Sister
• “White Wine in the Sun” – Tim Minchin
• “Jolly Old St. Nicholas” – Jerseyband
• “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – She & Him
• “Skating” – Vince Guaraldi Trio