WBM: Day 12

December 12:  On a repetitive date that won't happen again for the next 88 years, I ventured to one of my old favorites, Dog and Pony Alehouse in Renton, to meet up with B, noted beer lover, for a few pints.
Great Divide Brewing's Hibernation
If any brewery would know how to make a winter beer, it would be based in Denver, Colorado.  Great Divide has been brewing this old ale since 1995.  Standing the test of time with a hearty 8.7%, Hibernation had an essence of coffee and bitter chocolate.  While this is their original old ale, they also make a Barrel Aged Hibernation that spends nine months in Colorado Whiskey barrels.  I can only imagine that it wouldn't take too many of those before one would forget how cold it was outside.

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