Make the Most of Winter: Grab a cold one

This winter, try one of these new seasonal beers.

By Editorial • Posted January 23, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.

Son of a Dicktator / Photo courtesy of Belly Love Brewing Company

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sehkraft Brewing closed January 2017.

This winter, try one of these new seasonal beers:

Adroit Theory Brewing Company
404 Browning Court, Unit C, Purcellville

Death of Cthuhlu (Russian imperial stout)
Tasting notes: roasted grains, dried fruit, hints of marshmallow sweetness and seaweed saltiness

Invisible Art (black IPA)
Tasting notes: dank hop aromatics of lemon, pine and stone fruit; full-body roasted malts with umami notes from sesame seeds

B/A/Y/S – black as your soul (imperial stout)
Tasting notes: hazelnuts, cherries, aged on American chestnut wood before being transferred to Kunde Zinfandel barrels, distinct red wine notes

Belly Love Brewing Company
725 E. Main St., Purcellville

Auld Resolutions (brown ale)
Release date: before New Year’s Eve
Tasting notes: ginger, orange peel and cinnamon

Son of a Dicktator (imperial stout)
Release date: early January
Tasting notes: bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout on nitro

Boom Choco LoCo Boom (porter)
Release date: early February
Tasting notes: brewed with dark cacao, cinnamon and a blend of four peppers including ancho, chipotle and guajillo

Caboose Brewing Company
520 Mill St. NE, Vienna

Boxcar Brown Ale
Tasting notes: chocolate and caramel notes in this full-bodied American brown ale, crystal & dark specialty malts, with a dash of hops to create a balanced beer with a touch of sweetness

Crazy Train Tripel
Tasting notes: fruity, spicy esters, rocky, creamy head gives way to the deep straw-colored, effervescent malty sweetness of this big brew

Wee Heavy (Scotch ale)
Tasting notes: malty, heavy beer, sweeter and full-bodied

Crazy Train Triple / Photo courtesy of Caboose Brewing Company

Crooked Run Brewing
205 Harrison St., Leesburg

Shadow of Truth (black Belgian tripel)
Tasting notes: aged in white wine barrels from Stone Tower winery, dry, with plum, raisin, coffee and chocolate flavor

Dogfish Head Alehouse
Multiple NoVA locations

Beer for Breakfast (stout)
Tasting notes: dark beer taste

World Wide Stout
Tasting notes: brewed with a bulk-ton of barley, age-able ale

Fair Winds Brewing Co.
7000 Newington Road, Lorton

Barrel Aged Ghost of the Mariner (imperial coffee stout)
Tasting notes: rich malt, toffee, roasted

Masthead Mosaic IPA
Tasting notes: caramel and dry hops, hint of berries and tangerine