LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2021

ROOM AT THE TABLE

Gifting idea

Scents of the season

With the huge selection available at the LCBO, you can create a custom 12 Days of Christmas package for the beer lovers in your life using just a segmented box and some wrapping paper. Give the gift of suspense... and beer.

The trappings of holiday times are as much about aroma as they are flavour, so aromatic seasonal beer can be highly evocative. So much of your palate and memory are tied up in your sense of smell that you may find these beers unearth thoughts of the holidays when you were young. Clove-Studded Orange The combination of Belgian yeast and Japanese citrus in Godspeed Yuzu Citrus Saison ( LCBO 18826, 355 mL, $3.95) creates a gentle note of clove in addition to bright clementine zest and juice. Gingerbread Forget building a house: Big Rock Winter Spice Ale ( LCBO 519603, 473 mL, $3.50) has a brown-sugar sweetness that showcases cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger alongside a light noble hop bitterness.

Cranberry Railway City Merry & Bright

Cranberry Lager ( LCBO 17816, 473 mL, $3.45) features gentle citrus and malt notes on the way to a tart cranberry finish. It’s reminiscent of holiday dinners but refreshing in the moment.

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Open Fire For a hint of fireside snugness, Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen ( LCBO 409110, 500 mL, $3.85) fits the bill. The beechwood-smoked malt contributes aro- mas of leather, tobacco and smokehouse, with a toasted, fruity palate.

Chestnuts Roasting Black Oak Nut Brown Ale ( LCBO

422121, 473 mL, $3.25) is chestnut in not just colour but also aroma. In addition to caramel and chocolate, the toasted, nutty malt notes give character without heaviness.

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HOLIDAY 2021 FOOD & DRINK