LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2022

BREWS WORTHY

Elegant Brews Belgian ales boast complexity and sophistication that are rarely matched in the beer world.

* SERVE OR GIFT WITH Gingerbread-Crusted Bacon p. 245 Sweet, salty, gingery and crisp…. If these bacon snacks could talk, they’d be the life of the party.

JESSE’ S PICK Gouden Carolus Christmas Ale LCBO 27997, 330 mL, $3.95

Spicy, complex and effervescent Gouden Carolus Christmas Ale is a spiced and strong contemplative experience, in a ruby red robe. Brewed with dark malt, three different hop varieties and six different herbs, the beer shows notes of toffee, fig, raisin and anise—like Christmas pudding in a bottle, a true holiday beer.

ALSO TRY Belgian mixed packs

in the St-Feuillien Belgian Abbey Beer Discovery Gift Pack (LCBO 21611, 6 pk, $22.95). The glasses included, like the ones packaged with the classic Chimay Quadrology Gift Pack

(LCBO 17080, 4 pk, $19.25), are often specially designed by the brewery to show off their beer’s unique qualities. A thoughtful and tasty gift for the beer lover on your list.

holiday treat, often containing selections rarely seen anywhere or anytime else, such as the Tripel included in the St. Bernardus Mixed Selection (LCBO 385476, 6 pk, $22.95) or the Quadrupel

It’s no secret that beer fans the world over love Belgian ales, relishing their layered flavours, elegance and the amazing variety available. These mixed packs are a wonderful

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