The spices you'd expect aren't there. That's a bit of a bummer for a holiday ale, but it doesn't stop the beer from succeeding. It drinks much lighter than its 7.1 percent alcohol by volume suggests.

Crafted for cold nights and good company. Brewed with cranberry, orange, cinnamon, spice, and everything nice, Holiday Ale has returned to shelves for the most wonderful time of the year.

Mad Elf, the Hershey brewer's iconic holiday ale, is celebrating its 20th release this year, Tröegs said Monday. Back in the fall of 2002, Tröegs co-founding brothers Chris and John Trogner ...

For the fourth year in a row, the Holiday Ale Festival—a tradition that for years drew beer fans to downtown Portland from across the metro area and the country—has been canceled. Longtime ...

It smelled great, but we lost half the batch.” The Mad Elf, a holiday ale produced annually by Troegs Brewing in Hershey, Pa. Such were the beginnings of The Mad Elf, now among a Santa’s ...

"Along with this beverage, the company announced they have partnered with NoDa Brewing Company to introduce Cheerwine Holiday Ale (5.2% ABV). The new drink will blend the classic Cheerwine taste ...

Beer lovers who expected to ring in December with dozens of dark brews under the Pioneer Courthouse Square Christmas tree are in for some disappointment: The Holiday Ale Festival has pulled the ...

It’s complex, spiced, and perfect for a cold winter night. This 9% ABV wild dark strong holiday ale is brewed with Styrian Aurora, Fuggle, and Tettnang hops as well as Pilsner Malt, Wheat Malt ...

Spicy seafood stew - tomato and fennel broth, saffron rice. Beer: Double Wing Brewing Co.’s Holiday Ale, Madison. Dark chocolate-glazed beer brownie - pumpkin ice cream, candied pecans.

Two decades have passed since John and Chris Trogner decided to make a craft beer to mark the holiday season at Troegs Brewing, the Hershey, Pennsylvania, brewery they’d founded in late 1996.