Best Christmas Beers

"I have a friend who worked at Milwaukee's Lakefront Brewery in college (this may or may not be a stolen pint glass), and I was so excited to find the brewer in my local corner store, I set aside my reservations about a beer with 'holiday spice' in the name. And thank goodness, because I'm crazy about this one. This caramel-colored American lager has a custardy, full-bodied flavor with dustings of clove and plenty of bitterness to keep it from tasting like cider." — Nancy Einhart, executive editor