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The annual Winter Beer Festival is coming up on December 4 and 5th at Hale’s Palladium in Frelard. The Washington Beer Commission has just released the initial beer list and it’s looking like a good mix of traditional winter beers and specialty beers, with some hoppy brews thrown in for good measure.

Be sure to read all the way to the bottom of the list to see what’s caught Mrs. Beer Blog’s eye. Mmmmm beer and chocolate. (Time to join WABL, if you haven’t already)? If you’re a WABL you also get in early to beat the crowds, and you get extra tasting tokens. Seriously, this WABL thing usually pays for itself by the end of the year.

The Chocolate Box is back this year as a sponsor, which means beer and chocolate pairings including a beer/chocolate cupcake this year. Brings tears of joy to Mrs. BB’s eyes.

The festival runs Friday December 4th from 5 to 10 p.m. (WABLs get in at 4 p.m.); and Saturday, December 5th from 1 to 10 p.m. (WABLs get in at noon). Tickets include six tasting tokens, or eight if you’re a WABL, and cost $23 advance, $25 at the door if any tickets are left. Advance tickets are available online, or at one of the authorized ticket outlets.

7 Seas Brewing Co.– Gig Harbor

7 Seas Export Style Stout

British Pale Ale

Ballz Deep Double IPA

Anacortes Brewery– Anacortes

Klosterbier

Noel Winter Ale

Cask Noel Winter Ale

Big Al Brewing– Seattle

Winter Warmer

Irish Red or Smoked Porter

Big Time Brewery– Seattle

Yulefest

Malaprop 8 Abbey-style Bier

Decade 2.1

Black Raven Brewing Co.– Redmond

Second Sight Scotch Ale

Citrus & Spice Trickster IPA

Boundary Bay Brewery– Bellingham

Cabin Fever 08 & 09

IPA

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen– Bellingham

Dunkel Lager

Strong Ale

Diamond Knot Brewing Co.– Mukilteo

Industrial Ho!Ho! 07 & 09

Pumpkin Ale

Elliott Bay Brewing Co.– Seattle & Burien

Organic Noale Holiday Ale

Organic Demolition Ale

Elysian Brewing Co.– Seattle

Bifrost

Bye-Bye Frost

Fish Brewing Co.– Olympia

Fish Tale Winterfish

Leavenworth Biers Boulder Bend

Spire Mountain Dark & Dry

Fremont Brewing Co.– Seattle

Snow Fall

Universale

Mystere d’Hiver

Georgetown Brewing Co.– Seattle

Lisa’s Chocolate Stout

Hale’s Ales Brewery– Seattle

Wee Heavy

TBA

Iron Horse Brewery– Ellensburg

Mocha Death

Iron Horse IPA

Issaquah Brewhouse/Rogue Ales– Issaquah

Yellow Snow IPA

Mogu Madness

Menage A Frog

White Frog

Lazy Boy Brewing Co.– Everett

Mistletoe Bliss

TBA

Naked City Brewery– Seattle

The Big Lebowski

Bing

Northern Lights Brewing Co.– Spokane

Winter Ale

Chocolate Dunkel

Pike Brewing Co.– Seattle

Pike Entire

Pike Auld Acquaintance

Port Townsend Brewing Co.– Port Townsend

Winter Ale

TBA

Pyramid Breweries– Seattle

Snow Cap

Humburg’R

TBA

Ram Restaurant & Brewery– Seattle

Ol’ Mall Walker 08 & 09

Dawg Sled 08 & 09

Bi Clops

Redhook Ale Brewery– Woodinville

Winterhook Winter Ale

Redhook ESB

Longhammer IPA

Rock Bottom Brewery– Bellevue

Black Diamond Oatmeal Stout

Frostbite Strong Ale

Schooner Exact Brewing Co.– Seattle

Hoppy Holidays Winter Ale

Hoppy the Woodsman

Mystery beer

Scuttlebutt Brewing Co.– Everett

10 Below

Mystery Cask

Silver City Brewery– Silverdale

Beautimus

Fat Woody

Snipes Mountain Brewery– Sunnyside

Pumpkin Death 08 (Cask Bourbon) & 09

Fresh Hop IPA

Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Co.– Snoqualmie

Avalanche Winter Ale

Steam Train Porter

Three Skulls Ales– Seattle

Wreckage Barleywine

Hop the Plank IPA

Trade Route Brewing Co.– Pacific

Ginger Pale Ale

Pandan Brown

Chieftain Amber Ale

Two Beers Brewing Co.– Seattle

Jive Espresso Stout

Immersion Amber

Echo IPA

Water Street Brewing Co.– Port Townsend

Burr’s Frosty Winter

Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

WABL Beer*- Mocha Stout by Northgate Ram

Mocha Stout featuring Café Vita’s Theo blend and Theo’s Cocoa nibs

*Available exclusively to WABL members at the Merchandise/WABL Booth