Iceland - 8.0% ABV

Einstök Olgerd is one of our favorite breweries, and at just 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle, it also happens to be the closest brewery to Santa's workshop.

Their Winter Ale is a great representation of the local Icelandic flavors they so successfully capture. Made with smoked barley and hand-picked spruce tips, this beer is truly evocative of their home, and in a way only an Icelandic brewery can, it entices you to celebrate the winter season and the incoming cold weather.

This beer pours with a lovely, pillowy champagne-colored head with aromas of sweet smoke, caramel, and raisins. Definitely a whiskey lover's beer, it's rich, toasty, and full-flavored on the palate. We imagine it would pair delightfully with smoked lamb, dark chocolate, or a traditional Viking feast.