Worcester, MA / 6% ABV

Ah, the infamous blizzard of ‘78. If you didn't live through the worst snowstorm New England has ever seen, then you've certainly had to survive stories about it. “Two feet of snow in a day! Carter called a federal emergency, it took them a week to shovel out 95 and the Mass Pike! You kids have it easy with your snowstorms nowadays, back in my day we had real snowstorms that crippled the state” yadda yadda yadda…

The fine folks at Wormtown Brewery in Worcester, MA, having also lived through rantings of the worst snowstorm to hit New England, have crafted a brew that makes sitting through those seemingly endless tales of yore (and effectively every other holiday gathering this season) a bit more tolerable. This english-style brown ale is zhuzhed up with coffee beans to give juuussstt enough caffeine to keep you from nodding off during Uncle Frank’s diatribes on the best chains for your tires. With just a hint of cocoa and coffee notes, this English beer is velvety smooth, and will carry you from dinner to dessert with ease.