A single hop IPA, using calypso hops exclusively. Roaring Lion is copper in color with a white head. The aroma is reminiscent of golden and red delicious apples. Green Bartlett pears with hints of caramel and pie crust. The flavor, having similarities to the aroma, displays the same apple and pear notes with some caramel sweetness. It is balanced by calypso hop bitterness and finishes with hints of pie crust. 6.8% ABV (draft only) 

Terrapin really loves a good experimental brew, but the salty-sweet combo of peanuts and chocolate will have you salivating a little more than usual. This brew, while smooth and mellow, still manages to challenge your taste buds. The porter base is dark and smooth, with enough backbone to support the richer chocolate and peanut butter additions. It's even dry "peanuted" with brewery-boiled green peanuts. Here's to the candy-loving kid in all of us! 6.7% ABV (bottle and draft)  

The 5th verse in the "12 Days of Christmas" winter seasonal ale series is the only golden ale and it definitely packs a holiday punch. They spiced up this ode to Winter with cinnamon, allspice, and ginger along with some delicious sweet and tangy pineapple. 11.5% ABV (bottle and draft) 

The newest addition to the Ancient Ales family, Etrusca was born from drinking vessels found in 2,800-year-old Etruscan tombs. The two-row malted barley and heirloom Italian wheat is the backbone of this ancient ale, and with specialty ingredients such as hazelnut flour, pomegranates, Italian chestnut honey, Delaware wildflower honey and clover honey gives us enough reason to believe that on every Italian's dinner table, there should also be a place for beer. 8.5% ABV (bottle and draft)

This long-anticipated collaboration is their first Belgian-style Golden Ale. An elegant ale noted for using simple ingredients to create complex flavors and aromas. This collaboration has all the depth and breadth of Duvel's classic Belgian Golden Ale, along with rustic notes, including fruity esters from Ommegang's yeast. 8.5% ABV (bottle and draft)

In yer hands is one of the finest dwarven ales known to man. Brewed...nay, forged by the Burdisson clan, this is the mighty ale of which legends speak. Robust and flavorful, this beer proudly boasts a boldness that most elves fail to appreciate, and a subtle complexity only the most seasoned of men can comprehend. Think you have what it takes to drink a legend? Grab a tankard and pour yerself some! 6% ABV (bottle only)

A spicy, full-bodied Imperial Rye Pale Ale balanced with a generous dose of Zythos hops. Retreat to the back porch and be a little lazy. 8% ABV (bottle and draft)

Penn Nut Roll Ale - Inspired by the popular eastern European-style pastry made by so many Pittsburgh "nanas" at holiday time. This spiced nut brown ale is redolent with cinnamon and vanilla, a nutty character, and a dry finish. 5.5% ABV (bottle and draft)

Game of Thrones has teamed with Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, to produce its own series of themed beers. First up is the Iron Throne Blonde Ale, which will be available on draft and in bottles starting next March, in time for March 31st premiere of Season Three of HBO's fantasy epic. Another Game of Thrones themed brew will follow in the fall, with two additional beers arriving in subsequent seasons.  

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By: Eric Pfeiffer

Got a cold? Treat yourself to a cold one.

A new study, reports Agence France-Presse, suggests that a chemical compound in beer can help the human body fight the virus behind the common cold.

Of course, there are some important caveats. First, the study was conducted and published by Sapporo Breweries, a Japanese beer manufacturer, through its Sapporo Medical University. And secondly, an adult would have to drink about 30 cans of beer to get enough humulone, the compound said to have anti-viral properties.

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By: Jason Notte

You don't need to spice up a beer or put Santa Claus and wreaths on the label to make a great winter beer. Sometimes you just need to darken it up and give it enough kick to warm you.

Though it's a great time to sip the last of the fall's pumpkin ales and sample the first of the holiday season's winter warmers, this is also stout season. Though the folks at Diageo Guinness seem more than happy to let mainstream American beer drinkers believe St. Patrick's Day ushers in stout season here in the U.S., American craft brewers use this time of year to introduce their malty holiday porters, creamy sweet stouts and high-octane limited release imperial stouts.