Crosby's Kitchen & CocktailVanilla Caramel Double Cream Ale

Despite a good 300 plus days of sun in our Centennial State, winter does at some point find us in Colorado. With its arrival we tend to reach for our long johns and this season’s selection of winter ales. At Horse & Dragon our master brewer conjured up the Vanilla Caramel Double Cream Ale taking the challenge to make a big winter ale that wasn’t a thick stout (though that stout is on the way also!). A wonderful winter warmer, this creamy, sweet ale will bring to mind warm blankets, fireside conversations, and all the best holiday cookies. It is available on both CO2 and nitrogen, and with either gas it pours with a delicious, creamy head that is redolent with the vanilla caramel aroma that gives the beer its name. Caramel continues in the taste, and the beer finishes with a bit of the warning that it is not an ale to be taken lightly (it’s 8.0% ABV).