Fistmas (Revolution Brewing)

Revolution Brewing Company is located in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago's near north side.  While the most well-known Chicago brewery is Goose Island (a subsidiary of Annheiser-Busch, with all of their bottled beers produced outside of Chicago nowadays), Revolution is quickly becoming one of our favorites.

Fistmas (all of their beers have a name that alludes to their fist logo) is a pleasant, very hoppy ale.  However, it doesn't seem particularly festive for the Christmas season - to me (Gene) it seems like more of a fall beer.  The closest comparisons that come to mind are Great Lakes Nosferatu and New Belgium Red Hoptoberfest.  I (Lily) enjoy this beer very much, and I think this Christmas Ale is somewhat close to the bieres de Noel of France.  However, I was hoping that this beer would have been a little more spiced, or different than just a hoppy beer.

Rating:  3.0
ABV:  6.1%