Warm Up the Season: River Barrel’s 2025 Holiday & Winter Beer Guide

Cozy stouts, festive ales, wintry IPAs, and gift-worthy packs—now available from River Barrel. As the days get shorter and the nights turn crisp, winter is officially knocking on the Pacific Northwest. At RBD, we’re celebrating the season with an incredible lineup of holiday and cold-weather beers—rich stouts, malty winter warmers, expressive IPAs, and limited-release barrel-aged treasures perfect for sharing (or keeping all to yourself). Whether you're stocking your tap list for the holidays, filling your coolers for festive gatherings, or planning gift sets that customers will love, these seasonal releases are ready to bring cheer to shelves across Washington. Below is your full guide to this year’s winter offerings from our incredible brewery partners.

🎉 Winter Wonderland of Beers from River Barrel

As the winter chill settles in, it’s time to warm up with some fantastic brews! River Barrel is excited to present an array of seasonal offerings that are sure to delight. From cozy stouts to festive ales, we have something for everyone. Let’s dive into the delicious details!

🔥 Stouts, Porters & Dark Treats

Ancestry Smores Stout

Roasted and chocolate malts blend beautifully with flaked oats. This creates a soft, rich base layered with flavors of toasted marshmallow, melted chocolate, and graham cracker. It’s like a campfire classic in a glass!

Future Primitive Agitator Doppelbock

This traditional German-style malt-driven dark lager strikes the perfect balance. Not too sweet, not too bitter—just round, nuanced, and beautifully layered with toasted toffee, airy chocolate, and light roasted caramel.

Little Beast Third Bird Oatmeal Stout

Velvety and smooth, this stout offers balanced notes of coffee and chocolate. It’s an easy-drinking choice for any time of day!

🎄 Holiday Ales & Festive Seasonals

Gigantic Santa Clones Winter Warmer

This rich, malty holiday ale is inspired by Portland’s legendary vintage Santa display. Notes of caramel and dark fruit bring full festive warmth. Plus, proceeds support Weird Portland United!

Triceratops You Don’t Shovel Rain Winter Warmer

A cozy, malt-forward winter ale with an ABV of 8.7%. It’s rich, warming, and perfect for those long Pacific Northwest nights.

Zoiglhaus Nikolaus Winter Ale

This traditional German-style winter ale is toasty and nostalgic, making it ideal for fireside sipping.

Stemma Skybright Winter Ale

A winter standout, this ale features deep malt character with raisin, cherry, and toffee sweetness balanced by herbal hops.

Aass Juleøl Winter Ale

The classic Norwegian holiday beer is rich, malty, and brewed for the long, dark nights of winter.

🍺 IPAs for Crisp, Cold Days

Gigantic Cat Ate My Stash & Pissed on the Xmas Tree IPA

This IPA is dank, sticky, and resinous, loaded with pine. It’s everything you'd want in an irreverent holiday IPA!

Hetty Alice RyPA

A modern twist on a rye IPA, it boasts a honey-gold color and creamy foam. Expect flavors of grapefruit soda, orange marmalade, lychee, pineapple, spicy rye, and a juniper-citrus finish.

Hetty Alice Wintertime IPA

Pours radiant marigold with aromas of guava, mandarin, and peach. Flavors of mango, fig, toasted biscuit, and a bright, crisp finish await you!

Little Beast Happy Joy IPA

Classic Chinook, Centennial, and Simcoe hops give this orange-amber IPA layers of pine, marmalade, and firm bitterness.

Living Haus Charlie Autumn IPA

This seasonal IPA is brewed for the transition into winter. It’s pale and lightly toasty with berry and orange marmalade notes from Simcoe, Centennial, and Citra Cryo hops.

🥃 Barrel-Aged Holiday Showstoppers

Alesong Biere de Noel

A Belgian-style winter ale aged in brandy barrels with baking spices. It’s rich, aromatic, and reminiscent of classic Christmas cake.

Alesong Rhino Suit Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Stout

Decadent and velvety, this stout is layered with vanilla, oak, chocolate, caramel, and toffee. It’s a winter tradition in its own right!

Alesong Señor Rhino Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Stout

This spicy sibling to Rhino Suit offers Mexican hot chocolate vibes with cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, and a subtle ancho chile heat.

Single Hill Barrel Aged Mix Pack

Enjoy 8 delicious cans each of Parallax Barleywine, Overstory Stout, and Overstory Peated Stout.

Gigantic Most Most BA Imperial Stout Mix Pack

This pack includes 3 scrumptious bottles of each of Bourbon Barrel, Scotch Barrel, Peated Scotch Barrel, and Westward Whiskey.

Gigantic MASSIVE BA Barleywine Mix Pack

Indulge in 3 exquisite bottles of each of Scotch Barrel, Westward Whiskey, Peated Scotch Barrel, and Rye Barrel.

🎁 Gift Packs & Holiday Staples

Stiegl Alpine Gift Pack

This perfect ready-to-go holiday gift comes complete with glassware from one of Austria’s most beloved breweries.

Pilot House Distilling Gift Packs

A fantastic option for holiday gatherings, gifting, or curated retail displays.

Bring Winter’s Best to Your Customers

All products listed above are available now on our Fresh Sheet, with draft and package options depending on the release.

👉 Visit the Fresh Sheet: https://www.riverbarrel.com/freshsheet

Let’s make this winter unforgettable with River Barrel’s amazing selection! Cheers to cozy nights and festive gatherings!