8 Bubbly Beers to Pop Instead of Champagne on New Years
Most people will drink champagne on New Year’s Eve. Why not change it up this year? Here’s 4 beers you should drink instead of champagne on New Years.
By The Beer Community on Jan. 01, 2021
New Beers Eve is just around the corner! Most people ring in the New Year by popping open a bottle of champagne. But it’s totally okay to crack a cold one instead if you don’t really like champagne or prefer a champagne-like beer. For those people, we’ve compiled a list of the best bubbly beers to drink on New Years Eve!
Whether you’re just not the biggest fan of champagne or you’re just super loyal to beer, check out these 4 Beers To Pop Instead of Champagne on New Years:
Holiday Beers to Drink on New Years Instead of Champagne
La Fin du Monde – Unibroue
ABV: 9%
Appearance: Dark amber brown in colour but gets hazier towards the end of the bottle. Large, white fluffy head.
Smell: Mild smell with subtle hints of sweetness.
Taste: Slightly sweet with a medium body and nice subtle orange notes. Pour with care as the yeast is easily stirred and can change the flavor from glass to glass in a notable way. It’s very carbonated which helps lighten the overall feel of the beer.
Sucaba – Firestone Walker Brewing Company
ABV: 13.4%
Appearance: Pours a dark amber with a white head.
Smell: Big, boozy bourbon and oak aromas with soft caramel
chocolate undertones.
Taste: Complex malt flavors framed in oak, with hints of dark chocolate, vanilla, tobacco, coconut and just a touch of dark cherry. This sipping beer has a long, boozy finish.
St. Bernardus Abt 12 – Brasserie St. Bernard
ABV: 10%
Appearance: Dark with a full, ivory-colored head.
Smell: Fruity aromas, full of complex flavours like plums, dates and honey.
Taste: A very balanced beer, with a full-bodied taste and a perfect equilibrium between malty, bitter, and sweet. Long bittersweet finish with a hoppy bite.
Infinium – Samuel Adams
ABV: 10.3%
Appearance: Pours a deep, bright golden colour. Very well carbonated, with a thick and overactive white head.
Smell: Nose is surprisingly sweet, and full of almonds.
Taste: This sparkling beer is dry like a champagne but has a strong, nutty flavour like an ale. Bold finish.
Champagne Beers (Biere de Champagne):
Sparkling Beers to Toast Instead of Champagne on New Years
Happy Little Brut – Russell Brewing Company
A champagne-like IPA named after the driest of sparkling wines, fermented with Saccharomyces Trois and fully attenuated with the help of specialized enzymes. Generously dry-hopped with a mix of Vic Secret and Idaho 7 with notes of pineapple, passionfruit and papaya lending themselves to a crisp dry finish.
ABV: 7%
Boxer Bubbly – Minhas Micro Brewery
This champagne beer is the best can to crack to ring in the new year! Boxer Bubbly is described as “Champagne in a can” and if that doesn’t scream “Happy New Year!” we’re not sure what does!
ABV: 7%
Miller High Life – SAB Miller
The Miller High Life is a pale lager that is described as the “Champagne of Beers”, so you know it had to make it on this list. High Life is a light beer with a caramel note from the use of crystal malt and a balance of delicate bitterness and sweetness in the mouth.
ABV: 4.7%
Belle Biére Brut – Devil’s Canyon Brewing Co.
Brewed with Champagne yeast. Highly effervescent, overtones of apricot and apple with a dry finish. Sparkling, celebratory.
ABV: 6%