Best Craft Beers for Holiday Activities

Ah, the holidays—where the food is rich, the family is around, and the beer is...essential. Whether you’re a lover, a hater, or a full-on ignorer of the holiday season, Falling Sky is here for you, dutifully providing Oregon's best craft beer. It’s delicious, it’s nutritious, and most of all, it’s full-o-cheer.

In the spirit of giving, we’ve created a little roadmap you can follow into the new year, featuring the best holiday beers and which festive activities you should probably pair them with.

Best Beer For A Holiday Movie Marathon 

It’s the Rain Gauge IPA. Our unique spin on the West Coast IPA incorporates Strata, Bru-1, Comet, and Citra Hops to create the perfect blend of tropical fruit, melons, and general darkness (but like, a happy, sparkly darkness). Its bold, hoppy flavor and crisp bitterness make it great for refreshing the palate after eating an entire plate of Christmas cookies, which, let’s just be real, we’re all going to do. 

Most of all, our Rain Gauge IPA is perfect to pair with your favorite holiday flicks – an unspoken requirement of this season. Its unique citrusy notes keep things light and exciting, which will help you swallow the often overwhelming sentimentality of the average Christmas movie. It’s a Wonderful Life? A Christmas Carol? How the Grinch Stole Christmas? Listen, we all know the happy ending’s coming, why drag us through the drama?

Alas, a 4-pack of our Rain Gauge IPA will have the heavy-handed plot twists rolling right off ya. Especially if you’re the Edward Scissor Hands type (the ending still ruins my life every time), you’re gonna need some Falling Sky.

Best Beer To Drink While Cookie-Baking

Yep, you guessed it – our Wet Earth Winter Ale is the answer. With its rich malt depth and spicy hops, complimented by notes of roasted nuts and dark fruit, this unique winter ale is dangerously easy to drink. And, considering it’s 7.8%, that’s saying a lot. But, if you’re engaging in a holiday cookie baking extravaganza, you’re going to need something with some serious oomph.

Plus, you want a beer that fits the general cookie taste profile to wash down every taste-test and quality control sample, right? So, it’s also scientifically-proven to be the best beer for baking cookies – we’re just stating the facts.

Are you one of those super-extra people who make their own gingerbread houses? Or, maybe you’ve just been dragged into this insane holiday tradition by your super-extra friend? Firstly, pat yourself on the back for even attempting such a complicated architectural feat, especially this time of year. Secondly, get a 4-pack of Wet Earth Winter Ale and strap yourself in for some down and dirty gingerbread construction.

After the first three tallboys, you might consider dunking a piece of your gingerbread house into your Wet Earth Winter Ale and we would whole-heartedly support this choice. It’s the choice of champions and you, my friend, are a true gingerbread champ.

Best Beer To Drink While Caroling

Whether you’re a professional singer, an avid karaoke-r, or you just like to let yourself get talked into doing crazy things like caroling, the beer for you is…. Puddle Roasted Chocolate Porter! This medium-bodied, ultra-drinkable brew offers roasted chocolate aromas, candied cherry and chocolate toffee flavors, and a smooth mocha finish. 

All its natural sweetness will undoubtedly draw your sweetest, most angelic singing voice out of you, even while walking around in the cold winter weather like a maniac. You may find yourself taking spontaneous solos or even providing some much-needed backup dancing to your caroling troop’s efforts. Puddles Porter will make you the star you were always meant to be. 

Of all the potential holiday activities you’re considering this season, we hope you’ll remember the most fun of all – visiting Falling Sky Brewpub at 1334 Oak Alley in Eugene to enjoy freshly-poured Oregon craft beer. If it snows, we could even make craft beer snow cones! That’s just the kind of ingenuity and forward-thinking you can expect from us here at Eugene’s best brewery.

LET IT POUR!!