No Partridges Here — These are Black Squirrel's 12(+) Beers of Christmas

Lords a'leaping may be in short supply, but beer drinkers will be able to sample at least 12 different Christmas beers at the Black Squirrel this weekend.

The annual event is slated for December 5 and 6 this year. The beers chosen for the celebration include the following:

· Great Lakes Christmas Ale (Winter Warmer, Cleveland, OH, 7.5%)
· Bell's Christmas Ale (Scottish Ale, Kalamazoo, MI, 5.4%)
· Breckenridge Christmas Ale (Winter Warmer, Denver, CO, 7.4%)
· Bison Organic Gingerbread Ale (Spiced Ale, Berkeley, CA, 6%)
· Peak Organic Holiday Saison (Spiced Saison, Portalns ME, 4.7%)
· Southern Tier 2XMAS (Swedish-Style Glögg, Lakewood, NY, 8%)
· Southern Tier Krampus (Imperial Pilsner, Lakewood, NY, 9%)
· SweetWater Festive Ale (Winter Warmer, Atlanta, GA, 8.6%)
· Troegs The Mad Elf (Belgian-Style Strong Dark Ale, Hershey, PA, 11%)
· The Brewer's Art St. Festivus Holiday Ale (Winter Warmer, Baltimore, MD, 8%)
· Brasserie Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux (Saison, Tourpes-Leuze, Belgium, 9.5%)
· Consendonk Christmas Ale (Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Turnhout, Belgium, 8.5%)
· Evil Twin Xmas in a NYC Hotel Room (Imperial Stout, Brooklyn, NY, 10%)
· Jenlain Bière De Noël (Bière de Garde, Jenlain, France, 6.8%)
· Mikkeler Hoppy Lovin' Christmas (IPA, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7.8%)
· Ridgeway Bad Elf (IPA, Reading, England, 6%)
· Saint Bernardus Christmas Ale (Quadrupel, Watou, Belgium, 10%)
· Scaldis Bush de Noel (Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Pipaix, Belgium, 12%)

The bar will also pass out Christmas cookies, serve oyster stew and offer a holiday burger. The event starts at 5 p.m. Friday and noon on Saturday.