Once a year Michelob breaks from the usual and brews some truly special beers for the holiday season. Right now, just through the new year, they are offering their Celebrate brews, a pair of higher alcohol beers with unique flavors and deep rich colors.

Mich's Celebrate Cherry has a deep garnet color and is brewed with Munich carapils caramel malts and European aroma hops. Then natural cherry juice is added and it's matured on dark sweet cherries.

Celebrate Chocolate has a rich chocolate aroma and complex dark cocoa taste that comes from brewing with caramel and roasted malts and a variety of Hallertau/Tettnang and Alsace hops. Then they mature it on real cocoa beans.

These brews are definitely "dessert" beers, and are perfect after a holiday dinner with some cake, in front of a fire. (And the brew-masters over at Michelob suggest you drink them at room temp to get all the flavor.)

They come in limited edition 24-ounce platinum bottles, and they also offer a gift pack (pictured), that comes with a pair of crystal snifters to add a little class to your holiday imbibing. Dear Santa, I've been very, very good...

$25 for the gift pack
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