From Kuhnhenn Brewing:
Kuhnhenn Brewing is celebrating 17 years of Winter Solstice cheer with vintage taps, limited beer releases, wassailing, special food menus and much more!
All Hail Wassail! Kuhnhenn Winter Solstice beer release pre-orders are live now at
www.kbrewery.com. The Solstice party starts Friday, Dec. 20 with special vintage draft beer
releases at K1 in Warren, Mich. Get ready to raise your glass with Wassail toasting to ring in the
Winter Holidays and enjoy the festivities. The celebration continues with order pickups on
Saturday, Dec. 21 at K2 in Clinton Township, Mich. Here are the details:
Friday, Dec. 20 at 11am: Solstice Celebration day one kick-off at K1, our Warren location, with vintage draft beer releases. Wassail cheer & toasting begins at dusk.
Saturday, Dec. 21 at 11am: Solstice Celebration day two at K2 our Clinton Township location, with
your pre-order bottle and can releases available for pickup. Wassail Cheer & toasting begins at
dusk. A special Solstice food menu will be available at both locations for your dining pleasure.
Limited Beer Release List:
- Simcoe Sillier
- Lagertha's Revenge
- Barrel Aged Barleywine
- Raspberry Eisbock
- Lingonberry Eisbock
- Barrel Aged 4th D 2018 Olde Ale
- Himalayan Salted Caramel Barrel Aged 4th D
- 2018 Solar Eclipse
- Solstice Stout
- Samoa Imperial Brown
- Life of Tyto Barley Wine (Horus Ales collaboration)
- Crème Brulee Java Stou
- DRIPA
- White Devil
The online pre-sale will end at 12 noon on Dec. 20, with all beers available on a first come/first
served basis. All virtual ticket pre-sales are pickup only at Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. in Clinton Twp.
For your convenience there is a long pickup window: You can get your order starting Dec. 21, any
time during operating hours, until Jan. 29, 2020; but don’t miss the Winter Solstice special taps at
our Warren facility on Friday, Dec. 20 and release event at our Clinton Twp. taproom on Saturday,
Dec. 21st! Bottles not sold online will be available on a first-come basis.
Winter Solstice & Yuletide
There are many ways in which Winter Solstice can be defined; one of the most common is by the
astronomical phenomenon for which it is named, a "sun-standing" which is readily observable by
anyone on Earth. The standing sun occurs for about three days between Dec. 20 and 24. Based on
the shortest day of the year, the solstice dates and times change as the Earth's orbit can vary from
year-to-year.
The tradition of Yuletide includes "The 12 days of Christmas", between Dec. 13 and 24, and the birth of the new sun/"son" on Dec. 25. Winter Solstice traditions include kissing under the mistletoe and drinking Wassail!
The Wassail tradition
Wassail is an old world ceremonial spiced cider blended with mead and olde ale (Kuhnhenn makes
both!): Wassail is served hot, and is used during the Yuletide season to bless orchards and increase
their yields (it’s also quite tasty). The word Wassail is Saxon for "Good Health" and a traditional
toast is to hold high a cup of Wassail while exclaiming "All Hail Waes Heal!" or "All Hail Wassail!"
Making and serving Wassail has been one of the oldest winter holiday traditions. Kuhnhenn brings
back some of these old traditions with Wassail toasts at their Winter Solstice Party each year.
Cheers and All Hail Wassail!
The Kuhnhenn Brothers, Eric & Bret
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