The 12 drinks of Christmas

Norwegian Wood

Where: City Steam Brewery Café, 942 Main St., Hartford
What's in it: Cocoa, cinnamon, dark lager
Damage: $3.75

On the eigth day of Christmas, my true love drank with me: eight Norwegian Wood beers.
 
My fondest holiday memory is sipping a silky hot chocolate with my mom while walking through a fanciful holiday display at none other than the happiest place on Earth: Walt Disney World. That piping-hot holiday treat was a perfect complement to the brisk air and, since that day, hot chocolate has been my holiday drink of choice.
 
Since I'm no longer that wide-eyed child, what better way to relive those fancy-free days of youth than a cinnamon and cocoa-flavored brew? The dark, spiced Norwegian Wood lager is City Steam's annual answer to the coming of winter. And the smooth, foamy drink is also the alcoholic answer to your holiday hot cocoa fever.