Craft Brewing Co. launches Oh, Christmas Tree Triple IPA just in time for holidays

Kirk Madeiros isn’t a very good gift giver. Or is he? As the story goes, he gifted his son a spruce tree for the yard at his house, but less than a year later, the owner of Craft Brewing Company was back to take half of the tree away. However, it was for a good cause – the brewery recently released its Oh, Christmas Tree Triple IPA. “We took half the branches from it and we put it in the boil to get the piney-ness,” Madeiros said. “Cinnamon, vanilla, peppermint, juniper berry – it’s all in it, but when you drink it, it tastes like Christmas. It makes you want to put a Christmas tree and do decorations.” The concoction was created by Craft Brewing Co.’s brewmaster, Jacob Mitchell. “Last year when he told me about it, I said, ‘It’s a triple IPA a