The BeerMas Tree
The Wall Street Journal has an article today about some of the stranger Christmas trees people have created. The best? The BeerMas Tree!
T.J. Wisner used to buy a small Christmas tree for the downstairs floor of his home in Grand Blanc, Mich. Four years ago, though, after getting the idea from an art fair, he opted for something different: a “beer tree,” bottles of holiday brews stacked on a terraced mound of inverted metal buckets.
While the family has a separate artificial tree upstairs, the “beer tree” has become the real Christmas tree. Each year, the Wisners decorate the structure with Christmas cards and pile gifts around it. “This is actually where we have Christmas morning,” says Mr. Wisner, a 59-year-old life coach and speaker. “The day after Christmas, we blind taste the beers.”
We love the idea of the blind taste test the day after. The article talks about some of the other unique trees that are helping to rethink the idea of ol’ Tannenbaum. But T.J. Wisner, you, sir, are an honorary BarBEERian for the rest of the month. Cheers to you!
And coming Monday, we’ll be featuring our 12 Beers of Christmas. So stay in the holiday beer mood!
(Via The Wall Street Journal)
Matt
Matt is a freelance journalist, fiction, and nonfiction writer. He recently graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a degree in English and a subconcentration in creative writing. Matt enjoys watching Arsenal soccer games, Michigan football, and all things beer—especially stouts and anything imperial. He can be reached at mbemery@gmail.com.
