From the editor: Short’s has been doing holiday mixers for years (we covered the Super Hoppy Holidays 18-pack back in 2021), but a licensed Christmas Vacation pack is a bigger swing. Movie tie-in beers usually mean one lager in a costume. This is four new recipes, from a tropical fruit lager called Bonus Check to a berry jam ale named Jelly of the Month, and that last one is the can people will actually hunt for.
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(ELK RAPIDS, MI) – Looking for a fun, old-fashioned, family Christmas? Look no further than your nearest grocery store.
This season the minds behind Short’s Brewing have brought to life one of the most beloved holiday comedies of all time—in liquid form. The National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Variety Pack features four brand-new beers inspired by the 1989 film. The Short’s team worked in partnership with Warner Bros. Global Consumer Products to create unique brews depicting their favorite scenes.
“It wasn’t easy to narrow down our ideas down to four scenes from the film since there are so many to choose from,” stated Christa Brenner, marketing director for the brewery. “We ended up polling our entire staff to make sure each idea resonated outside of our product development meetings.”
The variety pack features four brand-new beers with illustrations to match. The beers are a range of styles to suit a family of flavors, and each can features a quote from the film along with a timestamp so consumers can enjoy when they watch this holiday season. There are three of each beer in the twelve pack, perfect for any movie night.
The beers, inspired by the film, include:
- “Bonus Check”: The antithesis to midwest winters: Tropical fruit lager, with coconut, pineapple, and orange flavors.
- “That There’s an RV”: Nut-brown ale with corn that is roasty and toasty with chocolate, caramel, and nutty flavors.
- “Nine Lives” IPA with a spark of lemon: sessionable, refreshing, and crushable with great hop flavor.
- “Jelly of the Month”: Berry jam ale with enormous fruit flavors of strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry.
The variety pack is available now for a limited time in the following states: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Colorado, Florida, and Nebraska.
For more information on Short’s Brewing, visit www.shortsbrewing.com
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is available now on 4K UHD.
About Short’s Brewing Company
Located in the heart of Northern Michigan, Joe Short opened the Short’s Brewing Pub in 2004 in Bellaire, Michigan. Short quickly made a name for himself by producing fearlessly creative, and wildly experimental brews, drawing folks from far and wide to experience his innovative libations. Driven by demand for their flagship IPA, Huma Lupa Licious, Short’s Brewing opened a production facility in neighboring Elk Rapids and began bottling products in 2009; a second year-round tap room was added to the location in 2021. Today, Short’s Brewing is Michigan’s largest independent craft brewery and is known for products like Local’s Light American Lager, Huma Lupa Licious, Soft Parade Fruit Ale, and Thirst Mutilator Hop Water. Short’s is known for their commitment to community and supports many local and regional non-profit organizations like Paddle Antrim, Up North Pride, Glacial Hills, and the TART Trails Nakwema Trailway project. The brewery is a proud supporter of Michigan music, and hosts family-friendly, free shows all summer at the Elk Rapids Pull Barn and in the Bellaire Beer Garden across from the Pub. Their third location in Traverse City, Michigan is expected to open summer 2027.
