I guess we can talk about. Don Russell’s upcoming book” Christmas Beer: The Cheeriest, Tastiest and Most Unusual Holiday Beers.” Don who writes the Joe Sixpack column in the Philadelphia Daily News mentions it an an announcement e-mail this afternoon. Publication date is Sept. 243

He said he tasted a whole lot of Christmas beer in the process of writing it. If it’s as thorough as his first book: Joe Sixpack’s Philly Beer Guide: A Reporter’s Notes on the Best Beer-Drinking City in America, (Camino Books, 2008, $14.95, paper), it’s going to be an excellent guide to have at hand as we tour well-stocked beer stores this winter.