Being a fiscal conservative and the resident moral beacon of the greater Montana metroplex, I generally welcome (velkommen) the New Year with a little Ma Baensch's pickled herring on a saltine cracker to ensure good luck.
http://www.mabaensch.com/Some years I lose my head and have a glass of fermented grain products, aka Bayern Amber Ale

Cheers and good fortune to all across the BA.Com land

jh