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Today’s beer selection for the Advent calendar is a departure from the normal Christmas and winter beer theme—for today is my birthday, and my “tradition” nearly every year I’ve been doing this calendar is to select a “birthday” beer for the day, typically something big and special. After much thought I picked … Continue reading
Today’s Advent calendar beer comes to us from Brouwerij De Dolle in Belgium and their beer inspired by the Christmas carol “Silent Night”: Stille Nacht, a very strong (12%) golden pale ale in the Belgian holiday tradition. They say: Stille Nacht (Silent Night) is a prestige beer from De Dolle Brouwers, brewed … Continue reading
Today is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, and to commemorate the first day of winter I thought I’d select a dark beer that just seemed appropriate for the Advent calendar: Funky Buddha Brewery‘s Last Snow Porter. Perhaps a brewery from Florida isn’t the first thing that … Continue reading
For the month of December I understandably have Christmas beers and Advent calendars on my mind. One of the things I thought would be neat to do in conjunction with the annual Advent calendar would be to also have individual state versions; that is, select 24 holiday or winter beers … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick indulges in another bit of whimsy, featuring one of the irreverent and punnily-named beers from England’s Ridgeway Brewery, which features a holiday lineup of a number of notable ales imported by Shelton Brothers of Maine. Santa’s Butt is a Winter Porter featuring a rotund St. Nick … Continue reading
There were more dances, and there were forfeits, and more dances, and there was cake, and there was negus, and there was a great piece of Cold Roast, and there was a great piece of Cold Boiled, and there were mince-pies, and plenty of beer. On this day in 1843, Charles Dickens’ A … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick comes from Puyallup in the Seattle-Tacoma area of the state of Washington, Puyallup River Brewing Company and their Imperial Christmas Cream Ale. Cream Ale is not something you normally associate with either “imperial” or Christmas, but Puyallup River has taken their standard Cream Ale and amped it … Continue reading
For the first time ever on the Beer Advent Calendar I am selecting a cider! Corvallis, Oregon-based 2 Towns Ciderhouse has been crafting their Nice & Naughty Spiced Imperial Hard Apple Cider for the holidays for several years now. This is a 10.5% alcohol by volume cider that is made with fresh-pressed … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick is steeped in whimsy, coming from Hoppin’ Frog Brewery out of Akron, Ohio: their Frosted Frog Christmas Ale, which I selected as much for the name and label as for the holiday theme. This is a strong, malty ale brewed with spices to 8.6% alcohol by … Continue reading
Today’s Advent calendar beer pick comes from Dexter, Michigan and one of the highest-esteemed sour, wild, and Belgian-style breweries in the country, Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales. Each year for Christmas they brew a strong dark Belgian-style ale that is 9% alcohol by volume: Noel de Calabaza. Of this Special Ale they … Continue reading