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Even though this is the Beer Advent Calendar, I like to mix it up a bit and in recent years have been including cider as one of the calendar selections; cider is beer-adjacent and just as festive during the holidays and it’s a fun addition. Hence we come to the … Continue reading
You can’t have a lineup of Christmas beers without having at least one Belgian ale present; Belgium’s tradition of brewing strong bières de Nöel for the holiday season is well established at this point, and to overlook these beers would be unforgivable. Accordingly, today’s Advent beer pick takes us to … Continue reading
It’s probably no surprise that for the Beer Advent Calendar I keep track of various seasonally appropriate holidays, observances, and anniversaries for the month of December and plan Advent beer picks around those days. What does December 6 hold? Not only is it St. Nicholas Day today (particularly in European … Continue reading
Tonight is Krampus Night! Krampus is something of the antithesis of as well as an assistant to Saint Nicholas, appearing in European eastern Alpine folklore. From Wikipedia: “Assisting Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, the pair visit children on the night of 5 December, with Saint Nicholas rewarding the well-behaved children … Continue reading
December 4 is National Cookie Day, one of those for-fun-but-unofficial holidays that happens to land in the Christmas season, when many of us are baking cookies for the holidays. To commemorate the day, I’ve picked a suitably themed beer for the today’s Advent reveal: Southern Tier Brewing Frosted Sugar Cookie … Continue reading
Even though “Advent” is a Christian-based convention surround the Christmas holiday, I like to fill out this Beer Advent Calendar with all manner of holiday beers—sort of the “Happy Holidays” greeting for the season, if you will. (Which is absolutely appropriate and in no way detracts from saying “Merry Christmas” … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick takes us to Germany to drink lager and to visit Riedenburger Brauhaus, which offers up a variety of seasonal brews, including its annual Weihnachtsfestbier (Christmas festbier, or as Google amusingly translates it, “Christmas party beer”). Riedenburger Brauhaus is a traditional family brewery located in Riedenburg, Germany, … Continue reading
Another year has gone by, and here we are turning the calendar over to December. This of course means it’s time for the return of the annual Beer Advent Calendar! Hard to believe but this is the 18th year of this feature, and it’s just as the name suggests: like … Continue reading
It’s Christmas Eve, and the final day of the Beer Advent Calendar! For this final Advent beer I’ve selected one as a nod to the jolly old elf who delivers gifts this evening: Ol’ Saint Nick Winter Ale from Oregon’s Block 15 Brewing. Ol’ Saint Nick is a true winter … Continue reading
Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seems that there are a notable number of peppermint bark-inspired beers being released this holiday season; peppermint bark is a chocolate confection that sees crushed peppermint candies sprinkled onto melted chocolate, so a stout infused with chocolate and peppermint is an obvious recipe. So … Continue reading