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We’ve made it! The final day of the Beer Advent Calendar brings us around to a classic Belgian Christmas ale, Père Noël from Brouwerij De Ranke. This amber-colored holiday treat leans into the hops for bitterness and adds a bit of licorice for complexity. The brewery describes the taste as … Continue reading
Okay, so today’s Advent beer pick is a bit of a cheat, but it’s my birthday and my tradition is to select a “birthday” beer for today, something special that I’d want to drink. For a number of years now I’ve had another tradition where my brother would give me … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick takes us to Japan and the Vertere Brewery, a small brewery 90 minutes west of Tokyo which offers up two flavors of Christmas beer: a Cranberry Pie Sour, and today’s selection, Barley Wine with ginger and cinnamon. There’s even more going on, starting with kveik yeast, … Continue reading
It’s the winter solstice today, so it seems fitting to choose a beer to help usher in the first day of winter for our Advent pick of the day. Hence, we travel to Cape Cod Beer in Massachusetts to sip on the brewery’s Old Man Winter, an English-style old ale. … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer selection takes us to North Carolina and Olde Hickory Brewery, which offers a nice range of styles from the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including a seasonal specialty brewed with spices and honey—Christmas Ale. This classic winter warmer is an easy-drinking 5.5% alcohol by volume with … Continue reading
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was published on this day 180 years ago, and to commemorate this true Christmas classic I’ve selected one of my all-time favorite winter warmers, also a classic, for today’s Advent beer: Deschutes Brewery Jubelale. This holiday ale has been brewed since 1988, the year Deschutes … Continue reading
For today’s Advent beer, I’ve selected one from the state of Vermont, which I’ve somehow missed in all the years of doing this calendar—a classic winter/Scottish ale from Long Trail Brewing, Hibernator. It’s just the type of beer you’ll want to help keep you warm for the holiday and into … Continue reading
We head to France today to visit the storied Brasserie Meteor which produces a range of styles, including a spring seasonal and of course a Christmas beer. This specialty, Meteor Noël, is a bière de Noël brewed with spices and orange zest that carries the tagline, “The taste of unforgettable … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick keeps us in Washington as we visit the eastern side of the state and No-Li Brewhouse in Spokane. No-Li started out as Northern Lights Brewing in 1993, and today offers an award-winning lineup with a focus on IPAs. For the holiday season, the brewery released Snowgaze … Continue reading
Today is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day (yes, it’s a real thing!), so naturally for the Advent beer of the day I had to choose something thematically appropriate. Hence, we visit Washington state and North Jetty Brewing, which released a specialty brew this month that fits the bill nicely: Ugly … Continue reading