The first of December heralds the start of the Advent Beer Calendar, an annual tradition here at The Brew Site going back to 2005. This year’s Calendar is the fifth incarnation(!), and this year in addition to selecting the various Christmas beers myself I thought it would be fun to open up the virtual doors and invite others to participate, as well. So I’ve asked some bloggers and writers from around the interwebs if they would be interested in contributing, and many have generously donated some time to pick a beer for the Advent Calendar this year.

And… is it really the first of December tomorrow? I’m having a hard time figuring out where November went—much less the rest of the fall.

No, I didn’t drink that much over the Thanksgiving holiday…