On December 9, 2019 the beers of the night are an imperial porter, a wheat beer, and the shot is an Old Fashioned. In the stout advent box, the Victory at Sea, which is an Imperial Porter with coffee and vanilla is opened. This is brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company out of San Diego,…
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Day 8: Imperial Biscotti Break, Celebration, Eggnog Liqueur
On December 8, 2019, we opened a beer from Evil Twin Brewing, Sierra Nevada, and an Eggnog shot. In the stout advent box, it was the Imperial Biscotti Break beer. This one is really good… easy drinking and a good overall stout flavor. It doesn’t have a wow factor, but definitely good. It was in…
Day 7: Fantastic Voyage, Coffee Bender, Tequila
On December 7, 2019, we unwrapped the beer of the night. A brown ale, imperial stout with coconut, and tequila was on the agenda for us tonight. Before enjoying our beer though, we went on a showshoe hike, which our kittens joined for the fun… Out of the stout advent box, the imperial stout with…
Day 6: Amber Ale, Late Night Karate Kicks, Stryker
Happy Friday! Tonight’s beer for both of us is NOT going to include taking the shot out of the advent box… will explain why towards the end. Out of the stout advent box, it is an Amber Ale. Definitely smells a bit hoppy, but the taste isn’t too bad. This is an American Amber Ale…
Day 5: Nitro Milk Stout, Hoppy Farmhouse Ale, Vodka
On Thursday, December 5, 2019, before we ate dinner we learned which beer we would each have, as well as the shot of the night. A coffee milk stout, another IPA and vodka. From the stout box is the Steep Drop!, which is a nitro coffee milk stout. It is brewed with fair trade, small…
Day 4: Omar Porter, Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout, Irish Cream Liqueur
On the 4th day of December, we learned that today’s beer is a porter and milk stout. The shot is another cream one. I remember the Omar Porter from last year, only because of the cat on the can. This is from the stout advent box. Omar Porter is brewed by Crane Brewing out of…
Day 3: Coffee Stout, Ninja Vs. Unicorn, The Manhattan Rye Whiskey
A cloudy day with light snow showers today! After dinner we found what beer was in store for us, as well as the shot. I knew the IPA was inevitable… and today is the day for me. Not quite sure if the stout box has any in it, but I know in mine there are…
Day 1: Oatmeal Stout, Screenshot & Rum Horchata
On December 1, 2019, we opened the packaging of our first beer to see what we could look forward to after dinner. Beforehand, I was asked what if I found the first is an IPA… my response was, ‘Well, it is what it is and I’ll just have to deal with it.’ This morning we…
2019 Craft Beer Advent Box Time!
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It is that time of year again! This time I took a break from creating our own box and ordered them from the Craft Beer Cellar in Clayton, MO. When the email came through, stating that pre-orders were being accepted, I learned quickly that shipping was also an…
Days 19 – 24
As we traveled for the holidays, this post is a bit overdue… so I figured I’d combine these last few days together. On the 19th day, I had the same beer my boyfriend had the night before and then he had a barrel aged ale. The Hibernation Ale is aged in whiskey barrels and brewed…
Day 18 – Lump of Coal
On the eighteenth day of December, we opened a beer that was shared. The other day we were cleaning up the garage and my boyfriend ran across an empty bottle of this. He made a comment where I decided to not take this one out of our box and have it again this year. If…
Day 17 – Blonde Ale & Porter
On the seventeenth day of December, we opened a blonde ale and porter. When we first unwrapped these, I was tempted to just do a shareable of a beer I’ve got stocked up because it is that good… but since we can’t find it up here in the U.P. of Michigan, I try to make…
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