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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 2: Coffee Stout, Dark Matter Porter & Pumpkin Spice Cream Liqueur

On December 2nd, we woke up to it not snowing anymore… we sure did get a lot though! My better half has the Stout Mix Advent box, and his beer of the night is called Late Night Karate Kicks, which is a coffee stout. The smell of coffee and hints of chocolate is there. The…

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…

Day 16 – Coconut Macaroons & Porter

On the sixteenth day of December we opened a beer from The Bruery and one from Old Bakery. My boyfriend had the Porter, which he said he’s had before… my bad on that one, but good news is he really likes that beer. This is brewed by Old Bakery Beer Company located in Alton, Illinois. …

Day 15 – Old Fashioned Barrel Ale & Yeti Imperial Stout

On the fifteenth day of December, we opened an ale and imperial stout. My boyfriend opened the Yeti Imperial Stout, which is brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company out of Denver, Colorado. This came out of a gift set box that I found at the Craft Beer Cellar. It is a stout aged in whiskey…