Day 16 – Backwoods Bastard

Friday, December 16th I opened Founder’s Backwoods Bastard beer.  This ale is aged in oak bourbon barrels and tastes amazing.  If you have not tried this beer yet, I would highly recommend it. Day 16 for my sister is Mr. Stacks Cinnamon Schnapps – 30% alcohol.  She said this one tastes just like Fireball. 🙂

Day 15 – Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale

The beer for Thursday, December 15th is another substitute for an IPA… this is a beer I’ve always wanted to try but haven’t ever wanted to buy a 4-pack of it.  This Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale is brewed by Wells & Young’s Brewing out of Bedford, UK.  It is 5% alcohol and definitely has a…

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Day 14 -Liliko’i Kepolo Tropical & Tart

On Wednesday, December 14th, I opened Liliko’i Kepolo Tropical & Tart beer, which is a Belgian-style white ale brewed with spices and passion fruit.  At 5.4% alcohol, this isn’t that bad of a beer.  It is drinkable, like a majority of the others tried, but I wouldn’t put it on my favorites list.  This is…

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Day 13 -King Louie Toffee Stout

On Tuesday, December 13th I tried O’Fallon King Louie Toffee Stout.  This is brewed by O’Fallon Brewery in Maryland Heights, Missouri.  At 6.3% alcohol, it’s not too bad and has a little bit of a toffee taste to it.  I had seen this beer a week or so ago and was tempted to buy it,…

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Day 12 – Late Night Karate Kicks Coffee Stout

On Monday, December 12th I decided to follow in my sister’s footsteps by seeing what I would be drinking later on in the day, first thing this morning.  Since I’m glad that decision was made, a double IPA was on the agenda.  As the day went on, I decided to make a new rule… if…

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Day 11 – Schlafly Coffee Stout

On Sunday, December 11th I opened the beer for today and for 3 days in a row now, it is once again a great one.  This stout with coffee has 5.7% alc./vol.  If you are a fan of coffee stouts, this is a must to try.  Schlafly is located in St. Louis, MO and they…

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Day 10 – Breakfast Stout

Even though I have only unwrapped this beer, this one is amazing!  Another favorite that I will always continue to buy.   The smooth taste of this is great.  The double chocolate coffee oatmeal stout tastes amazing and is by Founders Brewing in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  It has 8.3% alc. by volume and 60 IBUs….

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Day 9 – Chocolate Milk Stout

When I opened the beer for today, I was pretty ecstatic to see 4 Hands Brewery’s Chocolate Milk Stout.  I have already tried this beer before, but it is definitely one of my own favorites.  It’s a beer that is great to drink during the cold months.  The smooth taste of this beer is amazing….

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Day 8 – Synchopathic Wild Sour Series

On Thursday, December 8th I opened today’s beer and it’s called Synchopathic Wild Sour Series from Destihl Brewery out of Bloomington, IL. It is characterized as a dry-hopped sour ale. As I tasted this, it definitely has a sour taste at the end, but it also has a cider-like flavor, too. This beer is one…

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Day 7 – Fresh Squeezed IPA

Wednesday, December 7th is here which marks the 7th beer to try in the Advent box… I believe I have found a pattern… Non-IPA, IPA, Non-IPA, IPA… because today is just that.  When the tissue paper was unwrapped, and my prediction was true for the pattern, I sent a text to my sister saying I…

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Day 6 -Victory At Sea (Imperial Porter)

As this is a later post, waiting to drink this beer has been well worth it.  Ballast Point Brewing Company out of San Diego, California makes Victory at Sea, which is a Porter with coffee and vanilla.  Alc. 10.0% by volume.  If you are a fan of porters, this is definitely one to try at…

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Day 5 – Dale’s Pale Ale (IPA)

Day 5 is here and so is Dale’s Pale Ale which is brewed and canned by Oskar Blues Brewery in Colorado.  At Alc. 6.5% by Vol, this is definitely an IPA that you don’t want to miss.  Me on the other hand, as one that does not care for IPA’s, decided this would be a…

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