Advent Beer Calendar 2018: Day 1: Avery Old Jubilation Ale

Advent Beer Calendar 2018: Day 1: Avery Old Jubilation Ale

It’s a new year for the Beer Advent Calendar — in fact, 2018 is the 14th edition of this feature! — where each day of December through Christmas Eve I’ll reveal a new featured holiday or seasonal beer, in the style of an (online) Advent calendar. Unfortunately there are no … Continue reading

Visiting Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado

Visiting Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado

At the beginning of this month my wife and I spent the weekend in Golden, Colorado, and on the day we arrived we took a side trip up to Boulder to visit Avery Brewing Company. To be sure, there are plenty of brewery side trips to be made from the … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2017: Day 23: Avery Rumpkin

Advent Beer Calendar 2017: Day 23: Avery Rumpkin

This is the next-to-last day of the Beer Advent Calendar, and it also happens to be my birthday! As part of my annual tradition, today’s beer pick isn’t a Christmas beer per se, but it is definitely a specialty, celebratory beer that’s “for me.” It’s always fun to pick out … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2014: Day 20: Avery Old Jubilation Ale

Advent Beer Calendar 2014: Day 20: Avery Old Jubilation Ale

For today I picked a classic holiday ale from Colorado’s Avery Brewing, one sure to help capture the spirit of the season: Old Jubilation Ale. Avery calls this an English Old Ale, but to my mind at 8.3% alcohol this is really approaching a Barleywine—a lovely sipping beer to enjoy … Continue reading