Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 24: Brouwerij De Ranke Père Noël

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 24: Brouwerij De Ranke Père Noël

We’ve made it! The final day of the Beer Advent Calendar brings us around to a classic Belgian Christmas ale, Père Noël from Brouwerij De Ranke. This amber-colored holiday treat leans into the hops for bitterness and adds a bit of licorice for complexity. The brewery describes the taste as … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 20: Olde Hickory Brewery Christmas Ale

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 20: Olde Hickory Brewery Christmas Ale

Today’s Advent beer selection takes us to North Carolina and Olde Hickory Brewery, which offers a nice range of styles from the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including a seasonal specialty brewed with spices and honey—Christmas Ale. This classic winter warmer is an easy-drinking 5.5% alcohol by volume with … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 19: Deschutes Brewery Jubelale

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 19: Deschutes Brewery Jubelale

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was published on this day 180 years ago, and to commemorate this true Christmas classic I’ve selected one of my all-time favorite winter warmers, also a classic, for today’s Advent beer: Deschutes Brewery Jubelale. This holiday ale has been brewed since 1988, the year Deschutes … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 18: Long Trail Brewing Hibernator

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 18: Long Trail Brewing Hibernator

For today’s Advent beer, I’ve selected one from the state of Vermont, which I’ve somehow missed in all the years of doing this calendar—a classic winter/Scottish ale from Long Trail Brewing, Hibernator. It’s just the type of beer you’ll want to help keep you warm for the holiday and into … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 17: Brasserie Meteor Noël

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 17: Brasserie Meteor Noël

We head to France today to visit the storied Brasserie Meteor which produces a range of styles, including a spring seasonal and of course a Christmas beer. This specialty, Meteor Noël, is a bière de Noël brewed with spices and orange zest that carries the tagline, “The taste of unforgettable … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 16: No-Li Brewhouse Snowgaze Cold IPA

Advent Beer Calendar 2023: Day 16: No-Li Brewhouse Snowgaze Cold IPA

Today’s Advent beer pick keeps us in Washington as we visit the eastern side of the state and No-Li Brewhouse in Spokane. No-Li started out as Northern Lights Brewing in 1993, and today offers an award-winning lineup with a focus on IPAs. For the holiday season, the brewery released Snowgaze … Continue reading