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December 10 is National Lager Day in the U.S., so naturally today’s Advent beer selection is a lager suitable for the season! August Schell Brewing of New Ulm, Minnesota, AKA Schell’s Beer, releases its annual Snowstorm to celebrate the start of winter, and this year’s Snowstorm is brewed as a … Continue reading
Zupan’s Markets finishes out the year in the collaboration Farm to Market beer series with a bang, partnering with Ferment Brewing to release a 14.3% ABV barrel-aged imperial stout. No. 22 Stout is, appropriately enough, the 22nd beer in the collaboration series. Details from the press release: Zupan’s Markets has … Continue reading
I’ve never featured a brewery from Alabama on this calendar in all the years I’ve been doing this, so this year is the year. Today’s Advent beer pick comes from TrimTab Brewing in Birmingham, Alabama, and features a sour ale spiced with mulling spices: Holiday Now Cranberry Spice Berliner Weisse. … Continue reading
Even though this is the Beer Advent Calendar, I like to mix it up a bit and in recent years have been including cider as one of the calendar selections; cider is beer-adjacent and just as festive during the holidays and it’s a fun addition. Hence we come to the … Continue reading
St. Louis’ Schlafly Beer announced the return of its Stout Bout winter sampler pack, featuring four different stouts created around particular themes or flavors, including Mexican Chocolate Stout and Coconut Coffee Stout. In addition to drinking stouts, you’ll also be able to vote on your favorite as well as submit … Continue reading
You can’t have a lineup of Christmas beers without having at least one Belgian ale present; Belgium’s tradition of brewing strong bières de Nöel for the holiday season is well established at this point, and to overlook these beers would be unforgivable. Accordingly, today’s Advent beer pick takes us to … Continue reading
It’s probably no surprise that for the Beer Advent Calendar I keep track of various seasonally appropriate holidays, observances, and anniversaries for the month of December and plan Advent beer picks around those days. What does December 6 hold? Not only is it St. Nicholas Day today (particularly in European … Continue reading
Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing released the final Moon Room Series lager for 2022—Schwarzbier. This German-style “black beer” is a sessionable 4.5% ABV and hit the shelves at the end of last month. Details from the press release: This fall Ecliptic Brewing will release the last beer in their Moon Room Series- … Continue reading
Out now: Barrel Aged Frankie Imperial Stout from Migration Brewing, both on draft and in bottles for the first time. The brewery aged the beer in American Whiskey barrels from Westward Whiskey for 12 months and it’s the fourth quarter release in its barrel aged program. The press release: Migration … Continue reading
Tonight is Krampus Night! Krampus is something of the antithesis of as well as an assistant to Saint Nicholas, appearing in European eastern Alpine folklore. From Wikipedia: “Assisting Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, the pair visit children on the night of 5 December, with Saint Nicholas rewarding the well-behaved children … Continue reading