Topic: 2015 Craft Beer Advent Calendar

[Hound]

Day 15 of 24:  West Sixth Brewing - Christmas Ale.

[GrantC]

Day 14 of 24:  Saugatuck Brewing Co. - Blueberry Maple Stout.



Wow, I wish I had more of this.  My wife pretty much drank it all

Seriously?  It tasted like cough medicine.

[Canuckrz]

Seriously?  It tasted like cough medicine.

[Hound]

Seriously?  It tasted like cough medicine.

It did have a "syrupy" taste to it but it wasn't brutal like cough medicine. 

[Hound]

Day 16 of 24:

The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery - Baltic Porter.

[Hound]

Day 17 of 24:

Black Market Brewing Co. - The Trade Craft Series Sour Ale with Cherries:



I could not bring myself to drink this one as it smelled like vomit.  I had one sip and that was good enough.

[Hound]

Day 18 of 24:

Black Oak Brewing Co. - Neck of the Woods Vintage Ale

[Hound]

Well, I've been slacking but let me catch up:

Day 19 of 24:

Back Forty Beer Company - Trade Day Cuban Coffee Stout



Day 20 of 24:

Paddock Wood Brewing Co. - Marzyana



Day 21 of 24:

Clown Shoes Beer - Bombay Berserker Indian-style Chocolate Stout

[Hound]

Day 22 of 24:

Yukon Brewing Company - Longe Night Cascadian Dark Ale

[Hound]

Day 23 of 24:  Almost there!

Sound Brewery - Old Yonder Star Yorkshire Style Holiday Ale.

[Hound]

Day 24 of 24: And that's all she wrote 

Duclaw Brewery Co. - Sweet Baby Jesus!  Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter

[GrantC]

I fell behind a bit when I went to Antarctica...

Day 16 of 24:

The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery - Baltic Porter.

Good, but "just a porter".

Day 17 of 24:

Black Market Brewing Co. - The Trade Craft Series Sour Ale with Cherries:

Smelled terrible, tasted pretty good.  Maybe I was just in a "sour beer" mood.

[GrantC]

Day 18 of 24:

Black Oak Brewing Co. - Neck of the Woods Vintage Ale

Good, very good.

Well, I've been slacking but let me catch up:

Haha, it's relative.

Day 19 of 24:

Back Forty Beer Company - Trade Day Cuban Coffee Stout

Right up my alley.

Day 20 of 24:

Paddock Wood Brewing Co. - Marzyana

Odd, drinkable but odd.

[GrantC]

Day 21 of 24:

Clown Shoes Beer - Bombay Berserker Indian-style Chocolate Stout

Strange, _very_ strange to get chai/indian spices with an otherwise strong chocolatey stout.

Don't know if I'd drink this one again (says the guy who has Guinness with his Pakora).

[GrantC]

Day 22 of 24:

Yukon Brewing Company - Longe Night Cascadian Dark Ale

Good, very good.  Probably because it's so similar to the Cascadian Dark Ale that Jasper Brewing did.

[Hound]

I fell behind a bit when I went to Antarctica...

I thought maybe you turned into a serious BMW fan and moved on or something...

So, thoughts on the calendar?  Worth it this year?

[GrantC]

Day 23 of 24:  Almost there!

Sound Brewery - Old Yonder Star Yorkshire Style Holiday Ale.

Good, just a winter spiced ale though.

Day 24 of 24: And that's all she wrote 

Duclaw Brewery Co. - Sweet Baby Jesus!  Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter

Darn good!  The wife expected it to be sweeter, but I figured that those flavours are more savory than sweet.

So, thoughts on the calendar?  Worth it this year?

Yea, I was happy with the contents.  I found the box itself to be cut corner & mickeymouse compared to previous ones.

I'm glad I decided to not get the Philips again, since I realized it's just advertising their range with one or two seasonal/special beers added.

I'm going to keep my eye out for another one to get next year _in addition_ to this one.

[Hound]

Yea, I was happy with the contents.  I found the box itself to be cut corner & mickeymouse compared to previous ones.

I feel like they redeemed themselves this year.  Lets hope that they keep it up for next year.  Also, I am not going to pre-order mine again.  Superstore had them for cheeeeeeeeap.

[GrantC]

I feel like they redeemed themselves this year.  Lets hope that they keep it up for next year.  Also, I am not going to pre-order mine again.  Superstore had them for cheeeeeeeeap.

Same, I just grabbed one from DeVines rather than pre-ordering through the gongshow Sherbrooke Liquor.