Merry Christmas! Thanks for joining us for the 1st Annual Holiday Drinking Advent-ure Calendar journey. This has been quite the experience. As we finished this journey, we thought it would be great idea to leave you with our final thoughts on this experience and offer any tips for …
Day 24: Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. 12 Dogs of Christmas Ale Alas, we have reached the final day in our Advent-ure calendar. Thirsty Dog Brewing is located in Akron, Ohio which isn’t too far from us. All of us have tried many of their beers, …
Day 23: Maumee Bay Brewing Co. Blitzen Holiday Ale We’ve had a few Maumee Bay beers, usually at the local beer fests. Haven’t had anything particularly memorable or especially terrible; they are usually middle of the road. Biltzen is described as “Spiced with just the right …
Day 22: Moerlein Christkindl Winter Warmer We haven’t had a lot of beers from Moerlein. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, you’d think we would have tried more of their beers. From Moerlein’s website: “the balanced hop finish creates a subtle spice flavor sure to excite your …
Day 21: Southern Tier Brewing Company Old Man Winter Ale Southern Tier makes very flavorful beers, sometimes too flavorful. Example: Pumpking, Warlock and Creme Brulee Stout. All are way too much for Beard and Broad to handle; cloyingly sweet and an instant hangover. Per Southern …
Day 20: Fat Head’s Brewery Holly Jolly We are finally back to an Ohio brewery Christmas beer. Disclosure: we’ve all had this one many times before and it’s one of our favorite. From Fat Head’s: “We think you will enjoy his holiday creation with it’s aromas …
Day 19: SweetWater Brewing Co. Festive Ale Per SweetWater’s website: “a strong ale brewed with generous amounts of rich malt, coupled with a taint of cinnamon and mace to keep you warm and toasted all winter long.” Nothing really sticks out from this minimal description. Basically, …
Day 18: Brasserie Thiriez Christmas Beer There isn’t much on the brewery’s website about this beer but one line struck a chord with us “a special beer is created each year, according to the inspiration of the master brewer.” This makes it seem like the recipe …
Day 17: Shmaltz Brewing Hannukkah, Chanukah Pass The Beer Whoa, something very new to this holiday advent-ure, a Chanukah (or is it Hanukkah) beer! We’ve had a few beers from Shmaltz before but we don’t get them all here in Cleveland. From what we’ve tried, …
Day 16: Muskoka Brewery Winterweiss This is the last beer from our Ithaca beer stop. It’s a dunkelweizen which is new to this calendar so we’re pretty excited about it. We honestly haven’t had many dunkels, and this is the first beer we’ve ever had from …