Month: December 2015

Day 15 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 15 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 15: Dark Horse Brewing Co. 4 Elf Winter Warmer Ale I think we get nearly the entire Dark Horse portfolio in Ohio, as is the case with many Michigan breweries. I know we’ve had a couple, but none of them have really stuck out up to this 

Day 14 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 14 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 14: Brewery Ommegang Lovely, Dark and Deep Full disclosure: this gang loves Ommegang beers so I think we are all expecting big things from this one. This is their new seasonal winter beer. Per Ommegang’s blog: “Aromas of roasted malt and coffee with cream, coupled 

Day 13 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 13 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 13: De Brabandere Wittekerke Winter White Ale We are big fans of the Wittekerke Wit Ale so when we saw the Winter White Ale we had to snag it. Beer Menu’s describes this beer as “quite musky and a huge presence of cinnamon and notes 

Day 12 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 12 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 12: Long Trail Brew Co. Sick Day “A hoppy brown ale that’s built for winter’s deepest days” according to Long Trail’s website.  This is the first “hoppy brown ale” we’re trying from this calendar so as always, we’re excited to try something new.

Day 11 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 11 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 11: Platform Beer Co. Esther Belgian Christmas Ale Platform Beer Co. does not have beer descriptions on their website. Beer menu’s website describes this beer as a “Belgian style Christmas Ale with notes of cherry and plums, with a complex malty backbone.”

Day 10 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 10 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 10: Penn Brewery St. Nikolaus Bock Beer A winter bock bier, exciting! Well maybe not that exciting, but we haven’t tried a bock bier yet in this calendar so we are excited for something different. The website describes this as “a very rich, strong, malty lager, dark 

Day 9 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 9 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 9: Ellicottville Brewing Co. Ski Bum This is another beer we grabbed in Ithaca and the second beer on our list from Ellicottville Brewing. It’s a winter ale and it appears it may be a bit hoppy.  We don’t really know anything else about 

Day 8 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 8 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 8: Fat Head’s Brewery Pimp My Sleigh Fat Head’s is a favorite local brewery among Clevelanders. They have a huge brew pub, an amazing tasting room inside their production facility, and you can find most of their product line in any store that carries craft beer. 

Day 7 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 7 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 7: Ellicottville Brewing Co. Lloyd Christmas Ale This was the first beer we grabbed in Ithaca for this beer advent-ure calendar. It’s from Ellicottville Brewing Co, which isn’t available in Ohio, so we knew we had to buy it.  It also happened to be 

Day 6 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 6 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 6: Deschutes Brewery Jubelale Deschutes knows beers, especially hoppy beers. We thought out of all the breweries in our calendar, this would be a Christmas or Winter IPA. According to the website, this is a festive winter ale. “Warm spiciness and tradition grace this