Day 17: Fifty West Brewing Company X-mas Cookie Another beer from down south! Fifty West is out of Cincinnati, and they’ve made their way up here a couple times for collaboration beers, but not in any large capacity. X-mas Cookie is “A winter warmer brewed with …
Day 16: Sonder Brewing Kenosha Kickers Another new brewery and new beer for the calendar! Scott and Christa picked this one up when they were down in Cincinnati. Sonder beers aren’t available up here, so we were all excited to see this addition. Kenosha Kickers …
Day 15: Cherry Chouffe Is this a Christmas or winter beer? It doesn’t appear so but something about Chouffe does feel wintery. Most of us have had the classic La Chouffe, but no one has tried the cherry version. From Brasserie d’Achouffe: “The aroma of …
Day 14: Unplugged Brewing Holiday Lights We did not mean to put two Unplugged beers on the calendar almost back to back but what a fun surprise! It’s also rare we get two beers from the same brewery, let alone a newer brewery. Holiday Lights …
Day 13: Braxton Brewing Company Jubilee Hoppy Holiday “Extra” IPA This is another acquisition from Scott and Christa when they were in Cincinnati. We’re not sure if we’ve had other Braxton beers, besides this one that’s been on the calendar before. Maybe last year? Who …
Day 12: Unplugged Brewing Crackling Embers Stout Unplugged is a newer local Ohio brewery that we’ve become fans of. They’re based in Elyria, which isn’t really a “craft beer Mecca,” but dammit if we haven’t been really impressed with their stuff so far. Just because …
Day 11: West Side Brewing Holiday Ale West Side is actually making its second appearance on the calendar, the first one being in 2019. We don’t remember the beer at all from the first go around, so let’s see how this southern Ohio swill stands …
Day 10: Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve 2021 Rogue is known for some solid and some off the wall beers. They once made a beer by harvesting yeast off of their brewmaster’s beard. This one looks right up their alley. No matter how this beer tastes, …
Day 9: Wolf’s Ridge Brewing Home for the Holidays Wolf’s Ridge is up there as one of our favorite Ohio breweries. Based in Columbus and established in 2013, they quickly made a name for themselves by winning several local and national medals for their beers. …
Day 8: Revolution Brewery Fistmas Revolution is a pretty well-known brewery for us in the midwest since it’s based in Chicago. We visited it a couple years ago with family; huge facility with very impressive packaging and barrel aging components. They have a rather large portfolio of …