HELLO AND CHEERS!!

We at Spencer & Lynn want to sincerely thank you for purchasing our 2020 Beer Advent Box. As our first run on this annual Holiday tradition, we wanted to shoot for the moon, and we think you'll be very pleased with our selections. We were so excited to put together this premium mixed case for you, from the best Connecticut and New England have to offer, to the best of national and international breweries afar. We hope you can tell a lot of love went into this project. Likewise, we hope you like how it looks under your tree, since you can choose to chill only one beer at a time, instead of taking precious fridge space for almost an entire month.

It has been our pleasure to include a complete and balanced range of styles for you to enjoy from December 1st until Christmas Eve, but as is typical of the winter holidays, you'll find many of these seasonal beers highlight the rich flavors of stronger beers to warm you on these cold nights. We tried to be deliberate with the order of the beers, spacing out Stouts, Belgians, IPAs and so on, while also leaving the strongest beers to enjoy on the weekends. We have done the courtesy of wrapping all beers with 7% ABV or higher, in navy blue paper. That way, you can still enjoy the mystery, while not being surprised by a strong beer the evening before an early morning. You may do with that information what you choose!

Each day, we will update this page with a short description about the day's beer, follow along and enjoy this tasting together with us and other craft beer lovers in our community. This definitely isn't your Grandmother's Advent Box! We can't wait to get started, and we look forward to hearing what you think. You can comment, and ask questions on each beer post! We truly hope you enjoy these beers, and this entire holiday season.

Happy Holidays,
Pamela, David, Jules, Kelly, Kim, Bri & Madison

Beer'd Midnight Oil Oatmeal Stout

Stonington, CT - 6.2% ABV

Beer'd will always be near and dear to our hearts for two main reasons: because they're some of our closest brewing neighbors, and because they're constantly churning out fresh, delicious beer week after week. They have two locations that happen to sandwich our two Spencer & Lynn locations, with one in the Velvet Mill in Stonington and another in The Silo in Groton.

Founders Aaren Simoncini and Precious Putnam met in college, fell in love, and let their shared love of craft beer guide them into starting the brewery together. The rest is history. We at Spencer & Lynn love the opportunity to support local, family-owed businesses like theirs, so every beer Beer'd has ever distributed can be found on our shelves.

True to its name, this beer pours midnight black, with a bubbly tawny-colored head. The deep smoky, roasty aromas are almost intoxicating on their own. Midnight Oil is full-bodied with a fine carbonation, a rich mouthfeel, and a dry finish. You can smell and taste flavors of dark chocolate, burnt caramel, and espresso.

We hope you wholeheartedly enjoy this local offering to kick off the last week of our Beer Advent Calendar!

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