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

Dogfish Head Campfire Amplifier

Delaware - 6.5% ABV

We consider Dogfish Head Brewing to be one of the GRANDfathers of the American craft beer scene. Since their founding in 1995, they've become one of the most watched and well-respected breweries in the country, inventing brewing processes (the first continually-hopped IPAs ever), creating HUNDREDS of unique beers, and seriously setting the nationwide bar for quality along the way. For years, under master brewer Sam Calagione, they've lead the charge of sourcing exotic ingredients from around the world, and in turn have constantly pushed the limits of what a beer can possibly be.

Campfire Amplifier is their newest 2020 seasonal offering: a milk stout brewed with graham crackers, cinnamon and marshmallows, and with cocoa powder and vanilla beans added. Capturing the flavors of brewing adjuncts more successfully than anyone else could, you really do get the feeling of being next to a roaring campfire. Although less sweet than you might expect from a "sweet milk stout," this beer is just like drinking toasted s'mores but with a dry finish.

Enjoy!!

pmenschDecember 17, 2020Comment