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

Marlowe Artisanal Ales Positive Outcomes

Stonington, CT - 5.2% ABV

You may not have heard of Zac Ross yet, but if you're a craft beer lover in Connecticut, you surely will soon!

As the official head brewer at Twelve Percent Beer Project, Zac's responsible for brewing their flagship lager, as well as all the contract-brewed beers of their immense brewing cooperative including Abomination, American Solera, Decadent, Omnipollo, Hoof Hearted and many more.

Marlowe Artisanal Ales, named for his late grandfather, is Zac's personal "brewery in progress," focusing on low ABV and balanced beers. Positive Outcomes is an unfiltered American pale ale brewed with Nelson Sauvin and Citra hops. This pours a brilliant bright yellow, opaque but not dark at all, with a sudsy, lingering head. The intense hoppy aromas might lead you to believe it'll be more bitter than it actually is.

However, it's overall an easy drinking beer that would be great any time of day. The carbonation is very soft, and the fresh, fruity flavors of grapefruit, lemon zest, and orange blossom are sure to delight. We sincerely wish you all some Positive Outcomes in this coming New Year.

pmenschDecember 23, 2020Comment