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

New England Brewing Co's Coriolis

Woodbridge, CT - 8.2% ABV

One of our favorite local breweries is Woodbridge, CT's New England Brewing Company, more commonly referred to as "NEBCO" by the Connecticut beer community. They are a small, laid-back brewery, and truly have been since their founding in 2001, which is basically ancient in craft beer terms. We love them because they generously give back to the community in many different ways each year, and they've been leading, lifting, and helping countless newer brewing projects over the decades. Also their beer is delicious. You may know them from their hits (Sea Hag, G-Bot, Fuzzy Baby Ducks to name a few), but they literally have a rolodex of incredible beers in every style.

Coriolis, a double IPA, is one of their single-hopped creations, featuring 100% Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealand. It's nice, bright, and aromatic, with fruity flavors of white grape, mango, and gooseberry. And yes, the label image is of a Hobbit holding a hop vine while being eaten by a T-Rex. Sometimes it's better not to ask why - the creative genius of resident artist Craig Gilbert simply cannot be contained nor explained. Just drink it, it's good! (really good)

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