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

North Coast Old Rasputin RIS

Fort Bragg, CA - 9% ABV

North Coast Brewing Company is near and dear to our craft-beer-loving hearts, not only because they've been true pioneers of the American beer scene since their founding in 1988, but also because of their indelible leadership in philanthropy and sustainability. Profoundly making the world a better place one beer at a time, the brewery is proud to be TRUE Platinum Zero Waste Certified, offering 14 Non-GMO Project Verified beers, and spearheading an innovative farming project to reverse its carbon footprint and advance the science of carbon sequestration in agriculture. Old Rasputin, produced in the tradition of 18th Century English brewers who famously supplied the court of Russia’s Catherine the Great, is without a doubt one of the top beers in America, and definitely serves as a benchmark for the Russian Imperial Stout style. This full-bodied and intense beer has layers and layers of bold, intense, roasty, toasty whiskey flavors and a remarkably long finish. Best shared with a loved one, or slowly savored out of a snifter.

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