Once again, we had a blast putting together our annual Craft Beer Advent Calendar!! We've thoughtfully chosen twenty-four of the best beers to enjoy in December 2021, and wrapped them up together as the best advent calendar ever: one that surprises you with a new, limited, seasonal beer every day!

We've represented many of the best cans and bottles coming from our amazing local craft beer scene, alongside some ancient, traditional brews from across the planet, and even included some new and unexpected flavors and styles as well. With an array of IPAs, a smattering of sours, some crisp clean lagers, some way more obscure and nerdy lagers, plus all the roasty malty dark beers you could possibly want to keep you cozy throughout this holiday season... this year's selection is sure to delight any craft beer drinker, from novice to connoisseur.

We thank you for joining us for our second annual Beer Advent Calendar, and invite you to sip along with these daily tasting notes that we’ve put together for each individual beer. Once again for your convenience we saved the heaviest-hitters - those with alcohol contents over 7% - for the weekends. We sincerely hope you enjoy these selected seasonal offerings as much as we really do too!!

Cheers to you, cheers to craft beer, and cheers to the 2021 holidays!
Kim, James, Kelly, Jules, Jessica, Kathryn, Ashley, David & Pamela

Beer’d Brewing Company Dogs and Boats

Stonington, CT - 9.1% abv

It is impossible to do any sort of collection of beers without giving a shout out to our nearest brewery, Beer’d in Stonington.

For their winter release of their flagship IPA, they have kept the classic recipe that everyone loves, but added a cozy winter scene to adorn the label. Despite the snow on the can and (perhaps) outside, the liquid inside will zap you straight to one of the many docks or marinas that are constant features of the waterscape in Stonington and surrounding towns. As anyone who lives here knows, where there are dogs, there are boats, and this beer is as good a friend to man on the water as a four-legged furry pal. Hopped with Citra and Mosaic, this beer is full of tropical and citrus notes that accent a beer so easy to drink, it is scary. The malt is as soft as the good boy and the finish as crisp as the Jack Frost featured on the label!

pmenschDecember 23, 2021JamesComment