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

Kent Falls Brewing Pause and Reflect Porter

Kent, CT - 6% abv

Hey, you. Yeah, you! Take it easy. Grab a glass and rinse it out. Let it drain for a minute while you look at the label on this can. Consider all the work that went into bringing you one of man’s great conveniences: packaged beer.

Kent Falls, in the quiet corner of Connecticut, sources their grain from local farmers, which benefits your neighbors and reduces carbon emissions. Makes you feel good about popping that can and pouring a dense, fluffy, cocoa-brown beer. That triticale and emmer rusticity add some toasted hay and miso notes. The body, dense and smooth, is still light enough to enjoy the whole sixteen ounces. You know, life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop, pause and reflect once in a while, it might pass you by.

pmenschDecember 9, 2021JamesComment