Beer Advent

2021

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

Lexington Brewing Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale

Lexington, KY - 5.5% abv

In a world of agressive IPAs and complex sours, sometimes it feels good to get a little hedonistic with beer. That's where the combination of the holidays and this beer step in! Brewed in Kentucky and rested in an ex-bourbon barrel with a touch of vanilla, this creamy-bodied ale is so reminiscent of drinking a cream soda that you'll have to check for the slight bitterness that hops and barrel aging provide and the dry finish that separate this from its saccharine soda brother.

Don't overthink it, just drink it! (preferably with some salty fried foods-- chicken, fries, mozzarella sticks)

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