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

Schofferhofer Pomegranate

Frankfurt, Germany - 2.5% abv

Enjoy this bright, sweet, fruity beer as the back label suggests, ice-cold and straight out of the bottle. We’re happy to now introduce you to the ultimate brunch beer: Schofferhofer Pomegranate, half Hefeweizen beer and half natural juice. Back in the 1400s, Schofferhofer brewery made history brewing the first Hefeweizen (a traditional German wheat beer) outside of Bavaria. Centuries later, they’re continuing to forge their own path with three of the very few commercially available radlers, their pomegranate, grapefruit, and passionfruit beers.

We thought it’d be fun to coincide this beer’s placement in the advent calendar with the approximate pomegranate harvest. Pomegranate’s short season peaks in the winter with pomegranate crops ripening just in time for the holidays, so has long been associated with the season as a symbol of prosperity and good fortune. A super-low alcohol content of only 2.5%abv makes this an ideal beer for enjoying with brunch, lunch, or anytime, without slowing you down or giving your day that metaphorical flat-tire. Conversely, you could turn it up a notch and use this beer in mixed drinks, like in a margarita with Blanco Tequila, or splashed in a spritz with dry Cava. However, or whenever, you drink this unique beer, we hope it brings you good luck this holiday season.

pmenschDecember 21, 2021KimComment