We hope you enjoy the beers we have put together for our 2022 Beer Advent! We have sought out new, limited and seasonal beers to share with you throughout December. We thank you for your support of our local shop and would love for you to tag us on Instagram with your favorites.

We've represented many of the best cans and bottles from our 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 more obscure and nerdy lagers, plus all the roasty malty dark beers to keep you cozy this holiday season.

Cheers and Happy Holidays!

The S&L Team
David, Pamela, Jules, James, Jessica, Ashley, Kathryn, Kat, Layne, Lydia & Lindsay

Houblon Chouffe IPA

Belgium / 9% ABV

And now for something completely different: a Belgian beer with three different types of hops. No, that’s not a typo on the bottle; what you have in your hands is the first IPA style beer made by a proper Belgian brewery.

Brasserie d'AChouffe was founded in the late 1970s in Belgium's Valley of the Fairies. In true hipster beer brah fashion, brothers-in-law Pierre and Chris began brewing beer in one of their mother-in-law's garage way before it was cool to be doing so. Though they focus on proper Belgian ales, they also wanted to make a brew for the American masses, so they brewed a classic belgian dubbel ale and hopped it up with Tomahawk, Saaz, and Amarillo hops to make a beer in a category all its own: hoppy, bitter yet clean, aromatic, and somehow gently creamy. You’d never guess this sneaky little gnome packs a punch at 9% abv. Skål!

pmenschDecember 17, 2022JulesComment