ABV: 10% For the final advent day I’m drinking a fairly appropriately named beer by Evil Twin (though I’m not in a hotel room or in New York city). Extremely dark body and a deep coffee coloured head with even a few bubbles that go down when you pour, this beer has excellent head retention…. Read more »
ABV: 5% The final homebrew on my list this year is a Christmas ale that we bottled two weeks ago and opened for the first time on Saturday. The beer has a deep reddish brown colour to it and a cream coloured head with very poor head retention. The aroma is strongly of chocolate and… Read more »
ABV: 8% Sigtuna is the last Swedish craft brewery in my advent calendar this year and one of the ones I’ve been looking forward to the most. The Midvinter Blot is an Imperial Porter and reminds me a bit of a scotch ale.The colour is extremely dark and the very little head is coffee in… Read more »
ABV: 8% Til Fra Via by Mikkeller is a thick smoky porter with a black body and a dark chocolate coloured head with mediocre head retention. This beer has a strong sweet-smoky aroma and has a dry smoky body with mild malt bitterness to it. The mouthfeel is very thick and carbonation is medium. Rating:… Read more »
ABV: 11% Mohawk Snowmelter is I believe the strongest beer this advent season. With minimal light brown head that disappeared quickly this beer is quite dark. The aroma is of cigarette smoke and the body is much the same. If there are other tastes or smells they were heavily overpowered by the smokiness. The body… Read more »
ABV: 6% This Irish Red Ale was a recipe I found online with the addition of pumpkin and pumpkin spices for a nice fall beer. A deep rich red in colour (though the picture shows it poorly) this beer has almost no head. The aroma is rich with cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice and the flavour… Read more »
ABV: 7.4% Flying Dog’s K-9 Winter Ale is one of the only ones I also had last year for my calendar, but the beer is different every year. A rich amber colour with a small off-white head that has decent retention the nose is oaky and full of winter spices. The flavour is also of… Read more »
ABV: 8.6% This homebrew is the first all grain brew we made and was mostly a massive learning experience. We since re-did it a week and a half ago and already we can see dramatically different results, but that is for another blog post. This beer is very dark with an off-white head and has… Read more »
ABV: 5.5% Samuel Adams Winter Lager is not the easy drinking beer you’d expect. It has a reddish-amber colour with a white head that disappeared quickly and is very clear and pretty to look at. The nose is sweet with caramel, toffee, chocolate and hints of apple. The flavour is very malty and sweet with… Read more »
ABV: 5.3% Thornbridge Brewery’s Smoked Winter Porter is one of the darker beers I’ve had this advent with a chocolatey looking head to it that lasted a few minutes before it disappeared. The aroma has a light smoky smell to it that isn’t overpowering and the taste is of a dry toasted porter with a… Read more »
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