2019 Beer Advent Calendar

2019 Beer Advent Calendar

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2019 Beer Advent Calendar – Our First Attempt At DIY….

In our previous post, we explained WHY we decided to create our own Beer Advent Calendars. Now you get to see all the beers we enjoyed over the month of December 2019. Here is our 2019 Beer Advent Calendar:

Here is our review of each of the 48 beers we tried this year for our first ever beer advent calendar. You can click on each image to see it full screen. Beer information and ratings are listed underneath each image.

Let’s Get Started

December 1

Beer Advent Calendar Unveiled Brewing Co Double IPA and Paulaner Original Munich Lager

Unveiled Brewing Co | Double IPA | IPA-Imperial/Double | ABV 8% | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

Paulaner München | Original Munich Lager | Lager | ABV 4.9% |20 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.75/5 Matt’s Rating: 3/5

December 2

Beer Advent Calendar Keen River Brewing Co River Buddy and Cigar City Brewing Maduro Brown Ale

Keen River Brewing Co | River Buddy | Pale Ale-American | ABV 5.6% | 56 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.75/5 Matt’s Rating: 4.25/5

Cigar City Brewing | Maduro Brown Ale | Brown Ale- English | ABV 5.5% | 25 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.75/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

December 3

Beer Advent Calendar Alaskan Brewing Company Winter Ale and Carlsberg Group Premium Danish Pilsner

Alaskan Brewing Co | Winter Ale | Old Ale | ABV 6.4% | 22 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.25/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

Carlsberg Group | Premium Danish Pilsner | Lager Euro Ale | ABV 5% | 8 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3/5 Matt’s Rating: 3/5

December 4

Beer Advent Calendar Firestone Nitro Merlin and 21st Amendment Brewery Tasty IPA

Firestone | Nitro Merlin | Milk Stout | ABV 5.5% | 27 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 4/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

21st Amendment Brewery | Tasty IPA | IPA | ABV 6.8% | 70 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 4/5

December 5

Beer Advent Calendar Latitude 33 Brewing Lost Cities Hazy IPA and Einstok Icelandic White Ale

Latitude 33 Brewing | Lost Cities Hazy IPA | IPA | ABV 6.3% | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

Einstök| Icelandic White Ale | Witbier | ABV 5.2% | Lora’s Rating: 2.75/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.25/5

December 6

Beer Advent Calendar Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig and Sixpoint Brewery Sweet Action

Samuel Adams | Old Fezziwig | Old Ale | ABV 5.9% | 25 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.75/5 Matt’s Rating: 4/5

Sixpoint Brewery | Sweet Action | Blonde Ale | ABV 5% | 40 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.5/5

6 Down 18 To Go

December 7

Beer Advent Calendar Anchor Brewing Company Fog Breaker IPA and Cambrew Angkor

Anchor Brewing Company | Fog Breaker IPA | IPA | ABV 6.8% | Lora’s Rating: 2.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.25/5

Cambrew | Angkor | Lager | ABV 5% | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3/5

December 8

Beer Advent Calendar Bell's Brewery Porter and Hofbrauhaus Hofbrau Dunkel

Bell’s Brewery | Porter | Porter-American | ABV 5.6% | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.5/5

Hofbräuhaus | Hofbräu Dunkel | Lager | ABV 5.5% | 23 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.25/5

December 9

Beer Advent Calendar Ballast Point Lager and Einstok Icelandic Arctic Pale Ale

Ballast Point | Lager | Lager-American Light | ABV 4.2% | 10 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3/5 Matt’s Rating: 2.5/5

Einstök | Icelandic Arctic Pale Ale | Pale Ale-English | ABV 5.6% | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

December 10

Beer Advent Calendar Stone Brewing Enjoy By 01.01.20 and Tempo Beer Industtries Goldstar Dark Lager

Stone Brewing | Enjoy By 01.01.20 | IPA- Imperial Doible | ABV 9.4% | 94 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 2.75/5 Matt’s Rating 4.25/5

Tempo Beer Industries | Goldstar Dark Lager | Lager-Vienna | ABV 4.9% | Lora’s Rating: 4/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.25/5

December 11

Beer Advent Calendar New Belgium Brewing Oakspire and Einstok Icelandic Wee Heavy

New Belgium Brewing | Oakspire | Strong Ale | ABV 9% | 20 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 4/5 Matt’s Rating: 4.25/5 

Einstök | Icelandic Wee Heavy | Scotch Ale | ABV 8% | Lora’s Rating: 4/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

December 12

Beer Advent Calendar Victory Brewing Company and Schofferhoffer Grapefruit Shandy

Victory Brewing Company | Liberty Bell Ringer | Double IPA | ABV 8.7% | 76 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 4.5/5

Schofferhoffer | Grapefruit | Shandy | ABV 2.5% | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 4/5

Halfway Through Our 2019 Beer Advent Calendar

December 13

Beer Advent Calendar Left Hand Brewing Raspberry Milk Stout and BJ's Brewhouse Committed IIPA

Left Hand Brewing | Raspberry Milk Stout | Stout | ABV 5.7% | 23 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 4/5

BJ’s Brewhouse | Committed IIPA | Double IPA | ABV 8.6% | 95 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 4.25/5 Matt’s Rating: 4.75.5

December 14

Beer Advent Calendar Mason Ale Works Charley Hustle and North Coast Ruedrich's Red Seal Ale

Mason Ale Works | Charley Hustle | IPA-Red | ABV 6.8% | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.5/5

North Coast | Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale | Red Ale – American Amber Ale | ABV 5.4% | 42 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3/5

December 15

Beer Advent Calendar Anchor Brewing Company Brewers' Pale Ale and United Dutch Breweries Oranjeboom Lager

Anchor Brewing Company | Brewers’ Pale Ale | Pale Ale | ABV 5.3% | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

United Dutch Breweries | Oranjeboom | Lager – Euro Ale | ABV 5% | 19 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3/5 Matt’s Rating: 2.5/5

December 16

Beer Advent Calendar Anchor Brewing Company Liberty Ale and Garage Brewing Belgian Tripel aka The Tow Truck

Anchor Brewing Company | Liberty Ale | IPA -American | ABV 4.7% | Lora’s Rating: 3/5  Matt’s Rating: 3.25/5

Garage Brewing | Belgian Tripel aka The Tow Truck | Belgian Tripel | ABV 9.1% | 16 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

December 17

Beer Advent Calendar Samuel Adams/Boston Beer Company Holiday Porter and Mike Hess Brewing Claritas

Samuel Adams/Boston Beer Company | Holiday Porter | Porter -American | ABV 5.9% | 40 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.25/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.5/5

Mike Hess Brewing | Claritas | Belgian Kölsch | ABV 5.8% | 28 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3.25/5 Matt’s Rating: 3/5

December 18

Beer Advent Calendar Black Plague Brewing Tropicus and Thorn brewing Company Relay IPA

Black Plague Brewing | Tropicus | Pale Ale -American | ABV 5.3% | 47 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3/5  Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

Thorn Brewing Company | Relay IPA | IPA | ABV 7.2% | 74 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5

December 19

Beer Advent Calendar Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Wheat and Allagash Brewing Company Tripel

Blue Moon | Harvest Pumpkin Wheat | Pumpkin/Yam Beer | ABV 5.7% | n/a IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.75/5 Matt’s Rating: 4/5

Allagash Brewing Company | Tripel | Belgian Tripel | ABV 9% | 18 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 2.75/5

December 20

Beer Advent Calendar Boulevard Brewing Company and Modern Times Beer Collaboration Restless Nights and Mad River Brewing Company Slammin Salmon

Boulevard Brewing Company and Modern Times Beer | Restless Nights | Porter-Coffee | ABV 7.5% | 30 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 4.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 4.5/5

Mad River Brewing Company | Slammin Salmon | Double IPA | ABV 8.6% | 95 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3.25/5 Matt’s Rating: 4.25/5

December 21

Beer Advent Calendar Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock and Deschutes Brewing Inversion IPA

Samuel Adams | Chocolate Bock | Bock | ABV 5.8% | 11 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.5/5

Deschutes Brewing | Inversion IPA | IPA | ABV 6.3% | 65 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

Last three.

December 22

Beer Advent Calendar Boulevard Brewing Whiskey Barrel Stout and New Belgium 1554

Boulevard Brewing | Whiskey Barrel Stout | Stout-American Imperial-Double | ABV 11.8% | 32 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 4.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

New Belgium | 1554 | Lager-Dark | ABV 6% | 21 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 4/5

December 23

Beer Advent Calendar Boulder Beer Company Killer Penguin and Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company FMB101

Boulder Beer Company | Killer Penguin | Barleywine-Qmerican | ABV 10% | 60 IBU | Lora’s Rating: 4.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 4.25/5

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company | FMB 101 | Kölsch | ABV 4.8% | 20 IBU |Lora’s Rating: 3/5 

December 24

Beer Advent Calendar Rogue Just A Pinch and Ninkasi Brewing Compnay Pacific Rain Northwest Pale

Rogue |Just A Pinch |Sour Gose |ABV 4.5% |IBU 10|Lora’s Rating 3/5 Matt’s Rating: 3/5

Ninkasi Brewing Company |Pacific Rain |Northwest Pale| ABV 5.4% |IBU 50 |Lora’s Rating 3.5/5 Matt’s Rating: 3.75/5

That’s it. This was the start to finish of our DIY 2019 Beer Advent Calendar experience. We had a great time and can’t wait to do it again soon!

Get in the holiday spirit any time of year by checking out our alcohol based calendars over the years:

2019

2020

2021

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