Warning: Spoilers ahead.
If you want to know what I’ve been drinking then continue
reading.
Update:
Saint John Craft Beer managed to put together one more
carton so I can go ahead and compare the contents of two very different craft
beer advent calendars.
Saint John carton rundown:
Compared to last year’s carton more thought and detail has
been put in. Included in the carton is a nice, inspiring note from Saint John.
Instead of brown paper bags around each beer this year they
are special Saint John printed paper wrapped.
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| It is going to be a fun lead up to Xmas. |
Let’s get started
December 1
Young Henry’s Newtowner
Our first beer is from Newtown, NSW, a place known as a hub
for artists and musicians. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of
Newtown, Young Henry’s made this beer using a trio of Tassie Hops. Because of
it’s popularity it has continued to be brewed and was a very nice beer to start
off this adventure.
Epic Awakening Pils
First from Saint John is from over the water in New Zealand.
Awakening is best described by its name, it truly is an awakening to drink it
and has me excited about what is to come.
December 2
Bridge Road Celtic Red Ale
I was wondering how long it would be before the flagship
brewer of the carton appeared. The Celtic Red Ale was first brewed as a ‘one
off’ for the annual Beechworth Celtic Festival but due to popularity it became
a permanent edition to Bridge Road’s lineup. A very different beer to what I
normally drink but it was pretty good.
Little Rivers Stronach Hoppy Lager
Thank you Saint John for bringing a Tasmanian beer early
into the carton. This was a great beer to drink, very hoppy as the name
suggests and at 5.8% it ticked all the boxes for me. Made with only the four
key ingredients, water, hops, malt and yeast this beer is styled after a cross
between and American IPA and an American style lager.
December 3
Moon Dog Mack Daddy Dark Ale
The first Victorian beer to appear in this beer quest. As
the name suggests it is a dark tasting beer, it was good to drink but dark ales
aren’t my favourite, it won’t be my #1 this Christmas but still worth drinking.
Dugges The Tropic Sunrise Sour Fruit Ale
WTH??? This Swedish craft beer was definitely an experience.
Made with fermented mango, pineapple and raspberry this was easy enough to
drink but affected my mouth in a way a beer never has before. I had a couple of
beers before drinking this so I didn’t get the full favour hit, but wow, if you
want something unreal to try then look for one of these.
December 4
Bridge Road Robust Porter
Bridge Road continue to excite me, this time with their
Robust Porter made with roasted barley and chocolate which made me crave
chocolate afterwards. It is a dark beer but very different to the Moon Dog,
this was really good.
Liberty Knife Party IPA
Before I drink it I was already wondering about the strange
name and label. Brewed in Auckland, New Zealand, this beer was a one off brewed
for the West Coast IPA challenge in 2013, it won and is still being made to
this day. It’s flavour comes from the large amount of USA hops thrown in to
create something unique and exciting.
December 5
Van Dieman White Hills White Ale
Another Tasmanian beer, Van Dieman is an amazing brewery. This
beer however, made to be a Belgian Witbier with orange peel and coriander was a
bit difficult to drink.
Vale Mid Coast
The first can in the Xmas Beer adventure, this was a very
pleasant summer inspired ale. The blue dots on the can actually have a funny
texture as you hold it. This beer is from South Australia and like many summer
ales is a little weak, at 3.5%.
December has only just got started and there are many more
beers to drink.
Cheers,
Dave
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