My advent calendar is better than yours? 2022

[dad_of_jon]

Hi all, for those of us who are having a beer advent this year perhaps we can have a bit of fun and post what we have, and mark each day out of 10? keeping a running total?

And for those who are waiting a few days into December for a discount on a calendar it might help them decide if its worth arriving a bit later to the party.

I had a brewdog last year, an advent from a belgian beer warehouse the year before (good beer but far to many blonds) and this year I have a tiny rebel advent. I'm aware of a beer52 and beerwulf advent too....

Let the battle commence

 

[Leon103]

This year I ordered 20 beers from duration 15 from vault city and a selection of 17 from morrisons. Kids are going to select 24 and put them in one of the boxes with numbers on each one. Home made calendar. Only issue is I don't drink during the week.

 

[The Baron]

That'll be a good Saturday night then Leon after saving the schooldays up

 

[Mayor of Simpleton]

I have a Bier Company advent this year. I don't drink on a school night so will be saving the contents up for Fridays and Saturdays. Today's beer is Cassels Nectaron IPA.

 

[Agentgonzo]

I balked at spending £1 per cup for a coffee advent calendar, so found a nice taster sample of local coffees at a Christmas/food market the other day.

 

[ChilledGecko]

I've made my own Advent beer kit with orders from Polly's Brews and Azvex Brewing. I'll have enough for at least a tin a night.
I doubt very much if I'll average a brew a night though, I try not to imbibe every night and if I save them up for a weekend catch up I find my legs stop working and I start smiling at people and being nice.
I have let my son make the selections, and to be fair he's not picked a bad one yet.

Bottoms up chaps!


Edit, after reading that back it looks like I've used Advent as an excuse to buy beers to drink as and when. Hey-ho, such is life.
Cheers anyway!

 

[Mayor of Simpleton]

I've made my own Advent beer kit with orders from Polly's Brews and Azvex Brewing. I'll have enough for at least a tin a night.

I haven't tried Azvex beers but you can't go wrong with Polly's. I have really enjoyed all their beers I have tried.

 

[Clint]

My eldest son has just presented me with a Brewdog 12 beers of Christmas box.
Not quite an advent but I'm very happy he took the effort to get me something.
I shall be supplementing it with a few shop bought to eke out my supplies.

 

[Leon103]

That'll be a good Saturday night then Leon after saving the schooldays up

And a most of my weekends are being taken up with Xmas parties.

 

[dad_of_jon]

My eldest son has just presented me with a Brewdog 12 beers of Christmas box.
Not quite an advent but I'm very happy he took the effort to get me something.
I shall be supplementing it with a few shop bought to eke out my supplies.

if aldi did advent calendars

 

[dad_of_jon]

So the tipa isn't as good as vocations tipa they have in the supermarkets and brewdogs triple hazy edges it but 7/10 . There's a lot of theming gone into this calendar. And hopefully there'll be a rude picture of the tiny rebel bear giving the bird when you line up the back of the 25 cans to make a
pic.

Edit: son had coldfront a vienna style lager in his brewdog advent. I think he wins day one.

 

[Clint]

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So the tipa isn't as good as vocations tipa they have in the supermarkets and brewdogs triple hazy edges it but 7/10 . There's a lot of theming gone into this calendar. And hopefully there'll be a rude picture of the tiny rebel bear giving the bird when you line up the back of the 25 cans to make a pic.

I hope thats not oxidised...or indeed any of them as I have had in the past.
A reason I won't buy TR.

 

[dad_of_jon]

I hope thats not oxidised...or indeed any of them as I have had in the past.
A reason I won't buy TR.

My phone camera isn't the best but yes the colour doesn't look great. Now a polly's advent calender that would be something.

 

[Agentgonzo]

I'm tempted to just put little numbered doors in front of this

 

[RichardM]

Here's my first beer from this year's beer advent calendar from Pop'n'Hops in Cardiff

 

[dad_of_jon]

Here's my first beer from this year's beer advent calendar from Pop'n'Hops in Cardiff
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750ml

 

[RichardM]

750ml

on a school night!

 

[dave_77]

I have done a similar thing to @Leon103 ..DIY advent, kids stuck the numbers on a bottle box that I made a lid for
First beer was a Track/lost and grounded Festbier

 

[dave_77]

2nd advent beer
Tasty Belgian, dry , fairly bitter with some nice fruitiness from the yeast.

 

[RichardM]

Day 2. Polly's Motueka DDH IPA