DAY 24!! The final day of Advent and the final beer! Thank you for purchasing the 2019 Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar. It's been great to hear all of your feedback and thoughts on each beer. We hope you enjoyed the selection this year! The. . .
DAY 23! The one and only stout in this calendar is from Sound Brewing in Poulsbo, Washington. The Coffee Ursus Spelaeus Belgian Style Imperial Stout is a lovely re-imagination of the Ursus Spelaeus with added coffee flavours! "Named for a long. . .
DAY 22! This Sunday brew is brought to you by one of the finest breweries in Europe, De Molen. The Tekst & Uitleg Pale Ale Saison-ish is a clever and truly inspired blend of styles. . . Brouwerij De Molen info via Wikipedia: "Brouwerij De. . .
DAY 17!! Luvanium Blond a classic Belgian blonde ale from Brouwhuys de Vaart in Hofstade, Belgium. "Luvanium blond is a beer full of tradition, inspired by the famous Leuven beer from the 18th century that was immensely popular in the low. . .
DAY 15! After boozy beers the last couple of days, we now take a step back for a crisp and smooth blond: Boho Organic Blond Beer. Boho, brewed by Belgian Brew factory in Heule, Belgium features grassy notes and a yeasty complex. This organic beauty. . .
DAY 14!!! Another heavy hitter! In at 10%, buckle up for the Klevertien "Ten of Clubs" from Brouwerij Het Nest in Oud-Turnhout, Belgium. This Quad has all the boozy warmth to keep you feeling warm today! "When we started a closed beer-tasting. . .
Day 11!! Contact! The aliens have landed. UFO White is a crisp light bodied, white beer brewed at Harpoon Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts. "Thanks to a trip to the Pacific Northwest in the ‘90s, the idea for UFO was born. We saw breweries. . .
DAY 8!! Sundays beer is a blanche nicknamed "Blanka" by Brewhouse Karbo brewed Laakdal, Belgium. The philosophy at Karbo: "We brew our beers ourselves - be it our own beers or the beers we make on demand - in a very natural and passionate way. . . .
DAY 5!!! After Belgian inspired beers on DAY 3 & 4, back to Belgium for DAY 5 and the Triporteur from Hell, brewed by BOM Brewery in Roeselare, Belgium. While the name of this delicious dubbel porter does not mesh with the Advent season, the flavors. . .
To Belgium for DAY 2! This offering, the VI Wheat, from Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille The Féculerie farm in Jandrain-Jandrenouille was transformed into a brewery in the summer of 2007. That year, the first product of the brewery was born,. . .
Imperial Pilsner And so another delicious Craft BeerAdvent Calendar comes to a close. But not without a bang! Putting aside Aussie/Kiwi differences, 8 Wired hooked up with Bridge Road Brewers and ramped up this classic Australasian Lager. . .
American Wild Ale Christmas is almost here, so why not enjoy a kettle sour fermented on apricots courtesy of the masters at 8 Wired. Brewed for the Great Australasian Beer Spectacular, we were lucky enough to sneak a bit into bottles to make. . .
Irish Stout Being in County Cork, home to the distillery where all Jameson is produced, Eight Degrees skipped the brewery collab and hooked up with their whiskey brethren to barrel age their Irish Stout for a perfect match. With lovely. . .
Irish Ale Kiwi Scott and Aussie Cam founded Eight Degrees Brewing in Ireland, so you know you're getting something worldly today. Warrior is a draft exclusive bottled just for the BeerAdvent calendar and it's a Red Ale like you've. . .
Export Stout Teaming up with Beer Here from the Danish island of Bornholm, Winter Storm is a big, rich stout spiced with nordic herbs and the Norwegian yeast strain Kveik. Kveik gives the beer a touch of fruitiness in addition to this. . .
Belgian Strong Pale Ale It shouldn't surprise that the Norwegian brewers at Nøgne Ø know how to craft a heckuva Belgian Tripel using small amounts of orange peel and cinnamon. A perfect fit as we approach the holidays. The beer has a. . .
American Porter Beer knows no boundaries, and today's choice is no exception. Alvinne partnered with French brewery Rosny Beer to craft Une Belle Histoire, a farmhouse porter made with cold steeped coffee. Pours dark reddish-brown with. . .
Saison As a Belgian microbrewery, Alvinne is up against ancient greats, but with passion, dedication and their Morpheus house yeast, they are able to brew this thirst-quenching Belgian Saison with a small blend of their Omega sour beer for a. . .
Weissbier Today's beer is a joint effort between White Pony and Panil; together they crafted a modern Hefeweizen with an added dry hopping of Motueka and topped off with passion fruit flavours for something so familiar and yet. . .
Belgian Strong Pale Ale Head brewer Rob at White Pony works hard to bring real craft beer to the Italian scene, and his Belgian Strong, Ambra is no exception. To no surprise, it pours a medium amber colour with a thin white head. Notes of. . .
Export Stout For today's beer, Bryan & Max called in friends at Hopper Bräu to brew a dry and light, American Stout. . . which brings a sort of balance to the dichotomy of the duo. . . I like to think. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX . . .
Saison Like a collaboration in itself, Bryan France and Max Senner, joined as Yankee & Kraut, a unique microbrewery in Germany constantly pushing and twisting the envelope of German beer such is the case in today's Bavarian. . .
Scotch Ale At the halfway point of the calendar, we get our 6th collaboration! Brouwerij Frontaal connected with his pals at Walhalla in Amsterdam to create a very approachable Scotch Ale. This beer appears a hazy, brownish amber with an. . .
Sweet Stout From Denmark, we head down to the Netherlands where we met self-taught brewer, Roel Buckens, who started Brouwerij Frontaal. He dug into his book of recipes and brought us his delicious Milk Stout. The beer pours black with a. . .
Dortmunder Lager Today's beer is a collaboration between Ugly Duck Brewing and another Danish brewery, Hornbeer. Together, they've taken the often overlooked style of Lager and twisted it with some trendy Nelson Sauvin hops for. . .
Belgian Pale Ale We've had enough North American beer up to this point, so today we've jumped back across the Atlantic to craft beer-hotbed, Denmark, for Ugly Duck Brewing's Galaxy Belgian-style Blonde. Pours hazy orange with a. . .
Flavoured India Pale Ale Jeppe at Evil Twin has more than a few brewer connections, but he dug deep into his own locale to collaborate with nano brewery you've probably never hear of, but should make note of: Blank Brewing. Pours. . .
Flavoured India Pale Ale Our good friend, Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø at Evil Twin Brewing is in the midst of transitioning from gypsy brewer to setting up shop in his transplanted home town of Brooklyn, New York. But before settling down, we. . .
India Pale Ale Today's beer unites the north - between Yukon Brewing in Whitehorse and NWT Brewing in Yellowknife to create a beer true to themselves. An IPA with locally-foraged Spruce and Tamarack tips. The beer is a light amber and. . .
Imperial Stout From the beaches of Mexico, we jump to northern Canada to craft pioneers Yukon Brewing for a bold, British-style Imperial Stout. Pouring jet black with a thin, tan head, notes of roasted coffee and chocolate pop out right. . .
India Session Ale Baja Brewing teamed up with brothers-in-brewing at Cervecería Cholula across the Gulf of California in Puebla, just south east of Mexico City to brew a sessionable IPA that lends itself perfectly to sun and beaches. . . or. . .
India Pale Ale Today we head down the Baja California Peninsula to Cabo San Lucas, where Colorado native Jordan Gardenhire fell in love with the location and decided to bring craft beer to this sunny destination. Now we're bringing that. . .
Sweet Stout The first collaboration of the calendar joins the Tiny Rebel with their UK brethren, Fierce Beer in Aberdeen. An inspiration from Derek Zoolander's coffee of choice that's just as crazy good as it sounds! It pours. . .
American Pale Ale New year, new beer! Or should we say new brewery!! The 2018 Craft BeerAdvent Calendar begins across the Atlantic in Newport, South Wales with Tiny Rebel; an award-winning brewery that focuses on super tasty beer. In. . .
Imperial Porter Our calendar has come to a close as now all of the windows have been opened, with the final one revealing an Oak Aged Imperial Porter from Põhjala in Estonia. This rich, luxurious pour reveals a cappuccino-esque foam on. . .
Porter DuClaw Brewing out of Maryland is responsible for the penultimate brew of this year's box. Sweet Baby Jesus finished off the 2015 pack, and in 2017, its jittery cousi makes a first appearance in Canada. Hop gunned with. . .
Belgian Strong Ale Our 22nd beer has us back in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and this beer is full of treats for the good #craftbeer boys and girls (of legal drinking age). Conceived and brewed especially for the 2017 Craft. . .
Saison We are in France for day 21 with a Saison to mark the changing of the seasons, from Brasserie La Débauche, in Angoulême. Traditionally, saison styles, or farmhouse ales have their roots in France and Belgium, with the beer being. . .
Spice/Herb/Vegetable Our beer today is from Austria, Biermanufaktur Loncium's Gingerbread Man, a spicy seasonal dark ale. This beer is lightly spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg to evoke the aroma of freshly baked gingerbread. . .
Baltic Porter Today's brew comes from the West Coast, in Poulsbo, Washington, Sound Brewery's Baltic Porter, released specially for this year's Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar. Baltic porters, while rich and dark, use a lager yeast. . .
Sweet Stout We are hitting the 3/4 mark of this year's calendar, with another fantastic little microbrew out of the UK, this time from Ticketybrew in Stalybridge, just outside of Manchester to the East. This beer incorporates. . .
Barley Wine Our 17th beer is from Big Sky Brewing Company in Missoula, Montana, and is a barrel-aged release of their wheat wine, Power Wagon. With three different strains of wheat, comprising 53% of the grain bill on this brew, aromatics. . .
Doppelbock Today's beer comes to us from the Wold Top brewery in Yorkshire, England. Ditto is a rich, dark, malty beer with a lightly hopped edge brewed from a blend of Munich and crystal malts. Ditto was brewed to celebrate the. . .
Spice/Herb/Vegetable Today's brew comes to us from Crazy Mountain Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado. This amber ale is flavoured with maple syrup and winter baking spices in a beer brewed to celebrate the holiday season. Perfect for. . .
Abt/Quadrupel Day number 14 brings us a bold, Belgian-style strong ale from an extremely cool little microbrewery in Italy, White Pony. While Dark Signs may sound like its intentions are less than pure for your Advent enjoyment, this brew. . .
Scotch Ale Lucky number 13 in this year's Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar is from The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery in Farmville, North Carolina. Their Wee Heavy, however, might transport you to the Highlands of Scotland, with rich malty,. . .
Stout We've got an all-star treat for you, a more "sessionable" version of Bolshevik Bastard, which some of you may remember from all ®. It may be light on alcohol content, but not when it comes to flavour, body and aroma. It's. . .
Amber Ale You know Dasher & Dancer, do you? You don't know this one, because it is another Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar exclusive beer, from Brouwerij De Molen in the Netherlands. This one is a holiday Red Ale with some lovely caramel. . .
Witbier We're at double digits for this year's calendar and we are happy to be showcasing a beer from one of the new arrivals in our portfolio, Microbrasserie Le Grimoire out of Granby, Quebec Their Shamans has the cure for what. . .
Sour/Wild Ale Sour beers have been a bit of a point of contention for some of our Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar fans past and present, but without question, sour beers are not a trend or a fad in the craft brewing scene. We decided to go out. . .
Imperial Stout Behind door #8 lies yet another Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar exclusive, this one from Clown Shoes Brewing in Ipswich, Massachusetts. They have a brew known as Undead Party Crasher upon which this recipe, but they have removed. . .
Belgian Ale Lucky number 7 in our Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar adventure is the Grisette from Camba Bavaria. One of the lightest beers in this year's calendar, this beer has a lot of subtle flavours, influenced by some wheat in the grain. . .
Sweet Stout We're at the 1/4 mark of the 2017 Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar, but we're by no means done with the surprises in store in this year's box. In an advent calendar first, we've included a beer on Nitro for the. . .
India Pale Ale (IPA) We are travelling to Spain for day 5 of the Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar from a brewery called Naparbier. We didn't have a Krampus beer specifically this year, but found this Alien Klaw to be supernatural, and. . .
Abt/Quadrupel Today's workweek kicks off with a robust Monday treat from the mysterious mind of Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergso and Evil Twin Brewing. The beer title is a subtle homage to devotees of the TV show, Twin Peaks, featuring the phrase. . .
Sweet Stout On the third day of BeerAdvent®, we go back to the shores of Lake Michigan, and the creative wizards of flavoured stouts that populate the brewing team at Saugatuck Brewing Company. The "Cocanuck" is one of 3 exclusive. . .
Abbey Dubbel Day 2 has us on a journey to Norway for one of our favourite BeerAdvent® breweries, Nøgne Ø. This is their 3rd entry into our calendars over the past 6 years, and all of their beers manage to capture the joy and wonder of. . .
Golden Ale/Blond Ale We begin our 2017 Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar adventure with the beer that built Shipyard Brewing, first brewed in June of 1992. Thoughtfully engineered based upon English tradition but is brewed with the finest ingredients. . .
Belgian Strong Ale Strong specialty golden ale brewed with a super amount of malts and candy sugar, fermented with two yeast strains and dry hopped with orange peels and coriander for a graceful and complex bouquet of ripe yellow fruits,. . .
Bitter The name Clootie Dumpling comes from the traditional Scottish spiced pudding and the cloth or cloot it is wrapped in. This fruity, spiced winter ale exhibits all the warming characters of that famous dish. It has a rich fruity nose. . .
Imperial Stout Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, the evil twin at Evil Twin Brewing makes his second entry into this year's calendar - this time a full on Evil Twin creation produced at Cervesa del Montseny in Barcelona. This beer is robust with. . .
Barley Wine La Débauche is a young artisan brewery in Angouleme run by a couple of beer lovers. From their desire to share their passion and their culture of one of the oldest drinks in the world, was born La Débauche. Every beer is above. . .
Sour Red/Brown This traditional beer style, typical for the region of the southwest of Flanders, in Northern Belgium, wakes up your mouth with a big punch in the face. Once your senses are recovered, you will discover a mixture of winey. . .
Old Ale A rich, dark ale with an underlying maltiness and subtle soft fruit aroma, ideal for keeping the chill of winter at bay. The roasted barley and pale chocolate malt give a deep red hue; the hop combination of Progress, Styrian. . .
Spice/Herb/Vegetable Proudly brewed with wasabi and an appetite for destruction. Beginning in 2007, Ducato Microbrewery is today's most awarded Italian brewery. It is located in Roncole Verdi, a small village in Parma County, birth. . .
Saison The MONYO Brewing Co. presents a Black Alligator, the ruthless predator. The beer is based on a traditional saison with a spicy character of the three types of yeast and the addition of juniper Alligator Pepper makes it unique. The. . .
Barley Wine Two faces to wash and four dirty little hands. Twenty fingers. Twenty toes. As Twins, they work side by side. Double the giggles and double grins, as well double the trouble. Double the figs. Steer the pot. Boil, boil, double it. . .
Baltic Porter Translation: Night. An Imperial Baltic Porter as dark as the Estonian winter nights. Strong enough to keep you warm through the cold evenings. A clean burnt sugar dominates, immediately giving way to rich dark fruits -. . .
Sour/Wild Ale The Blending of Beer is an Art! To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the revival of the Oud Beersel Brewery, the brewmaster transposed his blending skills on blending "Ale" with "Lambic" to create Bersalis Sourblend, a beer. . .
American Strong Ale Adventurous Brown is a celebration of Advent. A time filled with Christmas preparations and great expectations. Aged on oak and cypress, and with a distinct character of molasses and malt we think it will put you in the. . .
Grodziskie This particular beer is an effective co-operation between Polish and Finnish brewers. The recipe was made together by the guys from Browar Wąsosz and Humalove Brewing, to give this traditional Polish beer a Finnish twist. Made. . .
Saison A spicy yet refreshing light saison. Seasoned with Timut & Szechuan pepper, mustard seeds, juniper and it wouldn't be a Brouwerij de Molen brew without a considerable amount of tasty hops. An easy drinking "all season" saison. . . .
Imperial IPA Inspired by West Coast hop-bomb Triple IPAs, this is an extreme beer with an insane amount of malts and Equinox hops. Pours a clear golden-orange with a large and creamy white head. Aroma has lovely hops, lychee, black tea and. . .
Foreign Stout A foreign extra stout that is as dark as deep space with a rich body and a smooth feel on the palette. Enjoy the roasted flavours & the coffee aromas in this slightly dry craft beer. Country: Poland ABV:. . .
Pale Lager Schloss Eggenberg's classic Märzenbier in a stylish packaging, unique in Austria! The very wholesome, refreshing and tasty beer, filled in a 330mL aluminum bottle is perfect for parties: it has little weight, does not break. . .
Saison Naparbier is commited to make beer with a high quality, using the best ingredients - natural and fresh. It means that each Naparbier beer is made without preservatives, additives and other harmful chemicals. Country:. . .
Belgian Strong Ale Sweet Krampus, huh? Little cross-cultural lesson, the Krampus, in Austria, is a figure described as "half-goat, half-demon" who, during the winter season, punishes children who misbehaved. Well, I guess your behaviour was. . .
Belgian Ale The exclusive beers of the Trappist order are the monastic inspiration of De Mons Belgian Abbey. It might be sinister in name but there is nothing hellish about this concoction. Fig and raisin flavours conspire sweetly to envelop. . .
Wheat Ale This beer is alive! If you wish to leave the sediment in the bottle, store upright and pour carefully. If you're not bothered, Chuck it all in! The yeast is what makes the beer exciting. Proving that the hop needn't be. . .
Dunkel Laiskajaakko (Lazy Jack) beer is made from the best and purest Finnish malt using ecological wood pellet energy. Teerenpeli Brewery was established in 1995 as one of the first microbreweries in Finland. Today they are still one of. . .
India Pale Ale Camba is a young, innovative brewery in the region of Chiemgau, in Bavaria. Beer has only been brewed in the old mill in Truchtlaching, on the river Alz, since 2008: more than 50 different types - ranging from a traditional. . .
American Pale Ale After having tasted many different APAs coming from every parts of the world, Doge's brewer decided to create the most drinkable APA. APA is a bronzed blonde beer with great citric aromas of orange, grapefruit and. . .
What better way to celebrate the holidays, than with a limited edition Craft BeerAdvent® Calendar featuring this year’s theme “New World Beers from Old World Countries”. Celebrating its 5th year, Craft Beer Importers Canada has been providing. . .
UPDATE Read how KILLER ThePourFool thinks these beers are in his latest review here. Mortal Kombat X Series of Beers, v1 is produced by Sound Brewery, Poulsbo, Washington and distributed exclusively by Global Beverage Traders. This. . .
Mortal Kombat X Series new to Canada. 3 new beers available in 650mL bottles. Sub-Zero: Imperial Indian Pale Ale - 8. 5% Refresingly cool on a warm day, yet also warming in cool weather. An IPA that's not all about hops or malt but both. . .
This year we are happy to announce that we will be distributing the Spirits Advent Calendar™ from Heritage Distilling Co. this holiday season. From Heritage Distilling Co. : 24 days of minis are the perfect way to celebrate this holiday. . .