Last week's trip had me away from #beersaturday but I am back safe and sound for week 441! ! You are invited to leave a huge upvote and join our friend @detlev to create your own #beersaturday post with the gang at https://hive.blog/hive-187719/@detlev/beersaturday-441 !
In this edition, I crack into my Beer Advent Calendar scored at this year's beer exchange!
The Beer Exchange
You can read about our tour here but here is the prize at the end of that long drunkfest. 24 individually wrapped and numbered craft beers from across the country.
Beer #1 - Charlie's Pub Ale
24 beer drinkers were welcomes to December with a wonderfully wrapped beer number 1. Every night a new mystery to unwrap and taste!
I have had Trestle Brewing Company before and recall no particularly enjoying it. Opening this beauty and finding a simple pub ale with some old dood on it, I figured we were off to a slow start when it comes to unique, craft beers.
The meandering diatribe on the side of the can didn't do anything to improve my outlook on this beer but at least it wasn't a pissy yellow. Turns out this was a delicious and enjoyable beer even for an IPA addict. A reasonable malt, nice balance between sweet and dry, crisp and delicious! Uncle Charlie may have been barely literate with his objections but this is a nice beer!
Beer #2 - Chockie Wockie
At number 2, we had a nice soock wrapping with a twine bow and a little wooden cut out with the number. Will it be an IPA finally? A boring lager? Strange sour?
Turns out it is a nice dark one from solid brewery Cameron's Brewing A nice change from the first pub ale and something a little dark for the holiday season.
Chockie Wockie is obviously a chocolate milkshake stout and I expected to see some additives like chocolate or lactose sugar. Turns out they for chocolate and creamy the proper way with only hops, malt, yeast and a little wheat for the smoother feel. A damn good beer with decent IBU and high abv for your typical stout. Just a treat almost like dessert!
Beer #3 - Diving Horse
Another festive sock with a ginger bread man for the wrapper on beer # 3. Maybe something spicy or sweet?
This is my first introduction to Muddy York Brewing Company out of Stouffville Ontario. A pale ale huh? That can mean plenty of things and I am hoping it is hoppier than some of the simple pale ales you can find.
Diving Horsehas a neat historic story on the label that ends with a welcome punchline including a few IPA hops to suggest it may be a nice one! Not as edgy as a session IPA and not as plain as some pale ales, this is a damn good beer for only 5.6% abv and nice balance of subtly sweet and slightly fruity with an understated dry edge.
3 good beers to start out the advent calendar!
#BEERSaturday!
Just let me enjoy my riches before I drink them!
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Cheers! These cans look great! 🍻!BEER
Thanks my man! Cheers!
Reminds me, did you confirm you won that pumpkin contest? I am just gonna delegate the prize and we can work it out later. 2 months instead of 1 for the confusion.
That advent calendar is such a win! I'm not a huge beer fan so Idk alot but the second beer sounds awesome because chocolate milkshake!!That's something I'd definitely wanna try 🍻
Oh it was definitely good. Malty and chocolatey and sweet and delicious. Almost a breakfast or dessert beer!
Charlie's pub ale image on the can is pretty fun 😂
Haha ya he sounds like a funny old guy. It was actually an English special bitter and delicious despite my need for hops.
This experience of exploring the flavors of different beers was fantastic! Congratulations!
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers!
Ah thanks! Makes it better when you can share the beer adventure with others. Otherwise I am a hermit drinking alone in the basement! ;)
Of course!
What a great idea tasting a different kind of beers, would you ask me where I prefer for, it's an beer number two such an chocolate flavor I love chocolate though but lastly, your wife will hit you more ahaha
Well #beersaturday is for the sharing so I would have to share the Chockey Wockey with you. Definitely delicious.
Wow those beers looks tasty!
A different kind of tasty when normally I am just all for the IPAs. Special time of year with this advent calendar.
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