What are you drinking now?

[Dog House Brew]

Well, with these 24-day Advent Calendars, I have a new name for the holiday season… It’s DECEMBERFEST !!!! What a great thing from my daughters, thank you girls!

The December 1 pull is Export Hell from Privatbrauerei J.B. Falter Regen KG, based out of Regen Germany. Since 1649, this brew house has been cranking out great beers like this 5.3% ABV Export Hell. This is really a fantastic grainy Helles, great way to kick off the season! Decent head, beautiful lacing that looks like a wedding dress. Flavor is spot on, body is a little lighter than other Helles beers I’ve had the pleasure of glugging.

An interesting sidebar - this Advent Calendar box features beers from independent family-owned breweries from Germany. My kind of box!

1516 Reinheitsgebot compliant, the can says it all – Das Beste Für Alle – Well, that one is sure easy to translate! Prost!

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Mine’s the same box different beer. Guess they mix the up.

 

[Dog House Brew]

My 1st Advent pull

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

 

[grampamark]

S A Oktoberfest in a Dos Equis glass at our daughter and SIL's house. We're staying with their boys while they, and two other couples are in Vegas for the weekend.

Don‘t know why the pic didn’t load the first time

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Sadie is out of the closet and Margarita curious

 

[TwistedGray]

Start of stout season

HB pumpkin stout

and this from a trade from ??? Eff wax!!! Looks cool but ugh

 

[pshankstar]

Last night my friend and I went to Frequentem for some beers and then split these garage beers afterwards.

 

[beermanpete]

Boulevardier for breakfast at the airport.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Horror movie night last night with the older grandkids. HB Hazy IPA

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

The man of the house brought home some pastries so I brewed more coffee.

 

[skleice]

Just put up the tree and decorations. Now on to a gluten free Maple Milk Stout:

 

[skleice]

GF IIPA while I bottle this gf American Brown Ale. Sample is

 

[MaxStout]

An HBTer came by yesterday to pick up some of the Pilsner malt I'm giving away. (I still have 2 bags to give out, BTW. PM me if interested.)

He was kind enough to give me a few beers, including this, Moloko Milk Stout.

Time to relax in the Korova milk bar.

 

[Rish]

SA Winter Lager

 

[orionol73]

 

[BongoYodeler]

Couldn’t read the bottled-on date until after I poured it. Surprised to see 03/02/14. Very smooth but, not surprising, it lacks the depth of flavor that a more current release would have. Still enjoyable though. If I had to guess maybe 2-5 years old is the max for this beer for drinking it in its prime.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Taking a shine to this one.

 

[Rish]

This is so good!

 

[orionol73]

 

[leedspointbrew]

Bonesaw Brewing stout - coffee and chocolate, almost perfectly balanced, really delicious.

 

[Beermeister32]

December 2 opens the door to Kauzle Helles Lager, brewed since 1809 by Kauzen-Bräu GmbH & Co KG, Ochsenfurt, Germany.

Another excellent German Helles lager, nice golden color, good predictable Helles flavor like you might find drinking a Weihenstephaner Helles. Head QUICKLY dissipates, zero lacing, medium carbonation. When I mean dissipates fast, I nearly missed photographing it!

Overall a great beer for Advent Calendar Day #2. Prost!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Nice thick heavy barrel Treehouse. Lots of barrel without the heat and complex chocolate

Only way to rinse out the glass. 2018 Rasputin

 

[pshankstar]

Crew Beer by Tree House while watching Across the Universe with my wife and oldest daughter. I forgot how much I liked this movie, but being all Beatle songs it’s no surprise. Our daughter is really digging it too.

 

[fourfarthing]

HB Grisette and some hops.

 

[orionol73]

 

[pshankstar]

Solid Tree House DIPA!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Neighbor's daughter wedding beers.

 

[Dog House Brew]

Advent #2

 

[Dog House Brew]

More my style!

 

[Ulisses4677]

 

[Ulisses4677]

 

[Ulisses4677]

 

[Cheshire Cat]

A pint of my Sussex Bitter clone.

 

[RCope]

HB Cold IPA while watching the Dolphins

 

[South Arm Brew]

HB Falalala Larry Christmas Stout. My buddy Larry Stout passed and I make a beer every year in his name. His daughters really enjoy it. This years version a Caramel Pecan RIS. Damn tasty!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB Hazy IPA

 

[South Arm Brew]

HB Witbier

 

[orionol73]

 

[beermanpete]

Peticolas Velvet Hammer Imperial Red Ale (in Dallas).

 

[hopfenstopfen]

German pils.