Hey look, the advent box is back. This was horribly foamy, overflowed badly. I'm not sure I'm liking this. I'm getting some perfume flavor, bit I'm also wondering if that's left over from the nasty gingerbread I poured down the sink.

It is gingerbread, but it's somehow floral. And I hate floral. It's like perfume. I really don't know that I'm going to finish this.

Okay, I can actually taste the sweet peppermint in the porter. I like it!

That's tasty. I presume this is a combination of IPA and kolch or some such.

The peanut butter isn't off-putting in the stout. More like peanuts than peanut butter (which is a good thing). Otherwise it's a thick and heavy stout.

Very very sour, and very peachy. It's a bit too much . . .

Dry and super bitter. And it does remind me of the old Morton Arboretum juniper beer. That said, it's not the sort of IPA I like. But it does seem well done?

It's certainly dark, cocoa, and coffee.

I like this beer

Wow. That's dark and fruity. It's dark fruit, with an undertone of dryness.

Dark, apricot-y, alcoholic. What's not to like?

Actively sour. Not fruity. I guess I appreciate that, but it's slightly much.

Not very IPA, but nice

It's good. Dry but flavorful (you know, and bitter)

I think this is good. But it is very malty.

It's like bitter pumpkin with an aftertaste of pie spices that have give bad. I can drink it. I kind of wish I hadn't pass for it. (As I drink more, it's a bit like driving bad perfume)

It is very sour. The flavor owes more to raspberries than peach I feel.

It is sweet and tart. Quite tasty.

It's nice.

It's a good Dunkel. Dark, Woody,

Sweet and dry caramel. It almost worries me, but it's decent.

It's a fine, mild, red ale. Nothing to write home about.

It's an AMERICAN pilsner, maltlog just doesn't have that option. It's a sweet pilsner like what would come out of Milwaukee. It's decent for all that. Cold, sweet, metallic.

It's kind of sweet and hop juicy. I guess it's a combination of IPA and kolch, so perhaps that is too be expected.

Yeah. It's like it's Miller time. I mean, I don't hate miller. I wouldn't spend money on it, but it's not awful to drink.

I'm between a Solid and a Yum. It's just a really good example of a porter.

Tastes like a pale on the edge of an IPA.

I guess it might be a dopplebock. I think the barrel aging caramel-and-nasty-cherry-medicine flavor (and scent) overwhelms it. It's also possibly a little skunky.

Sweet and syrupy stout. The barrel age is not forward.

Bright, just on the edge of dry, IPA. Strong but not overwhelming bitterness. I think an IPA aficionado would like it even more.

It is sweet, but it is a good porter.

It's decent beer. It's not any better, honestly, nothing to write home about.

It's pretty much a mimosa. I mean, it's not offensive . . .

It's like an orange creamsicle. Or maybe cream soda. Mike Lee is correct as he insists it's more tangerine than orange.

It's good. A little bit of bitterness, but some juicy hop flavor notes. On further consideration, I've increased the rating.

Like a balsamic reduction after cooking a steak. And surprisingly, as a hater of bourbon barrel aged, this was really not bad.

Very dark, a little thin. Kind of a dry roasted flavor in a very wet drink.

Does taste European. But lighter and more effervescent than I expected. It's also slightly sour-beery.

Somewhat bitter, very refreshing. A good pale.

Honestly, it just tastes like an anonymous pale ale. It's fine, I suppose . . . but not the cat's meow. ;^)

Fairly dry ipa with citrus

So, they literally take six minutes to pour this. It's frankly just a decent drink. You don't drink it to savor notes of this or that. You just drink it.

Citrus and Banana, with a backbone of bitter.

Strong caramel backbone, More than a bit like the European Darks that are soda-like. However it does have notes of nutty.

It's pretty mediocre. But then, what does "limeade" make one think when it comes to beer.

Pretty much what it says. The cherries give it a bit of a barrel aged flavor, bit it's pretty reasonable. Last beer from the advent box!

Pretty tasty. But I had a problem in that it partially froze. So I'm not sure the character here is justified. It's sort of sweet and surypy and has no carbonation left. There's a hint of barrel taste. I wish I had an unadulterated bottle . . .

December 22nd from the advent box

Spicy, fruity, not quite sweet. The flavor is really striking, it sparks on the tongue. 21st from the advent box

Still good. Almost sweet and spicy

It's mostly just a porter. It seems like a pretty decent one, but there's only a subliminal hint of any peppermint bark. Actually, I guess I can smell it after hiccupping. So that's weird. 19th from the advent box.

This is actually really tasty. Hop-juice and a bit of sweet. I think this was the 17th from the advent box. Which means I'm officially over a month behind. Where's your alcoholism now!?!

I don't know. There's a little sour, it's not really sweet, but there's also just not much there. It's like a pineapple Bubly that I guess is alcoholic. (December 18th from the advent box)

Interesting, sort of spicy with a definite IPA base

A nice combination of juicy and dry

Wow. It really is peanut butter and banana. Peanut butter on the nose. Not too awfully sweet, but not dry peanuts. Banana and peanut butter on the flavor with a little efforvecence. I think this was December 14th from the advent box. Clearly I have failed at my alcoholism.

Hard bitterness with nothing else. So much for the 13th. Very belated.

This was good. Nothing exciting, just reasonable beer.

Standard problem of something good with something bad. Oh well. Plus it's six days after the 11th

Wow, this punches one in the face. Super bitter, a burnt woody flavor, if you can sense past the bitter. I believe this was day 10 of the advent box. Clearly I've fallen off the wagon.

Like I've said before. Caramel, barrel, bit of aged bitterness.

On the eighth day of Christmas, I skipped one beer, and had it all the next day. This might qualify as a pale at this point, but it's still not an IPA.

Meh. Thin fruit mush.

Tasty, but nothing in particular to write home about.

Yeah, pretty much. . It's rather fruity and sweet, though I can taste the IPA bitterness underneath. I dunno. Faking it with actual fruit is kind of cheating when it comes to beer. It's not bad or anything, it's just not super exciting.

Tastes more barrel aged than I remember. Okay for day six

Bitter, smooth, and a head that won't go away. Seems like a pretty decent IPA. Nothing particular to state about the flavor profile. Middle of the road on the dry/juicy spectrum. Maybe slightly on the dry side. Day 4 of the advent box (belated)

Bitter with this odd dry spice flavor that I can't place. Day three is not the best

Day two of the advent box

This was darkly flavorful like a bourbon barrel aged beer, but without the parts that stab at your tongue like the proverbial scorpion. I was really surprised to like this. Hooray for the Two Brothers Advent box.

I don't know. It seems a lot like a tea.

Cool and bitter. A macrobrew pils.

This is mediocre.

Tasty refreshing kolsh

It's surprisingly fruity.

Very slightly juicy hop overtones

Still a slightly sweet, cold, refreshing beer

This is interesting. I can smell the barrel on it, but it's fairly mild on the taste. It's a hard, slightly bitter sour with no fruit. I.e. a correct sour. Honestly it had a good, complex flavor profile

Still awesome

Sweet, fruity, but not really along the direction of a sour, or even really a beer. It was nice to drink, but not like a beer.

Really tasty, light, malty, easy to drink

Tart and tasty

Bitter, but pretty tasty. It dragged after a while, so I reduced it from a solid to decent.

Pretty much what it says on the tin. It's like a macrobrew, but it tastes good.

Strong juice and hops. Mild bitterness. It's very tasty though I can only take small sips at a time.

Light, lemony. Barely bitter at all. But at least it's not a shanty.

Bitter, little bit of orange. Not bad. Clearly an IPA

This was billed as a pilsner on the menu. My comment at the time: "Tasty. Light. Lemony. Not bitter. I'll admit it doesn't seem like a pils. Light, sweet, tasty. " Yeah, it's not a pils, it's a Fruit and Field beer. Not bad as a drink.

Bitter, somewhere between brackish German and clear Czech. Reasonably heavy and bitter. Reminds me of some Claim Jumper ale, maybe the red (though this was not at all red).

This is actually the best of the Bunch. Clean, effervescent, reasonably tasty. I'd have this again.

A bland, timid entry suitable perhaps for patients recovering from surgery.

Light and easy, nothing more

It is a quad, which I like. But it is also barrel aged, which I don't. Those who like their barrels would enjoy this. I wish one of those folks were around to give my last can to.

This was simply delicious work some home made pizza.

Tasty. Dry, bitter like dark chocolate. Maybe hints of caramel, but there's no sweetness here.

Harsh, sort of body odor flavored. I don't really like it

Strawberry

Sweet and kind of fruity. I'm not sure why this is considered an IPA, but I like it.

This tastes skunky, so I don't know if it's a fair review. It's a fairly clear taste underneath the nastiness at least?

Dry bitter IPA that nevertheless has some of the flavor notes of a juicy IPA.

It's a nice, mild red. Not too bitter or brackish, but not super clear. Feels like it would appeal to the mass market.

Nice think hefe with banana notes.

This is nice. Though maybe I was influenced by reading about the pilsner malt. It was clean, both lightly bitter and lightly sweet. I didn't really think it tasted anything like gummy bears, which would have been a bad thing.

Mmmmm

It's very bourbon barrel aged. Hard for me to drink. But I appreciate my friend for trying. :^)

I think this is a good middle of the road stout.

Not bad, but more like one of those European dark soda-like beer than a real beer beer. I don't expect a stout lover would love it.

More bitter and less flavor than the love of hops. But has a clear refreshing character that reminds me a bit of a good pils, except that there's some sweetness.

Really tasty. Nice flavor balanced by hops.

Actually, I'm really liking that. And that's despite it tasting a little skunked (this is not a great restaurant) It's a nice marzen flavor cut through with a sharp bitterness.

Good.

I think this would be way better work food. OTOH, beer feels necessary anyway.

Initially, I really liked it. The bottle tagline is "Rustic, Complex, Alluring". I'll give it at least the first two. Complex. Mineraly, pretty interesting.

It is indeed Amber. Actually had a nice hard bitterness as an Amber should.

Really good octoberfest.

It was pretty good. Not too sweet, somewhat bitter. I don't know, go drink it yourself.

This was very good. Balanced with notes of apricot and citrus.

It's okay. This time was sort of watery orange-flavored with very little of the hefeweizen spices.

Good. A mild juicy-type ipa. It's pretty good

I immediately said "ooh, ow". So that's not a good sign. It's hard and bitter with little in the way of redeeming qualities. I'm guessing the hard core IPA folks would like this.

I don't know. It's pretty tart, but I'm not sure if I like it. Weird efforvescence, some wateriness, I don't know man.

Light, but kind of tastes fake, like the Raspberry flavor is from a packet. I'm guessing that's not true, but it's how it tastes.

It's like a brunch of Cherry skins have been steeping in some beer. I'm impressed how dark Cherry it tastes.

Honestly this isn't doing it for me. Maybe I don't really like Oktoberfest beers. Luckily for them, the marginal cost of the next 5 is in fact free . . .

Actually tastes a little barrel aged, which makes it interesting. But not too offensive to my taste.

I think I stand by my last rating.

Sweet and spiced, honestly I think the beer base might be really good, but I don't really like the perfumed spice on top of it.

Sour and Limey!

So, this tasted like a very normal marzen that had been skunked. However the server (who notably was terrible at his job) made a sotto voce comment about it being tapped yesterday. So, it's possible it's just a very bad beer.

This was very tasty, the sour flavor was forward but had a nice base in the IPA bitterness.

It's a rather harsh sour, that the sweet undertone does little to mitigate.

As usual, if you want something stupidly sour, Destihl delivers. Pickeringly sour, though I've had worse from them.

Sweet and Juicy

It's like a good version of Budweiser.

Rather Banana . . .

Light and refreshing

Tasty, Juicy, almost sweet

A little orangey.

The pineapple sweetness completely cancels out any APA bitterness. It's actually a little weird drinking it on its own. With food, the sweetness comes out a bit more making it easier to drink.

The sort of red which is dark bitter and brackish.

Watery and bleh.

Banana and sweet, but with an odd aftertaste.

Harsh and bitter. Which is where I started.

Maybe it just gets better the older it gets.

Nice. It's a little more malty than is expect from a Bohemian Pils. But it's pretty clear, and fairly bitter.

Delicious, sour, and beautiful.

Refreshing, slightly tart, though with the dry flat bitterness at the back.

Nice malty, caramel flavor.

Nice mild, flavorful pale. It's like an IPA that I enjoy drinking. :-)

Tasty, almost like a hefewiezen.

Nice balance between hops and spicy/tart.

A little bit more like a kolsch than a pils. It's clear, but only slightly bitter.

Tart, efforvescent.

Wet like river water. Slightly sour.

Fresh, slightly grapefruit flavor. A really nice wit.

This is good. Slight hints of dark prunes.

Sweet, medium bodied. Not thin, not soda-like, but not heavy beer either. I've had stouts of this body, but they were more like baker's chocolate. This is sweet. It's okay.

It's a tasty pils. Good with pizza.

Not overly sweet, with more of a vegetable flavor (I'm assuming from the carrot). Like Mike says, it's not very "beery", but I enjoyed it.

I still very much like this cider.

I don't know man, it's sort of bitter, sort of brackish.

Orange flavors with a very nice bitterness. I like it.

Thick and red, fairly bitter but then you notice a strong malt flavor.

Light, malty, honestly it's tasty if uninspiring.

Normal red. Little malty, a little almost fruity

Let clear than I would expect. Honestly tastes like a mixture of a red and a brown.

It's fine to drink.

This is actually really good, and I don't like IPAs. Of course, it's not super bitter, and trends towards what I think of "juicy IPA". I'm sure it's just mild and mass market, so a true IPA aficionado wouldn't like it.

Bitter and brackish.

This was stunningly good. Fine stout with some sweetness and barrel-aged notes. And I'll note, I tend to hate barrel-aged beers. But this was really good.

Light and malty for an Irish red. It's okay, if that's what you want.

This is weird. It looks dark with a stout head. But the flavor is like a solid red ale. It is very confusing to me. But I did like it.

This is really just a very normal stout. Good, nowhere near great. Just the sort of thing you drink but don't rate.

Smokey in smell and taste, backed with a sour/bitter flavor. Not really appealing to me.

Clear, near-sour rather than a full sour.

Sour with mango, like it says on the can.

Light, carbonated, soda-like. Little bitter, little tart.

A little too puckeringly sour, actually.

Dark, cherry? Sweet, tasty.

Dark, plum, reminds me of a Lagunitas Dark Swan, except less fruity.

Mild, slightly malty Amber

It hurts me with chest-seizing fake sweetness.

Juicy mouthfeel, almost like melon

Nice, light, slightly citrus.

No smell, bitter, slight flavor of apricot.

Smells like a brown, but it tastes of medicinal cherry.

Off-cabbage scent. Not bad, I feel like it could be meatier in flavor.

Tasty, almost dry, Peach.