Episode 254 - Bitter Pops Advent Calendar

Adults have proven time and again that all childhood nostalgia is better with booze, so beer advent calendars became a thing. Bitter Pops makes one of the best surprise 24-packs of beers, and they've outdone themselves this year. So we're outdoing ourselves by reviewing and ranking the first 12 beers of the calendar. Yes, there is some light caroling (Craiging?) and some overall Xmas music appreciation chatter. But we also share a tasty holiday punch recipe, shamelessly mine for retweets from Xmas-adjacent celebrities, turn up our noses at Winter Craig, and assert that hot beer is the next big trend. #hotkvass And a partridge in a pear tree. Calendar Beers Reviewed Sketchbook Brewing/Bitter Pops - Catch Me If You Can (Brown ale w/ orange zest, cinnamon, clove, ginger and nutmeg) Alarmist Brewing - Dorado Fields (New England-style IPA) Great Lakes Brewing Co. - Christmas Ale Half Acre Beer Co. - Cape Dune (India Pale Lager) Penrose Brewing Co. - Blackberry Lemon Rosé (Sour ale) Stone Brewing - W00tstout 2018 (Partially barrel-aged stout with pecans) Solemn Oath Brewery - Kidnapped by Vikings (American IPA) Central Waters Brewing Co. - Cassian Sunset (Bourbon barrel-aged stout w/ coffee, cinnamon, and vanilla beans) Off Color Brewing - Known Gnome (Porter) Noon Whistle Brewing - Freshman @ Life (Kolsch) BrewDog - Choco Libre Nitro (Mexican hot chocolate imperial stout) Deschutes Brewery - Jubelale (Winter Ale)