Christmas beer sampler, 2019
Day 1: Big Pigeon Pilsner 5.0% AIBA Gold 2016. Clean and crisp, goes well with stir-fry that had too much chilli. Solid start to the calendar.

Day 2: Great Justice Coconut Porter Didn’t get much coconut from this but a good porter. Not the best match for fish and chips but I have to respect the advent order.

Day 3: Shepherd’s Ale
Good red ale, malty and oaty. 2.5% don’t wanna get outta control on a Saturday night.

Day 4: Karengose Salty Seaweed Ale Karengo is a type of seaweed, and gose is a type of beer brewed with salty water. The things you learn. Not too salty, a little sour. Good.

Day 5: Silverstream Pale Ale

Day 6: Yellowhead Session IPA It’s a nice one, pretty nice

Day 7: Chocolate Cherry Porter Not so much of a cherry taste, and I saw cherries at the supermarket and they are very expensive, so I can’t understand if they don’t use many cherries

Day 8: Future Pickles Dill Pickle Gose

Day 9: Maidstone Lager Refreshing, a little darker than other lagers (probably)

Day 10: Moonless Stout Solid, in body and as a beer. Jet black.

Day 11: Fruit Hat Tropical Fruit Gose This is lovely, can really taste the fruit. A little sour, a little fruity, all good.

Day 12: Fresh Hop Wild & Hazy Double IPA Delicious and strong.

Day 13: Manuka Saht

Day 14: Rose Gose with Hibiscus

Day 15: Resonator IPA

Day 16: Imperial Nibs

Day 17: Wee Heavy Scotch Ale

Day 18: Apricot Saison

Day 19: Blueberry Stout

Day 20: Red Rye IPA

Day 21: Feijoa Weisse

Day 22: Ginger Bird Spiced Red Ale

Day 23: Long Beak Hoppy Lager

Day 24: Fab-Yule-ous Fig & Pōhutukawa Honey Golden Ale
