Christmas Advent beer #22. I haven’t reviewed this for 8 years. This is citrusy that leans towards grapefruit, lemon and orange/tangerine. Has light hints of tropical fruit. Has some light pine. Hoppy bitterness is almost medium. Overall it’s a good IPA but nothing special. Nothing really Christmas-y about it except the name. Freshest by 2/13/ 27 date on the can. I wonder why it is good that long?

Wow, this is super sweet. It is a triple version that I picked up at the brewery when visiting my daughter and her husband recently. This has a lot of sugar/brown sugar, molasses with some dark fruit that is mainly plum. Has a lot of toffee too. Overall it is overwhelmingly malty & sweet. If you don’t like sugary sweet this is not for you. I enjoyed but probably wouldn’t have a second if I could. The taste and flavor was intense which I liked but I was expecting a sugar bomb after having the regular.

Very tasty amd chocolates

Christmas Advent beer #8. I’ve had this before. Not a favorite for me but people around here love this beer. This has a cherry with light honey taste. Has a light Belgium like spice taste that is mainly clove with some very light nutmeg and cinnamon. Overall it is okay. The cherry is a little medicinal. The Belgium aspect is a little weakly done and is a little artificial tasting. The abv doesn’t help this either as it is not hidden much. I still don’t get the love this beer gets around here.

I grabbed a crowler when we were at Troeg’s yesterday to bring home. This has a dark roasted malt, caramel/toffee, light cocoa, hint of licorice and barely a hint of a coffee taste. At first I kept getting a hint of cherry/black cherry that was not consistent but kept showing up here and there (not a lot). It has a sweetness to it but finishes slightly bitter. It is on the thin side and quite dry. Overall it’s a very well done stout that is not going to blow you away but will keep you coming back for more.

This has a sweet taste that is blood orange & caramel with light roasted malt. It has a very light hoppy bite A very nice black IPA.

At the brewery after hitting Hershey Park with the wife, daughter and son-in-law. Fun time. This is nice as it has a roasted malt, dark toasted bread, light cocoa and just a hint of coffee taste. Light bitterness. The roastiness just lingers in the mouth. Excellent. I think they just sell this at the brewery

Nice tropical fruit and grape taste. Smooth bitterness and piney resinous aromas.

Nice malty and herb taste. Good refreshing lager!

This tastes just like the original IPA version. This has a fairly strong malty backbone. Has some grapefruit with a touch of orange. Light+ pine. A little floral. Dry finish. This is a nice WC DIPA but could use more of a hoppy profile to it. Scary as you’d never know it has a high abv. I will say I’m a little disappointed as I was expecting that they would have given it a little more punch. Freshest by 12/17/25. Here it is with today’s garden pickings.