Day 24: North End Brewing – Pacific Blonde (Helles, 4.5%)
Bright yellow with a slight hazy touch. Pleasant, floral noble hop aroma alternating back and forth with subtle maltiness that feels like lightly toasted bread. Fresh and subtle hop notes are dominant and lead you in, but what makes this beer outstanding is the understated bready, malty complexity that sits in the threshold of sweetness. Smooth and creamy, easy to drink and doesn't linger on the palate. Floral lager with just enough malt backbone to support the hops in an almost perfect balance to close out the Advent Calendar in style.
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Day 23: Isthmus Brewing – No Man’s Land (XPA, 4.7%)
Light and bright with persistent foam, opens with dank, resinous hop aromas layered with citrus peel. The pronounced hop bitterness leads into resinous and grapefruit peel flavours, finishing fresh. Creamy and airy despite its hop-forward nature, it delivers bold bitterness in a smooth, easy-to-drink package.
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Day 22: @WanakaBeerworks – Ruby Island (Red IPA, 6.2%)
Rich dark red with bright ruby highlights. Hold the glass against the light and appreciate this amazing colour. Refreshing herbal hops meet fruity, sweet maltiness in the aroma, while the flavour balances hop bitterness with a malty backbone reminiscent of breadcrust and pannetone, with hints of dark fruit peel. If green was not your thing, this beautiful red hue is sure to get you into the Christmas spirit.
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Day 21: Urbanaut Brewing Co – Roswell Lime (Sour, 3.8%)
Martian-green and opaque, this fun sour beer smells like gummy worms, key lime pie, and sherbet. The flavour delivers on the aroma with sour candy, green apple, lime, melon, and gummy worm vibes. Full-bodied with low carbonation, it’s playful, gimmicky and fun to get into the silly season spirit. A reminder to have fun and let your inner child out this Christmas.
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Day 20: Good George Brewing – Deckchair (Hazy Pale Ale, 5.0%)
Pale straw in colour and very opaque, this hazy pale ale delivers fresh green aromas like a walk in the bush after rain, balanced with fruity sweetness. Its flavour combines menthol, lime, green fruits, and sweet grains with a cereal character. Smooth and round from the grain bill but balanced by high carbonation, it’s a fresh, easy-drinking hazy with a minty twist.
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Day 19: Hallertau Brewery – No. 1 Low Carb Lager (Low Carb Lager, 4.5%)
Crystal clear with an effervescent pour, this lager brings light grainy aromas reminiscent of green corn, apples, and pears. The flavour is light and refreshing, with a hint of green sourness, airy cracker-like malt, and a slightly bitter finish. With its incredibly light body, dry aftertaste, and high carbonation, it’s a perfect bingeable beer for summer days.
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Day 17: Colab Brewing – Hop Storm (IPA, 6.0%)
Shiny gold with a foamy white head, this IPA bursts with hoppy aromas of grapefruit, citrus, and yellow fruits. The flavour is hop-forward, with bitter fruity notes at the forefront and subtle caramel sweetness in the malt. Full-bodied with a lingering bitterness. A punchy, hop-forward, new world IPA with a decent bitterness that will please old-school hopheads.
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Day 16: Puhoi Beer – Nice Cold Pilsner (Bohemian Pilsner, 4.6%)
Clear with thick foam, this pilsner offers bready, sweet aromas with floral noble hop notes. The malty flavour carries cracker and white bread notes, balanced by a slight tartness and hop bitterness. High carbonation with small bubbles makes it clean and easy to drink, with a dry finish that showcases a near-perfect interplay of malt and hops.
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Day 15: Garage Project – Gold Top (Belgian Pale Ale, 5.4%)
Shiny golden hue with a bumpy white foam head. On the nose, belgian yeast aromas, estery and barn-like. Sweet wheat and fruity notes, with hints of orange and honey, combine with a slightly spicy finish. The full-bodied beer has a pleasant carbonation tang and a round finish, evoking floral and fruity elements reminiscent of a mince pie.
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Day 14: The Sawmill Brewery + Smoko Room – Hefeweizen (Hefeweizen, 4.8%)
Dark, cloudy gold with a lingering white foam head, this hefeweizen delivers classic yeasty and fruity aromas with a slight sulfury note. Banana and orange esters dominate the flavour, supported by a smooth grain bill. Despite its sweet profile, the body is surprisingly light, with just a slight wheat punch at the end.
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Day 13: Hop Federation – Pale Ale (Pale Ale, 5.1%)
Golden and cloudy with persistent foam, this pale ale has a fresh citrus aroma with herbal hints of lemongrass and thyme. Its flavour brings layers of citrus – lemon, lime, orange, and lemongrass – balanced by a slight sweetness from the malt. The medium body and lively carbonation enhance the refreshing hop character, finishing with pleasant bitterness to round things out.
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Day 12: Urbanaut Brewing Co – Del Mar Pink Grapefruit (Hazy IPA, 6.0%)
This hazy IPA boasts a dark orange, opaque body with floating yeast particles. The sweet and fruity aroma offers hints of orange and mango, finishing with a refreshing touch. Its flavour bursts with tropical fruit notes of mango, orange, and grapefruit, with bitterness reminiscent of fruit peel. Full-bodied and silky, the grain bill provides support while letting the hop character shine.
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