Advent box reviews

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[*] craft and bru King Nelson, €4.00
[*]hopefully and brew house loosey juicy, €4.25
[*] Wild Beer, Wild IPA, €4.35
[*] Wylam, I'm not Mary imperial ipa. €9.7
[*] larkins, morrigan, €6.49
[*]whiplash, grisette, €5.49
[*]Omnipollo, braraba, €5.49

1. Mikkeller Kölsch (4.9%) €4.00 Although it's brewed by Privatbraueri Gaffel Becker, Cologne like all Kölsch's. Stunning variety of the genre. Really clean. Could have sat there all night and put a load of them away.
2. Mikkeller 3Floyds Warpigs Colab Christmas Cruncher DIPA (8%) Lovely fresh and not overly hoppy. So other malty flavours came through.
3. Mikkeller Spontan Cherry Frederiksdal Sour Ale (7.2%) My favourite flavour and my favourite type non-pils and -stout beer. It's gonna be a good 'un. Will save it for a special occasion.
4. Mikkeller 3Floyds Warpigs Colab Ginger Bells IPA (6.6%) Unsure how this will go. Only having this tonight (08/12) after Guinness got the better of me at the weekend. I like Ginger as a flavour, but this was a struggle for me. Really tough flavour components. Only managed half of it before the sink intervened. Terrible beer. Can't win em all I guess.
5. Verdant Brewing Citra DIPA (8%) This will be saved for the weekend at that ABV.
6. Mikkeller Frederiksdal Cherry Berliner (5%) Another one to add to the save for later list. But again, top-notch from Mikkeller.
7. Hop Hooligans Shock Therapy IPA Version 27 (Strata, Cashmere, Nelson Sauvin) (6.5%) This wasn't bad at all, from what I recall. But it was 08/12 when I had it so, there's that.
8. Mikkeller Brewing San Diego 'Deep Pool Sea' Gose-style Ale w/ Passion Fruit, Raspberry and Sea Salt (4.7%) A ridiculously on-brand selection for me. Absolutely gorgeous. Looking forward to part two tonight.
9. Mikkeller Resting Brew Face Imperial New England Style IPA (9.0%) A fairly hefty one this. But given, it seems I'm going nowhere for the foreseeable, I will be indulging in this tonight to ring in the end of this most poxy of years.
10. Mikkeller Xmas Wish Gluten Free IPA (5.5%) Lovely Aley maltiness to this. Wasn't expecting it to be so dark. Very nice.
11. Mikkeller Spontanacai Sour Ale (7.7%) This is a sour ale brewed with Acai and ages in Oak Barrels. Again, I'm a sucker for sour ales so this is definitely going into the special occasion pile.
12. Mikkeller Kaffestout (6%) Another one I am very much looking forward to. will go nicely paired with one of the Galway Bay specials.
13. Verdant Combined Whimsy Pale Ale (4.7%) This was a surprise. Lovely and crisp. Not overly hoppy. It let the beer do the talking without hiding behind hoppiness. Very nice.
14. Mikkeller Nelson Sauvin Belgian Wild Ale (9%) Another hefty one, but again Mikkeller coming up trumps with a Belgian wild ale aged in Chardonnay Barrels. This one will be kept up.
15. Mikkeller Brewing San Diego 'Passion Pool' Gose-style Ale w/ Passion Fruit and Sea Salt (4.7%) A ridiculously on-brand selection for me. Will probably dip into this tonight. Especially seeing as how lovely the previous one was.
16. Mikkeller Iskold Classic Vienna Lager (5%) Tasty malty ale. Perfect after a Whiskey-heavy Christmas day.
17. Mikkeller Riesling People New England Style Hazy IPA brewed with Riesling juice from Mikkeller Vineyards (5.5%) This was glorious. Had that lovely Geuze-y tang off it, and again, its hoppiness was muted. Just up my alley.
18. Mikkeller Boon Colab Goût Americain Oude Geuze (6.5%) I mean, it's the box that keeps on giving. Again, another one that will be put up for post-lockdown/dry-January enjoyment.
19. Åben Bryg Stolen Fruit Pineapple Berliner Weisse (5.4%) €5.59 This one has gone straight into the fridge for tonight. Will update.
20. Mikkeller Brewing San Diego Imperial Stout with Coffee, Cocoa Nibs, Peanut Butter Flavour (11.8%) Again, will be kept up, but that is a hefty one to look forward to in February
21. Mikkeller Session IPA Polar Swedish Beer (3.5%) Another one for tonight. Will update.
22. Mikkeller Double Bock brewed with Frederiksdal Cherries (9%) Cherries! You will always win with cherries!
23. Mikkeller Spontan Goes Spontan Sour Ale brewed with Bergamot & Aged in Oak Barrels (7.2%) €9.99 What can one say? It just keeps going...
24. Mikkeller Baghaven Pántáo Blend 2 Chardonnay Barrel fermented Danish Wild Ale aged on white Saturn peaches (7.5%) €18.42 Now that's how you end a box.

Only one I've spotted so far.

@BonnieSituation I'm thinking of getting the Mikkeller advent box, it's discounted at an early bird price at the moment. Any idea if there will be hassle getting it shipped to Ireland?

I never had an issue with Mikkeller shipping to Ireland - I got the advent box last year and had had beer club membership for about 18 months too - however it is a risk. Box had a nice mix but having been a beer club member I had had a good few of the beers beforehand.

Howdy.

Nope, it landed without a hitch last year.

To Ol have announced their advent pack - think i'll get it this year instead of the Mikkeller, bit cheaper too.

PRE-ORDER OFFER

Pre-Orders are open for the To Øl Xmas Advent Calander! 24 To Øl beers ranging all the way from sour, fruity, sweet, heavy, funky to absolutely bloody delicious! 

With a beery surprise for every day of Advent, it's perfect for welcoming and cherishing the mooost wonderful time for a beer! 

Use the code nissejuice50 for 50 kr off the pre-order period. 

Pre-Order offer is for October Only

To Øl Club members can use the code clublife150 for 150 kr off, until sold out!

I guess it people just trying to bring a bit of the childhood joy of Christmas into adulthood. Also, it's a good way to try styles and beers that you might not normally buy.

They aren't for me, though, mainly because there are too many styles of beer out there that I just don't like - even from producers that I really like.

And I'm a bit of a grinch!

My Mikkeller advent box shipped today.

To hell with the Grinches!

The Christmas-themed White Hag boxes don't really count as advent boxes, but I've ordered one anyway!

Mikkeller box arrived today, had a peak at the first few, looks promising

Got my Mikkeller too. Day 1, non-alcoholic. Raging!

Looking forward to this a lot.

I've looked through the Mikkeller box now and have to say I'm a bit disappointed compared to what was in the box last year. There is a lot of their core range which are available here for €2.50 a can and none of which were included last year. I can post up the list(spoilered) if people are interested

Don't get me wrong I'm sure I'm going to enjoy 90% of these beers. My disappointment stems from lack of value considering the price and last years box. Looking at the Brewdog advent calendar(Spoilers in case you're getting it) and yeah they have a food few of their cheap core range beers but the cost of the box is significantly less than the Mikkeller.

I bought the Martins off licence advent box, and have to say that so far it's been a bit of a disappointment. Mostly IPAs, not nearly enough stouts - which I was expecting given the time of year. Last year, I bought the Mother Macs (Limerick) advent box and it was top class.

So my Spontan arrived (I ordered x 2)

First a box with 2 bottles arrived - a bit concerning, but the following day the other 18 came.

First two were the Spontan goes Spontan, bergamot, barrel aged. Tried one - fcuk me it was challengingly bitter. Too much for me, really.

Second bottle - - oak aged seabuckthorn, was gorgeous. Really nicely balanced, fruity and sour. Looking forward to the rest, now.

I couldn't get to love it, at all. I tasted a grapefruit infused Oud Beersel last night and it had the same lingering bitterness, too.

Still, so far, the hop one, the cassis, the seabuckthorn have all been top notch. Really up there with any Lambic. I'm really enjoying this box so far.

Cheers for this. I can't believe you opened them all in one go. I loved opening them day-by-day last year!

How do I avail of that?

Ordered my Mikkeller box in September and it only arrived on 8th December.

We'd like to offer a Christmas Gift (worth 600-700DKK) to those of you who do not receive your Christmas Calendar on time. (later than 1st of December). If this is you, please contact magnus@mikkeller.dk with your order details.

I've really enjoyed mine.

Standout for me was the Cassis, followed by Seabuckthorn.

I'd hold onto the 2021 cherry for 12 months - it's a bit harsh and needs some time.