Advent box reviews

I put them altogether with some I had from last years calendar and other pick ups and it seems I have a 2019, 2020 and 2021 Frideriksdal. Which is nice.

I'll take your word and hold onto it for a while yet.

For NYE I opened a Baghaven Pantao White Saturn Cherry from last years advent box and the Bergamo. You weren't wring about the flavour profile of the Bergamo, but I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected.

Herself is dying to try the seabuckthorn, so I will crack it open as soon as I conjure up a decent occasion worthy of it.

Really enjoyed the To-Ol advent box. I'd be a bit more mainstream and never really enjoyed the Sours/Spontans that were such a large part of the Mikkeller box last year. The To-Ol box had a really nice mix, for me, mostly IPAs, some lagers, some sours and some Imperial Stouts oh and a lovely brown ale. Unfortunately no leaflet came with it, but I'd definitely get it again.

I'd agree with that, pretty disappointed overall.

I'd be looking for one with more stouts or dark beers next year.

I'd also be interested in that. I got the beercloud one this year and while I can't complain too much based on the price, I was very disappointed with the selection. Not a single stout. Mostly core IPAs, session IPAs, I think two red ales and even a cider for some reason.

Very interesting. I hadn't thought about the MBCC. When I saw the list and compared it to last year it was definitely a massive downturn in quality. I still think I'll grab one next year, but I can only hope it's a return to form.

Nice one.

Does the 15% discount work on the advent calendar for first order?

Any idea idea how much the shipping would be on that To-Ol advent box?

Yes there is the chance that the box could be caught and you'd be asked to pay the excise on it which would make it very expensive but I haven't had any Mikkeller or To-Ol boxes seized over the past 3 years. Always a risk though. Only gets destroyed if you don't pay the excise sought.

Just bumping this up to see if anyone has a view, before I pull the tigger on Molloys

Revenue are not required to give you the option of paying the excise - it is only recently that they have even offered it. They are allowed destroy anyway.

Thankfully I eventually got the calendar after paying a customs excise fee of just under €20.

Does anyone know if Aldi will be doing their Prosecco advent calendar this year?

I seem to recall it was in their stores in early November last year, but no sign of it this year so far.

Anyone get either of the craft central calendars, I was tempted but didn't bother in the end

Now they're all open, how did everyone find them? My friend got the high roller one from Craft Central. €180 it cost. But some cracking beers in there. Lots from American breweries I've never seen over here before.