After 24 or so days of consistent drinking, I have enjoyed working through Craft Beer Cellar Grand Rapids’s Beer Advent Calendar for 2018!
It was a fun experience to see what Brian Beaucher and his team at Craft Beer Cellar Grand Rapids came up with for each box. They made 144 boxes this year and there were two rounds of boxes. I had a box from Round 1.
When I interviewed Brian about the Advent Box, he said that the beer selections were “heavy on regional breweries, especially here in Michigan as we have so many amazing choices.”
This post is going rank the Michigan selections in terms of how I enjoyed them. Each beer name links to Untappd and my notes for each are also included. Cheers!
The List – Michigan Selections in the 2018 Beer Advent Calendar
1. The Nightman Leaveth
- Smooth imperial milk stout with rye whiskey notes
- Odd Side Ales
- Grand Haven, MI
- Day 23
2. Sour Inc.: Sour Stout with Cherries
- Surprisingly the sour and stout profiles work well together
- New Holland Brewing
- Holland, MI
- Day 9
3. Curmudgeon’s Better Half
- Deliciously sweet barrel aged beer with notes of oak
- Founder’s Brewing Co.
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Day 14
4. Juicy Tree
- Very strong spruce taste, yet the hops balance it out
- Short’s Brewing Company
- Bellaire, MI
- Day 1
5. Crescent Fresh IPA
- Hoppy and clean IPA, right up there with Two Hearted
- Ellison Brewery + Spirits
- East Lansing, MI
- Day 18
6. Tart Side of the Moon
- Tart Imperial Stout came together to be quite tasty yet unique
- Brewery Vivant
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Day 22
7. Citra Warrior DIPA
- Tasty balance between hoppy and malty
- Railtown Brewing Co.
- Dutton, MI
- Day 8
8. Special Double Cream Stout
- Silky smooth stout with cocoa and espresso notes
- Bell’s Brewery
- Comstock, MI
- Day 11
9. Crystal Peacock
- Sour that wasn’t too sour; wheat taste at end
- Arbor Brewing Company
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Day 7
10. Triple Crown Brown
- Malty and nutty; glad to see this is available in cans!
- The Mitten Brewing Company
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Day 20
11. Cerveza Delray
- Light and clean
- Brew Detroit
- Detroit, MI
- Day 3
Honorable Mention – Ciders
I’m sure I’m going to catch some flack for having the ciders be listed as an honorable mention, BUT it’s a craft BEER box.
The inclusion of these ciders did pique my interest and I hope to discover more of each either in the store/bottle shop or at the cidery.
Caramel Apple
- Delicious caramel taste throughout with dry finish
- Ridge Cider Co.
- Grant, MI
- Day 4
Sweater Weather
- Strong chai taste within traditional cider
- Farmhaus Cider Co.
- Hudsonville, MI
- Day 17
Miss the list of all the non-Michigan beers in the Beer Advent Box? Check out The List – Craft Beer Cellar GR Beer Advent Box – Part 1.
What Michigan beers/breweries do you think were left out of this year’s box? Let us know!
What an excellent way to count down the days until Christmas! Cannot wait to see what Brian and his crew create next holiday season!
Cheers!
Disclaimer: Ed purchased the Beer Advent Box from Craft Beer Cellar Grand Rapids.
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