Friday, December 20, 2024

Day 1,739, Quasi-Quarantine: A Slow Decline Into Predictability For The Beer Advent Calendar

 

After a solidly eclectic first week of the "12 Days of IPA," I was pretty hoptimistic (sorry) about how the rest of the advent calendar played out. Then the second week revealed a distinct southeastern bent, challenging those high hopes.

Welp, the third week took it a step further, making it not only predictable geographically be veering hard into mainstream brews:
  • Florida Avenue Brewing Company's Luminescence
  • Victory Brewing Company's Juicy Monkey Hazy
  • Cigar City Brewing's Jai Alai
Two more Florida breweries and a highly recognizable Pennsylvania outfit (Victory). Plus, I mean, Jai Alai is one of the foundational brews available at fucking Disney World.

On a positive note, the Luminescence was tropically hazy and smooth, and granted, there have been only a couple of stinkers thus far.

I guess I was hoping for some deeper cuts in this calendar. But hey, it's beer, right?

Holiday cheers, y'all.

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