{"id":619,"date":"2016-12-26T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T00:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abyteofcommonsense.com\/?p=619"},"modified":"2017-01-02T09:45:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T09:45:17","slug":"review-boozebud-advent-calendar-2016-days-21-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.abyteofcommonsense.com\/?p=619","title":{"rendered":"Review: BoozeBud Advent Calendar 2016 Days 21-25"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re\u00a0reviewing the\u00a0BoozeBud Advent Calendar<\/a> for 2016. You can find days 1-5 here<\/a>,\u00a0days 6-10 here,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0days 11-15 here<\/a>\u00a0and days 16-20 here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Days 21 – 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 21:<\/strong>\u00a04 Pines Brewing Company – American Amber Ale. It’s hoppy, as all American beers are. It’s alright.<\/p>\n

Day 22:\u00a0<\/strong>Riverside Brewing Co. Seventy Seven India Pale Ale. Not bad.<\/p>\n

Day 23:<\/strong>\u00a0Australian Brewery – Seis Hermanos Lager. Alright.<\/p>\n

Day 24: <\/strong>Pirate Life brewing.\u00a0<\/strong>Not bad, after an initial thumbs down for the first sip.<\/p>\n

Day 25:<\/strong>\u00a0Little Brewing Company’s Wicked Elf Pale Ale – Best of a bad lot.<\/p>\n

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I’m not announcing any clear winners here – Eli would rather have an extra serve of one of the other 4 ‘favourite’ beers. In fact, we have some Vale Brewing Lager\u00a0sitting in my parents’ fridge for consumption as a Christmas present.<\/p>\n

The winners from this 2016 Advent Calendar are:\u00a0Day 3\u00a0Colonial Brewing Co. \u2013 Small Ale<\/a>,\u00a0Day 6\u00a0Temple \u2013\u00a0Powerstance Pilsner<\/a>,\u00a0Day 13 Vale Brewing \u2013 Lager<\/a>,\u00a0Day 19 Fox Hat \u2013 Lusty Lager<\/a> and an honourable mention for\u00a0Day 17:\u00a0Woolshed Brewery \u2013 Summer Ale<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Inspired to buy any of Eli’s favourites? Use our referral link<\/a> to get us some free booze! You’ll get 15% off your first order, and we’ll get $10 of credit. Leave us a comment here to let us know you ordered, and keep BoozeBud honest about their referral scheme (I couldn’t work out if the referral link actually worked).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’re\u00a0reviewing the\u00a0BoozeBud Advent Calendar for 2016. You can find days 1-5 here,\u00a0days 6-10 here,\u00a0\u00a0days 11-15 here\u00a0and days 16-20 here. Days 21 – 25 Day 21:\u00a04…<\/p>\n

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