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Advent Calendar Beers: Dogfish Head - Raison d'etre December 15

Beer 15: Dogfish Head - Raison d'etre

8% ABV

Poured into an oversize snifter

Appearance - 3.5/5
Chestnut brown with a thin quickly disappearing head.

Smell - 2.5/5
Chocolate, malt, some alcohol.

Taste - 3/5
Sweet, malty, warming alcohol with some liquorice on the finish.

Mouthfeel - 3/5
Nice carbonation - if a little high. Coats the mouth.

Drinkability - 2/5
Just too sweet for me and too high an ABV..

Advent Calendar Beers: Odell Brewing Co - IPA December 14

Beer 14: Odell Brewing Co - IPA

7% ABV

Poured into an oversize wine glass

Appearance - 3.5/5
Pours a hazy amber - lacing throughout.

Smell - 3/5
Citrus hops - orange - some alcohol - had a cold at this point which didn't help :|

Taste - 4/5
Malty up front with some honey, then some citrus and a gentle long bitterness. Very nice.

Mouthfeel - 4/5
Nice carbonation. Feels smooth and light for a 7% beer.

Drinkability - 4/5
Very nice - possibly as I've had a bastard of a day...

Advent Calendar Beers: Saltaire - Cascade Pale Ale December 13

Beer 13: Saltaire - Cascade Pale Ale

4.8% ABV

Poured into an imperial pint glass

Appearance - 3/5
Yellow / gold with a loose white head which quickly diminishes - light lacing.

Smell - 3/5
Honey, some slight citrus notes, not much else going on.

Taste - 2.5/5
Burnt sugar? Some honey. Bit rough - bitter - some toffee.

Mouthfeel - 3/5
Bit too much carbonation - feels quite thin.

Drinkability - 3/5
Not a nice balanced pint this one. Honey sweet to rough bitter with nothing in the middle.

Advent Calendar Beers: Flying Dog - Gonzo Imperial Porter December 12

Beer 12: Flying Dog - Gonzo Imperial Porter

8.7% ABV

Poured into an oversize snifter

Appearance - 4/5
Pours black with a thick sticky coffee / tan head

Smell - 4/5
Chocolate hits you as soon as you open the bottle. Coffee, some alcohol. Liquorice as it warms up.

Taste - 4/5
Molasses, treacle, coffee and brown sugar - warming alcohol - liquorice after the swallow. Some marzipan in there?

Mouthfeel - 4/5
Nice carbonation. Very smooth and silky.

Drinkability - 3.5/5
At 8.7% it's a big beer but the alcohol is well hidden. Easy to drink and could happily have a couple on a cold night.

Advent Calendar Beers: Big Sky Brewing - IPA December 11

Beer 11: Big Sky Brewing - IPA

6.2% ABV

Poured into an oversize wine glass

Appearance - 4/5
Dark amber. Tight toffee coloured head with lacing throughout.

Smell - 4/5
Malt and chewy resiny hops. Bit of alcohol.

Taste - 4/5
Very 'deep' - really really deep. Makes you go 'wow' when you taste it as it tastes completely different to most IPAs. Dark, woody flavours along with toffee and brown / burnt sugar. Some apples? Little bit of alcohol.

Mouthfeel - 3.5/5
Good - correct carbonation. Smooth, if a little thin.

Drinkability - 4/5
Although a little 'thin' on the mouthfeel, it makes up for it in drinkability. One of my new favourite beers. Very interesting. Tastes light in ABV but massive in flavours. Goes down very well.

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