Advent Day 12 is another strong beer. We're a little weary of quadruple IPAs. They usually overly sweet to mask the high alcohol flavor. Dutch brewers White Dog created Resting at the Bottom of the Ocean in collaboration with Brazilian Cervejaria Escafandrista. This 12% ABV bad boy goes down a little too smooth. 

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Advent 2025 Day 11 is another dark beer. This time it's not a stout or barleywine. It's another type of dark beer, a black lager. Vinohradsky Black Panda is Tmave lager or dark Czech lager. A little hoppy, a little roasty and 100% drinkable.

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Advent 2025 Day 10 is from one of our favorite breweries. We've enjoyed quite a few beers from them this year. Funky Fluid Gelato XTREME: Berries and Cream doesn't disappoint. It continues their hits with a pastry sour of raspberries, blackcurrants and blueberries with an extra marshmallow and vanilla kick.

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Sweden has a chocolate "treat" called choklaboll. It's a mixture of sugar, oats and butter. It's covered in chocolate and coconut. Day 09 gives us Brygglabbet Har Efterratten Chokladboll , a beer version. 

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On the 8th day we dip our toes back into the deep end of the pool with a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout. Puhaste Oathbinder Bourbon BA is an imperial stout with mayple syrup and vanilla. It's a dessert in a glass. 

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Advent Day 07 slows things down a bit. We're getting off the high ABV train for a moment to enjoy a little sour beer. Holy Goat Bramble Smasher mixed fermentation golden sour with Scottish blackberries. It's tart treat with lots of jammy goodness.

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Advent Day 06 asks only one question, are you ready to rock? You better be cause we have a triple IPA from Dutch brewers Rock City Brewing. Euro Tipa is a 9.5% ABV tipa made with hallertau blanc, callista and styrian dragon hops. It's a really good party.

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Advent 2025 Day 05 has us up in Norway. Rygr Hugin Imperial Stout is another fun entry in the calendar. This 13% ABV stout doesn't hold back. It's a little sweet with a strong roasty finish. Of course the Norwegians know how to make a kick ass imperial stout.

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Advent 2025 Day 04 has us over in the Baltics with a Polish Baltic Porter from ReCraft. Mentor III is a classic porter with roasted almost smoked notes from the malts and hints of dark bread and chocolate. 

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Advent 2025 Day 03 is a mild day, a Smedsbo Slott mild day. XXXXAle is a 13.5% ABV mild ale. Smedsbo Slott is Sweden's reigning king of making high AVB ales. The lowest ABV we could find is 9.5%, it just goes up from there. XXXXAle is a collab with Shapes & Objects. 

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