Beer Advent Calendar 2019

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/stoertebeker-uebersee-pils/711451/
A beer from Northern Germany, had a few from this region thanks to colleagues bringing them back
And a very good pilsner to boot.

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/kraftbierwerkstatt-der-schwarze-bock/787231/
From my 3rd highest German region
Don’t know if I’ve had a schwarz bock before. OK.

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/maxlrainer-original-maxl-helles/540481/
And finally for this. I had some beers from here in a Rome beer festival and remember liking them.
Decent helles, very light, but with some character. Decent.

I’m nearly up to date. Still a couple of beers behind.

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Day 8 and a new brewery for me Good Chemistry.

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/good-chemistry-game-theory/740118/295172/

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Next up
https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/ladenburger-pilsbock/770328/
From Baden wurttemberg my 3rd highest rated German state.
Which was a weird mix of a pils and a heller bock.

Nearly up to date
https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/fuerst-carl-kellerbier/107996/
Another from Bavaria. And the best so far. Good unfiltered fresh tasting low carbonation good character kellerbier. Good stuff.

And now I’m up to date with the 9th.
https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hopfenkopf-braeu-s-mandal-weissbier/648061/
Another Bavarian
But feels like a modern beer. Decent weiss bier

Best Kalea Advent calendar I’ve had so far.

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Catching up with day 9 from the Ghost Whsle calendar.

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/pohjala-orange-gose/717924/295172/

And caught up with day 10…

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/beerbliotek-pils-pls/644833/295172/

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/landgang-landgang-pils/523216/
A beer from Hamburg which is unusual for my German ratings
Solid pils if a little light on the malt. Lovely bready fresh aroma though. All the beers I’ve had haven’t had a freshness problem. I was worrying that some may have been hanging around for some time.

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https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wacken-beer-sleipnir-schnelles-helles/700187/
This will get me up to 10 ratings for Schleswig Holstein
Which is ok.

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If you want more Wacken rates the brewery have boxes on Amazon.

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@harrisoni, my Kalea one (from Cost-Co, in California) has different beers to your’s. All 500ml cans so far. I thought about putting a ‘spoiler alert’ on your posts in this thread, but it’s OK now I realize they are not the same.

Only had five so far, four Bavarian and an Austrian, all new to me.

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https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/westheimer-hirsch-brau/793412
From North Rhine Westhphalia my 2nd highest rated area, due to the fact that I’ve been there a number of times.
And the first one from there in this box.
For a Dortumnder I thought very good for a style that’s normally a bit bland.

Well we both had the Austrian beer brewed for Kalea.

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Day 11 and it was a nice one from The Kernel.

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/the-kernel-wheat-ale-nelson-sauvin-taiheke-cascade/784184/295172/

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Day 12 from the Ghost Whale Advent Calendar.

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/port-brewing-board-meeting-brown-ale/194373/295172/

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https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/erl-brau-erlkonig-hell/46692/97853/

This was a new brewery to me, yet another Bavarian one though; everyone’s most rated German region.

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https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/camba-bavaria-4-sessions/495500/

Another Bavarian only another 61 to get to 1000 Bavarians.
Craft beer.
It’s an ok pale ale that could have been brewed anywhere in the world.

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https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/zwoenitzer-ziegenbock/61181/
Saxony beer to bring it up level with Berlin as joint 4th German region
Must have been good as it only lasted a few minutes. Sunday aperatif.

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/einbecker-weihnachtsbier/188132/
A beer from Lower Saxony.
Why is Lower Saxony north of Saxony? Is it lower cos its closer to the sea so downhill? I would have thought Lower Saxony would have been down from either Saxony or Higher Saxony.
Lower Saxony now 9th highest region.
Good amber lager I thought.

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Catch up on my posts. Day 13

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/two-tribes-dream-factory/715136/295172/![image|476x500](upload://xKEuNjcghKxtq6DrDAATt9AKQKP.jpeg)

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Day 14, from my ghost whale calendar.

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/averbode-abdijbier/260572/295172/

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And today’s beer. Day 15.

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/abbeydale-birdhouse-tea-beer/399706/295172/

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https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/schneider-weisse-aventinus/2224/
An old favourite and well worth a re-rating. Wow beer number 2224 on Ratebeer.