Dog Sitting Beer Advent

Ed graciously agreed to do some dog/house sitting for us while we were out on our belated honeymoon.  I wanted to do something very special for him, so I Total Wined without him and pulled together this little set up.  He needs the carbs, he has been riding to work every day.   It is a twist on our annual beer advent adventure we have leading up to our winter birthdays.  (This time around was only 7 days, but I snuck in a couple extra so Lex could join in on the fun two.). The twist on the traditional countdown is that I wrote clues on each bottle.  This way he could have what he's in the mood for rather than leaving up to my foresight.  For beer nerds, it is fun to be fun while giving gifts or enhancing the experience.  Anyone else have a great way to mix beer and surprises?

If you can't read the clues in the picture, they are as follows..."hoppy and bready", "dark and perky", "high abv", "hoppy", "dry hoppy refreshing", "earthy", "light and relaxing", "little and bold", and "big and bold".   Something for everyone!

Sam, who is helped us out too, got a more traditional 7 day countdown.  He's a newbie to the experience, so no need to shock and awe.  I will post the line ups once I get some feedback from the boys.

In other news, I have a Dandelion and Fennel Seed Honey Ale going in the kitchen and we have some hops starting to pop out of the ground, so we'll be blogging about both of those real soon!