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We’re excited to have you along on our 12 Beers of Christmas Experience, which runs from Dec. 25-Jan. 5. On each of the 12 Days of Christmas, you’ll open one window in your box and discover a new beer. At 8 PM on nights 2-12, Dec. 26-Jan 5, you’re invited to join us online for some edutainment and appraisal of that day’s brew on YouTube Live.
Our nightly appraisals will be hosted by our long-time homebrewer and beer guide and CBT’s Chief Personnel Officer, Brian Hatheway.
For the first beer of Christmas, we’ve written up a crash course in beer tasting that you’ll be able to find below on Dec. 25. We’ll post new blogs to this page daily.
If you want to participate in the chat and ask questions, join the stream via Zoom – but come early; there’s a 500 viewer max. If you want to kick back and just watch, check out the YouTube stream instead. Previous live streams will be posted on this page the following day.
Brian will be joined by a rotating cast of co-hosts each night: Online Events Coordinator Julie Walker, Customer Success Associate Cait Cremins, and Sales Manager Todd Summers.
Each day you will find a new blog post that dives a little deeper into the beer styles and topics we’ll be discussing on our live streams. You’ll find a range of topics here – some educational and some just for fun. Blogs will be posted right after our nightly live stream, about 8:20 pm.
Tonight’s beer was from Goodwater Brewery in Burlington, Vermont. The origin of the brewery’s name is pretty serendipitous: The brewery is located in a place known for its good water, and the founde...
Weissbier’s Rise to the Top
While Germany is considered by many as one of the world's epicenters of beer, brewing did not originate in Germany. The history of brewing dates back to the Ancient Sumerians, the ...
Today, there are so many different types of both Porters and Stouts, and so much overlap that it can be hard to tell the difference. Most of the time, it seems like there isn't one at all. But is...
For many, the holidays are synonymous with festive beverages of the alcoholic kind. We’re peppered with recommended recipes for cocktails with a holiday twist, eggnog hits the shelves beginning in November, and...
Previous streams will be posted here the following day.
Baerlic Brewing
Chill Helles Lager
Evil Genius
Santa! I Know Him!
DC Brau
Penn Quarter Porter
Von Ebert
Volatile Substance
Port City
Optimal Wit
54° 40°
Stout
Flying Fish
Abbey Dubbel
Common Space
Fresh Pils of LA
Old Town
Paulie’s Not Irish
Goodwater
Good Rye 2020
Hopworks
Abominable Winter Ale
Below you’ll find a digital copy of your booklet, the tasting wheel and our beer appraisal chart. We encourage you to have the tasting wheel and appraisal chart handy during our live appraisal streams so you can really dig into each beer with us!
How does this work?
You’ll open one window of your box on each day of Christmas (in order from 1 to 12). Inside you’ll find a craft beer and maybe a little something extra too ;). On the first night, you’ll enjoy Beer #1 on your own, using the Christmas booklet and the first night’s blog post to guide you as you taste. On nights 2-12 (Dec. 26-Jan. 5) we’re going live with nightly beer appraisal, discussion, and drop ins from special beer industry guests. Those live streams will begin at 8 PM Eastern time and can be viewed on Zoom and YouTube. You’ll find links to each stream at the top of this page. You’ll also find blog content posted each day that builds upon the beer appraisal and discussion from the previous night’s live stream.
Will the live stream be available to watch later?
You can watch our recorded live streams on our YouTube channel after they’ve wrapped.
How do I contact you if I need assistance?
Email [email protected] or call us at 888-623-8687.
