Day 18 of the Beer Republic hoppy calendar, packaged 9/19, drunk watching Fallout. Clear gold with a tall fine head, nose of caramel with pine and citrus - very West Coast. Flavor follows through with clean, crisp, and mid-hopped WC profile, nice and dry. Big IBUs and relatively but not perfectly smooth bitterness. Tasty, maybe in the top 3 of the calendar so far.

Can from Beer Republic Advent calendar Day 10, expired 12/2 with a 3 month date since packaging. Still the freshest beer so far by age I believe. Hazy yellow, nice head, light stone fruit nose, hints of pineapple. Good hop flavor, still some darkness & juiciness left. Tingly citrus and tropicals. Nice balanced body and moderate bitterness.

Can from Beer Republic Advent calendar Day 16. One of the freshest so far, from 7/16. Light orange, nice head. Slightly dank and tropical-mix nose. Good flavors that may have faded a bit already, lots of pine, medium body. Very dry finish with a bitingly high grapefruity bitterness that is less than smooth, but it's seriously high IBUs so that's a bit understandable. At least that preserved it well!

Can from Mr. Hop, drunk at home on a Tuesday. Moderate citrus-ish light grain nose. This has a wee bit more dry hop flavor than most alkfrei IPAs, a hint of strawberry, not a lot of bitterness though. Decent, balanced mouthfeel. Pretty tasty and better than many recent full alcohol IPAs I've tried.

Day14 in the Beer Republic calendar, and brewery #2 of the calendar that's now out of business. Deep Orange, small head, mild hearty pumpkin pie nose that's rather inviting. Medium sweetness, some metallic astringency, maybe too grapefruit-ish hops that don't blend well with pumpkin spice? It's drinkable but not great. Well at least I managed one pumpkin beer this year even if it's 2 months after Halloween season.

Can from day 12 of the Beer Republic Advent calendar, packaged June 16th, drunk watching Pluribus. Hazy orange, nice head, citrus pineapple resiny nose. One of the best aging beers of the calendar so far, still pretty juicy, extra point for that despite being well past its prime. Good mouthfeel and powerful, smooth bitterness - likey like!

Drunk at home, thanks to Lars for the tip where I could find it. Lightly hazy brown, tall head, roasty caramel nose. Hint of sweetness and a good earthy hop content. Excellent complexity for "just" a Dunkel, this is fantastic!

Beer Republic Advent Calendar day 9. Packaged June 18, 2025 in Oregon, drunk in Germany. Nearly clear, light gold, small head. Spicy citrus hop nose on light caramel. Smooth bitterness, caramel candy lozenge, lots of citrus and a sparkling front-palate mouthfeel. Pretty good one, would love to have it fresh.