December 1, 2021

320/3670) Home:  APA by Brickstone Brewery of Illinois, U.S.A. ***1/2; 6.25%, 45 ibu; hopped with Amarillo, "then dry hopped for four days"; bright citrus nose; golden, translucent; citrusy with a touch of bitterness at the finish; a great start to the 2021 Beer Advent calendar;

Yes, that's right, I have not had a beer since November 9th.  I seem to have comedown with the seasonal influenza and it knocked me flat on my back.  To be candid, I was faking it on November 9th.  I forced down a very hoppy beer testing the theory that hops were beneficial to the immune system.  I also tried this in 2011 with a similar lack of results.