Twelve Days of Beer American IPA

Review Date 11/22/2025  By John Staradumsky

  Style: India Pale Ale   Brewery: ABW   Country: USA   State: Virginia   $ Per OZ: $.14 (B)   ABV: 6%

I didn’t need any beer, that much must be made clear, or nothing wondrous can come of this tale. Mind you, I leave it to the reader to decide if anything wonderous can come from this tale anyway, but it must be understood as I said before, I didn’t need any beer.

This, of course, never stops me from buying beer, and so when I spied Twelve Days of Beer 12-packs stacked on a pallet at my local Aldi, I bought one. Twelve assorted beers for $19.99 seemed a good deal, and after all they are brewed by ABW at New Realm Brewing in Virginia, a very good brewery indeed. I had recently picked up a six-pack of their Patriot’s Reserve American Lager and found it quite worthy.

In this collection you will find:

Amber Lager

Lemon Shandy

Mango Wheat

Spiced Winter Lager

Hazy IPA

Imperial IPA

American Light Lager

Mexican Lager

Breakfast Stout

Dry Stout

Tangerine Wheat Light

And the beer I’m here to talk about today, Aldi Twelve Days of Beer American IPA, a beer of 6% alcohol by volume. It is stamped on the bottom PKGD 091225.

Aldi says about the 12 pack:

Celebrate the season with the Advent Calendar 12 Days of Beer. This 12 pack includes a variety of 12 fl oz beers, from Spiced Winter Lager to Dry Stout. Perfect for holiday gatherings or as a festive gift, each beer offers a unique taste experience. With different flavors and styles, this pack keeps the celebrations interesting. Make the holidays merry with the Advent Calendar 12 Days of Beer.

Aldi American IPA pours to a bright orange color with a moderate head of fluffy white foam and a nose of soft citrusy grapefruit. Taking a sip, the beer is medium in body, soft with caramel though I would like more for the style. It pops with grapefruit flesh and pith, and a hint of resin, and finishes bitter and well balanced. Not the best example of the style by far, I would certainly like the flavor to pop more and a bit more body, but a worthy one and for under two bucks the can a good deal indeed.

This made a decent first beer of the night and is the third beer I have tried out of the holiday 12-pack. None of the beers have been earth shattering, but none of them so far are bad, either. An interesting assortment, well worth the $20 price of admission. A great gift idea for a budding craft beer enthusiast as well.

Glad I tried it?  T

Would I rebuy it??