While a bird in a fruit tree and a bunch of dairy workers are cool gifts I guess, V.I.A.'s Bob Kronbauer went in a different direction.
This year we came up with the 12 Tall Boys of Christmas for my Tapped In column. Since there weren't any multi-brewery advent calendars available in Vancouver this year (missed opportunity, folks), we went DIY.
The concept was simple: Bob went to a local liquor store, bought a dozen craft beers and wrapped them. Then, starting a few days ago, I unwrapped the top and took a sip, trying to figure out what was going on inside and trying not to embarrass myself at the same time.
After I unwrapped the rest, revealing what I'd been blindly drinking and then, for good measure, to a real long sip. Given that Bob was buying some of the more interesting, potent and unusual beers available, that long sip was maybe a mistake to start, but once the format is set, you can't go changing it.
To this point we haven't been putting any of this on the site; it's been a TikTok special, if you will (you may not, it's your prerogative).
And that's still the case, but you don't need to be signed in to watch TikTok stuff, so enjoy a couple here!
@vancouverisawesome It’s the 9th Tall Boy of Christmas ##vancouver ##beer ##beertok ##adventcalendar ##adventcalendar2021 ##canada ##canadian ##canadianbeer ##yvrbeer ##fyp ##yvr
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@vancouverisawesome And the fourth Tall Boy of Christmas is… ##beertok ##craftbeer ##eastvancouver ##vancouver ##vancouverfoodie ##adventcalendar2021 ##unwrapping ##bc ##stout
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@vancouverisawesome Check out these five facts on the history of Granville Island. ##vancouver ##vancouverbc ##vancouverlife ##yvr ##yvrlife ##granvilleisland ##publicmarket
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