The workers made a lot of noise today. First there was the grinding. Then there was the sawing. Then there was the hammering. Then there was more of all the above. But, I think they’re pretty well placed to lay the vinyl floor planks tomorrow!

And back on the pale ales… tonight’s was zesty and fresh, with a real hint of honey, but it didn’t compare to last night’s hazelnut brown. (I love my dark beers!)

Bye bye tiles. Vinyl floors are incoming… tomorrow or the next day.

Finally, FINALLY! A dark beer appears in my early-birthday-advent-calendar beer case. And man, this drop was incredible. I love dark beers for their complex flavours at the best of times, but the hazelnut in this bottle was amazing. Will be chasing down a case of this after Christmas for sure.

Bye bye hideous brown carpet. Hello dirty concrete slab. Floor Reno has started, albeit slowly - levelling tomorrow, floorboards start Wednesday. Can’t wait!!

Another hard day moving furniture and I am honestly devastated that I don’t have another one of these brews to gently pass across my tongue. Recommended.

After a hard day moving furniture, today’s beer 🍺 was 👌. Nothing fancy, just another pale ale, but boy it went down easy.

Its been a while since the last #bathroomreno update, largely because the stonemason cut the benchtops the wrong size… twice 😡! The good news is that we are almost done! Shower screens and taps are in, just a bit of waterproofing to do in the bathroom and laundry, plus a couple of handles to put on cupboards. Just as well, because the new #floorboards start going in on Monday!!

Day 8’s beer was pretty good. Not as punchy as the label, but pretty solid. I am hoping for a bit more than pale ales in this advent calendar case though…

With a nice citrus touch, day 7’s beer 🍺 is remarkably easy to swallow. Has a really nice aftertaste too, which I find a bit uncommon for pale ales.

Today’s beer 🍺 is pure, unadulterated hoppiness. Not a typo - this one bounces with hops. It’s not overly quaffable, but there’s definitely a distinctive flavour that’s enjoyable, if maybe a little strong.

The photo of today’s beer came out blurry. I was going to go and take another shot of the empty bottle, but the truth is that I was a little underwhelmed by the bottle’s contents. It was a perfectly serviceable lager, but nothing to get excited about - much like this blurry photo.

Day 4 is probably my favourite beer of the early-birthday-advent-case so far 🍺. Really dry and malty, but fragrant too. Would recommend.

Day 3’s brew is a fine tasting Golden ale, with plenty of citrus smells and flavour. Would drink again.

How good was her Star Wars cake today?

Day 2 of the early-birthday-advent-calendar-beer-box. Easy, easy drinking with a friendly bitterness.

An early birthday present in the form of a beer advent calendar. Expect 24 more of these shots 🍺🍻🍺. This one was super fruity and hoppy and delicious. #beer

Bye bye green laundry door. Looks like the #bathroomreno painting is done. Still don’t have a vanity benchtop or shower screen, but that’s what tomorrow is for, right?

Today’s shots of the #bathroomreno are all pretty much yesterday’s shots, except with an extra layer of paint. This may not make for an interesting visual story, but it does mean we’re inching closer to completion!

It’s pretty incredible how much difference a coat of paint makes for a #bathroomreno…