What beers have you liked over Christmas

[DaGuv]

Just thought it would be a good idea to see what ales people have been drinking over the festive period as the brewerys do alot of Christmas specials etc. On a side not I have started following a bloke on twitter called @realalephil . I have drank a few of his recommendations and they have been spot on.

[numberjack 4]

this, really tasty stuff, and quite potent:

Edited by numberjack 4 on Monday 27th December 21:19

[Merlot]

Both 8.1% ABV this year

[Shaolin]

Eldest son moved to Brussels in October and came home dragging many interesting bottles with weird and wonderful names along with cheese and salami in good amount too - God love him!

The beers have been about 8%+, downed one called "Judas" (8.5%) earlier - he said it seemed appropriate for the festive season, and currently enjoying a small bottle of 12% "Bush".

I haven't actually paid too much attention to the names as to be honest they are all very similar and I probably won't be able to find them here anyway - they have been uniformly very lovely and appreciated though

[ritmo]

meantime london porter



delish

[rah1888]

Had a few of these over the weekend. Lovely stuff.

[Merlot]

rah1888 said:

Had a few of these over the weekend. Lovely stuff.

This is staple diet when I go away with the lads for the annual pilgrimage to the south of France.

Lovely and good choice.

[anonymous-user]

numberjack 4 said:

this, really tasty stuff, and quite potent:

Edited by numberjack 4 on Monday 27th December 21:19

Yes! Excellent stuff. The chap who makes it was asked to provide an ale to flavour some oak casks for a friend, who was going to use them to make a whisky with some "ale" notes about it. But when they removed the beer, they tasted it rather than chucking it, and found it to be brilliant - and I agree.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 28th December 13:01

[anonymous-user]

DaGuv said:

On a side not I have started following a bloke on twitter called @realalephil . I have drank a few of his recommendations and they have been spot on.

You probably know already - but he is a PH'er

[bint]

A keg of this;

http://www.bathales.com/ales/festivity.html

Yum!

[mikees]

Relies have just arrived from Belguim with a load of Trapiste beer - lovely. Pics later

[Parsnip]

Brewdog Paradox.

Being away from home over Christmas is rubbish. Being away from home and anything resembling a decent beer is even worse. Bottle of that stuff was just what the doctor ordered.

[numberjack 4]

Nyphur said:

numberjack 4 said:

this, really tasty stuff, and quite potent:

Edited by numberjack 4 on Monday 27th December 21:19

Yes! Excellent stuff. The chap who makes it was asked to provide an ale to flavour some oak casks for a friend, who was going to use them to make a whisky with some "ale" notes about it. But when they removed the beer, they tasted it rather than chucking it, and found it to be brilliant - and I agree.

Edited by Nyphur on Tuesday 28th December 13:01

I've just polished a 750ml bottle of the original ( non blonde ) version of this. Not quite as light & palletable as the blonde, but thay's probably down to my wafty tastes. Regardless, after one 750ml, you know you have had a drink

Certainly worth a try, the blonde in small bottles is 3 for 4 quid in sainsburgers.

[Shaolin]

Here's a couple of shots of the dlights we have sampled and still have to sample:





The other bottles are now in the rectycling bin somewhere.

I'm not keen on the Kriek as beer should taste only of beer IMHO.

[tonym911]

Any beer over 5% is too much like hard work. Tried some Abbeydale stuff called Last Rites at a beer fest recently, 11%, I found it tough going. That's wine, not beer. Beer should be quaffable IMO.

[Merlot]

tonym911 said:

Any beer over 5% is too much like hard work. Tried some Abbeydale stuff called Last Rites at a beer fest recently, 11%, I found it tough going. That's wine, not beer. Beer should be quaffable IMO.

I agree with you to a point, although certain beers of the same strength are easier to drink than others.

The strongest beer I've tried is 14% and came in 1 litre cans, after one of those you certainly knew you had had a drink!

[Bob the Planner]

Hahn extra dry - low carb beer .

[Murdoc]

Also had a Leffe Christmas, and I have a Leffe Radieuse waiting to be opened.

[Forthright MC]

Skinners Jingle Knockers took some beating this year for me - http://www.jdwrealale.co.uk/ales/skinners-jingle-k...

[Martin Keene]

Merlot said:

rah1888 said:

Had a few of these over the weekend. Lovely stuff.

This is staple diet when I go away with the lads for the annual pilgrimage to the south of France.

Lovely and good choice.

The olds came back from France with some of this. Very nice. I'll be requesting a case of two from their next visit.

Also had a few pints of Spiced Christmas Pudding ale in the local a few weeks ago. Can't remember the brewery though.

Oh, and a Batemans Rosey Nosey as well, that's a nice Christmas pint.