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Doc’s Christmas Beers 2008

Anchor Brewing Co, Merry Christmas & happy New Year 2006. 5.5 abv. SF, CA USA.  Spicey one. 15 out of 20. Hook Norton, Twelve Days. 5.5% abv. UK. Delicously dark and strong. 19 out 20. This one could become a habit. Goose Island IPA. Chicago, USA. Solid 18 out of 20… Meantime Pale Ale. London, [...]

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Christmas Beer – De Dolle Stille Nacht

I need to have more of this beer! Stille Nacht from the made Belgian De Dolle Brouwers rocked me.  For a 12% beer the alcohol was nowhere to be seen.  The bottle I had poured bubbly with a small head.  A fudge like colour.  And it was oh so dangerously tasty. Here’s what they say [...]

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Christmas Beer – Harveys Christmas Ale

I went with the big regional quality brewer Harveys, from Lewes, Sussex for the choice of beer to go with Christmas lunch and it was a great choice. In fact, I had a decent bottle of red opened and much preferred drinking this tasty 8.1% dark brown ale.

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Christmas Beers – Hepworth Vintage Christmas Ale (2008)

In one of the round of interesting Christmas beers I found for the UK, most of them seem to be from Horsham, West Sussex. Hepworth rocks.  Andy Hepworth seems to be admired by most folks in the UK as a quality brewer and this beer is so nice. I had a bottle conditioned one of [...]

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Christmas Beers – Gouden Carolus Christmas

This was my second tasting of the one the highly regarded Brouwerij Het Anker stable of Gouden Carolus beers and again I was disappointed. Yes, the Gouden Carolus Christmas was a nice beer but the expectations didn’t weigh in and so far over the Christmas beers I’ve had it’s at the bottom. 12/20 but want [...]

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Christmas Beers – Gordon Xmas

Claimed to be the original Christmas beer but I doubt that. It’s actually quite good.  A complex 8.8% that actually hides that alcohol for a Belgian say it’s not true) behind a complex flavour.  At first I though it was going to be too sugary but it as it progressed that fell away. As Christmas [...]

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