Your Christmas beer

[PaulOfHorsham]

Anyone getting in anything special (or mundane) for the season?

Earlier this evening, I picked up 17 pints of Dark Star Hophead, 4 pints of Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby mild & 2 pints of Dark Star Tripel. That'll have to do, what with the shops shut for a few days. :drinkup:

Cheers :bemerry:

[Farway]

Not especially, but I did pick up a 500ml bottle of Piddle in the Hole for a quid in Morrison's, just could not resist the name.

Depends what I see in Asda tomorrow, if I can stand the crowds and do not flounce out

My Christmas day may be quite dry because I am over my son's and they are cola / Bailey's drinkers not beer / booze, so a glass or three of red wine may be all that is on offer apart from my solitary bottle of Piddle

[RogerB]

I got a 4 x Sheps beers + 4 x Marstons beers in my secret Santa at work so that will formulate much of my Xmas home drinking although I will no doubt open a couple fo bottles of wine to go with them. Today's my last day at work so it will be all local pubs from now until the New Year.

[Soup Dragon]

I don't really drink at home, but i will get a few bottles of port for pressies and I always buy a bottle of Sheridens every year - not really sure why!

[oldboots]

Tonight will probably be my last visit to the pub until Monday so I've got a few bottles in to see me through. I'll visit the nearby specialist beer offy tomorrow for some more but so far I've got

Copper Dragon Golden Pippin (lots of bottles as a cooking bitter, just to line the stomach for the stronger ones below :D)

Robinson's Old Tom (might try the Ginger version as well)
Saltaire Chocoholic (for the xmas pud?)
Brakspear's Triple
Sam Smith's Imperial Stout
St Bernardus Prior 8
La Chouffe Blonde
Westmalle
Gordons Highland Scotch
Chimay Blue (someone on a blog said it's good with Turkey)

I also picked up a bottle of Fuller's 2010 Vintage Ale but I might put that away for a special occasion.

That lot ought to last through Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Sunday if I strengthen it with a few more.

[Conrad]

Picked up a mini-keg of Bath Ales Festivity.

Sadly I was in a rush so I didn't have time to try out the Ginger Hare they had on tap, will try and pop back later.

[Gann]

Have my usual dozen bottles of London Pride in, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone..

And as reported in the BoW thread , now cuddled up to a mini barrel of the Rebellion Brewery seasonal. But that was an impulse buy...:cheers:

[aleandhearty]

Anyone getting in anything special (or mundane) for the season?

Must admit I tend to indulge my other love - red wine, rather than beer, at Christmas. Having said that, I've got a stash of Ossett 'Blonde' & 'Treacle Stout', with a slab of Oranjeboom for the non-believers.


Chimay Blue (someone on a blog said it's good with Turkey)


Might just have to try that as a chaser!

[Al 10000]

I have got my home brew down the cellar to keep us going over christmas and a large bottle of Leffe brown for chrismas eve and also a couple of malt whiskys to have a go at Highland Park and Balvenie Double Wood.
And also hopefully i will get a few bottles of beer and maybe another bottle of malt for chrismas.

[Oggwyn Trench]

No beer in Christmas is port and red wine time at our house , got a decent bottle of Barolo just for me , working on the gaffer for a deal on a good bottle of vintage port , white port for christmas eve .

Fancy a few bottles of Dorothy Goodbodies , Christmas Ale ....... is it normal to fancy a cartoon woman in a sexy santa outfit :pray:

[Wittenden]

Currently my cupboard beneath the stairs contains,inter alia, 6X Wantsum Black Pig Imperial Russian Porter,3xGadds Faithful Dogbolter Porter,3xGadds No3,4x Old Dairy Blue Top IPA,4x Hopdaemon Shrimshander IPA, a couple of bottles of Dark Stars Imperial Russian Stout,and a lone bottle of Hepworth's Prospect.Not a Christmas ale amongst them, but pretty damn characterful.

[Brewguru]

Hmm, think I'll be going for Yeovil Ales this year for a change. A 6 pinter of Stout Hearted (4.3%) and and a 6 pinter of Posh IPA (5.4%) to keep Jack frost at bay.

[Paris_Hilton]

I intend to sample the following:

Otter Claus
Bath Ales Festival
Cotleigh Red Nose Reindeer
Ringmore Santas Little Helper
Summerskills Turkey's Delight

starting tonight

[runningdog]

Currently my cupboard beneath the stairs contains..........Not a Christmas ale amongst them, but pretty damn characterful.Sounds good to me, even if I've not even heard of some of them, the Russian Porter and the Stout being exceptions. There's nowhere within my normal, somewhat limited, range where I'm likely to come across Dark Star beers, bottled or cask.
However, I don't think my Christmas present will allow me to get too disappointed. My little 20 bottle beer-rack is full, courtesy of the long suffering Mrs rd. Three bottles of Old Peculiar, three of Exmoor Beast, three Fullers London Porter, two each of Snecklifter, Broadside, Old Thumper, Station Porter, and another three, of Bath Festivity. On top stand three each of Fullers Vintage Ale, Hook Norton Double Stout, and, last, but not least Butty Bach.
If I rummage about in t'attic I'm sure I'll find other stuff, I know there's a couple of little bottles of Brooklyn Double Stout up there somewhere.
Somehow, I think I might survive for a bit yet:pray:..........:drinkup::drinkup::drinkup:

[Quinno]

Just had a nice bottle of H&W Poachers Choice (http://www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk/beers/badgerales/poacherschoice.asp) which was really rather nice....

[an_ecumenical_matter]

Hopback Pickled Santa at the Cornubia Bristol was sublime on Tuesday night.

[Alesonly]

Had my Christmas Beers yesterday started with Three Bottles Of London Porter at Lunch time. Then in the Elephant at Finchley Three Pints of ESB early evening & later Three Pints of Doom Bar in the Springfield at Bounds Green last night.
Thats it for me now as I Can not have any Beers today as I'm working at 06:30 tomorrow morning and for the next eight days so I will miss New Years Eve at not that I would go out anyway.

[aleandhearty]

Chimay Blue (someone on a blog said it's good with Turkey)



Must admit I tend to indulge my other love - red wine, rather than beer, at Christmas......Might just have to try that as a chaser!

Had two Decanter trophy-winning wines on Christmas Day: Domaine Vistalba, Vinalba Malbec-Syrah 2008 (14.5%) and Vina Mayu, Syrah Reserva 2007 (14%). The Chimay Blue more than held its own with the turkey. A revelation. Definitely same again next year.

[Farway]

Tried a pint Jack Frost in the Spotted Cow today, can't say I would drink it in preference to HSB, had a bit of a bitter taste to my palate, maybe that is the "dash of blackberries" bollox as per brewery hype