Beer of the Week (w/e 23rd December 2012)

Boggart - Meme.

Described as "A lager style ale with an amazing tropical flavour and aroma."

Lovely jubbly in the Micro Bar in the Arndale, Manchester. And served on Boxing Day, on a day when three quarters of the landlords in Manchester thought people wanted to drink water instead.

a long list of beers drank this week some of them were real christmas Turkeys
but Roosters -franklin was pale hoppy and quaffable.

Firstly, a belated Merry Christmas to everyone - I've been in France over the festive period, swapping beer for wine for a short while.

I did manage a few pints in London before I left, the best of which was Nethergate Red Santa in the Hole in the Wall, Waterloo. Generally, these Christmas brews do nothing for me, and I usually find December ends up being a lean month for pub visits, but this one was a pleasant surprise and certainly well above average.

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Originally Posted by Pubsignman

Firstly, a belated Merry Christmas to everyone - I've been in France over the festive period, swapping beer for wine for a short while.

I did manage a few pints in London before I left, the best of which was Nethergate Red Santa in the Hole in the Wall, Waterloo. Generally, these Christmas brews do nothing for me, and I usually find December ends up being a lean month for pub visits, but this one was a pleasant surprise and certainly well above average.

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I'll second that - same beer, same place (although I thought, from what was left of the photocopy taped to the pump clip, that it came from the Reigate Brewery)!

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Originally Posted by Aqualung

After a few disastrous encounters with "Xmas Ales" I came across a proper Xmas beer brewed in Blandford Forum (and you won't be able to Badger me into revealing it at this point!).

Hers is the list

Brains Festive Cheer 4.0%
Adnam's Topaz Gold 4.0%
Brentwood Berry Christmas 4.4%
Brodie's Stepney Green Steam 4.5%
Stonehenge Rudolph 5.0%
Sunny Republic's St Wite's Ale 5.0%
Brodie's Mentol Brown 6.5%
Brodie's Big Mofo Stout 10.5% (keykeg)


The winner (ignoring the obvious Big Mofo) is Sunny Republic's Wite's Ale. This is a PROPER Xmas ale apparently brewed with a Belgian yeast strain. It's sweet for me but it is full bodied and I quite enjoyed the pint I tried in the William IV. It was miles better than the rubbish that Spoons are hawking as Xmas ales.


BOTW Sunny Republic's St Wite's Ale

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had it tonight good but very sweet.

BOTW is going to be Kelham Island Captain Crimbo tried in The Baum of course, but also in Kosmonaut

It's a strong IPA at 5.4%, but it drinks easily, very dangerous. :cheers: