All The Simcoe Ladies - Arbor - 7.2% ABV. B++, soft on the palate, tropical aroma, hoppy with hints of spice and pepper. A gentle bitterness with the alcohol well hidden. Excellent #ale #beer #bier

Fools Gold - Twisted Oak - 4.0% ABV. B+, malty, slightly honey sweet, a hint of fruit with a gentle bitterness #ale #beer #bier

3/5. Back at the Siren’s Calling where the wind is cold outside but the sun is warm. The ales are Fine.

Delray Beach - Bristol Beer Factory - 4.4% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, fruity and nicely hoppy. Malty, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier

Out Front - Bristol Beer Factory - 4.2 ABV. B++, big and malty with a hint of fruit. Bitter fruity finish #ale #beer #bier

3.5/5. Bristol Beers, Great Beers. Pity you can’t buy the glasses here. Post chips and rather happy. 14:00 opening tomorrow.

Wild Wood - Twisted Oak - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, big and malty with a strong, semi fruity and bitter finish #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. North Somerset Ale, chips 🍟 next from Nextdoor. The sun ☀️ has now gone in. Massive Beanoing #mb01

Bornem Dubbel - Brouwerij Van Steenberge - 7.2% ABV. B++, Full bodied, rich, malty, fruity and strong. Very solid Belgian Ale #ale #beer #bier

3.5/5. Warm Sun, Bottled Belgian Ales and Fast WiFi, what a great Saturday. In The Siren’s Calling #Portishead

Kingsdown - Arkell’s - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a touch. Gently fruity and dark. Strong but drinkable. Saturday morning suitable ##%

3.2/5. Really good to be back Beanoing. The Sun is shining and the Ales are refreshing. Good times have restarted.

She Sells Sea Shells - Gadds - 4.7% ABV. B+, malty, fruity, hoppy with a spicy, peppery dry finish #ale #beer #bier

3/5. In The Posset Cup, Portishead for mb01. Not sure whether this is a B+ or B+ and a bit. These are the Big Questions.

1927 - Glamorgan Brewery - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty with a very hoppy body. A little fruity with a dry bitter finish #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. The year that Cardiff City won the FA Cup. The only Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 club ever to do so. If you look closely you can see the Bluebird logo.

What’s Cooler Than Being Cool - Tiny Rebel - 8.0% ABV. B++, thick, hazy, fruity, tropical with a hint of alcohol. Tidy brew #ale #beer #bier

Pinchers of Peril - Tiny Rebel - 5.0% ABV. B++, big and hoppy. Fruity with a touch of spice. Lots of hops, superior taste. Keg #ale #beer #bier

3.5/5. Hazy, Tiny Rebel dead period Christmas 2023. In the corner with the Christmas Tree 🎄 thinking Linux Mint @tinyrebelnpt

Feel The Rhyme - Tiny Rebel - 4.1% ABV. B+ and a bit, hazy, malty, hint of fruit and spice with a fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier

4.3/5. At @tinyrebelnpt where I’m the only customer. Watching the rain and appreciating £3.00 a pint cask ales. Dog days of 2023.

Citramas IPA - Hanlons - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, bing and hoppy with a shed load of Citra. Long, intense bitter finish. Maybe on the way out #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. Happy Storm Gerrit with heavy rain and gales. Although the rain has currently stopped. No Christmas drinkers out.

Saison Obscura - Cwrw Otley - 4.6% ABV. B++, Belgiany, sour, dark and very drinkable. Well worth a punt #ale #beer #bier

01 Original - Cwrw Otley - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, been a while. Hoppy, fruity with a touch of spice in the bitter finish. Works #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. Back in the Brew Pub Bunch of Grapes #Pontypridd the new home of Otley Beers. Festive nose bleed as well.

White Christmas - Saltaire - 4.8% ABV. B++, a lot going on here, light, citrus, fruity, spicy and confectionery. Very Festive #ale #beer #bier

3.5/5. Noticing this year that Christmas ales are getting paler. Nothing wrong with that but dark weather, dark ales.

Farmers Belgian Blue - Bradfield Brewery - 4.9% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, berries, a little sweet and maybe a hint of spice #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. Not sure if this Sheffield Ales is very Belgiany or even Christmasy but it does work. Not exactly Blue, more a rich purple #Pontypridd

Chris Moose - Butcombe - 4.1% ABV. B+ and a bit. Rich start with a hint of spice with bitter sweet body and finish #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. Really good standard of Festive Ales in Spoons this Christmas 🎄 Pleasant out, no blowing a gale or hammering down.

Sleigh Rye’d - Hop Union - 4.4% ABV. B+ and a bit, hoppy, tropical, gentle sweet malt with a spicy fruity finish #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. Also not on the Spoons Christmas Ales list but semi local. Again not really a Christmas Ale but worth a try. Tumble Inn #Pontypridd.

Good Elf - Gower Brewery - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a bit and a bit. Solid flavoursome Oatmeal stout. Rich and warming. Festive #ale #beer #bier

3.4/5. Surprisingly not on the Spoons Christmas list of Beers. However this is Wales (Ponty) and this a 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Beer #Jingle