Sessionable, malty and fruity. Bitter, fruity and spice in the finish. 3.1/5 #ale #beer #bier 
Plum Pudding - JW Lees - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty with a sweet fruity body. Lingering fruitiness in the finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Probably the best thing about Christmas apart from it being over is Festive Fine Ales. Names, fruit and spiciness 🎄 
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Yuletide - Adnams - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit, rich and malty with a citrus fruity body. Hints of fruit and bitterness in the finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Pre The Chiefs non Spy Festive Lunch. The pleasant Malcolm Uphill in Caerphilly. Much Jingling. 
Red Jelly and Ice Cream - Youder - 6.6% ABV. B++, birthday party plus. Lots of Raspberry and Vanilla. Works for Chrimbo #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Yes there is a Christmas Tree 🎄 at Weird Dad’s Taproom #jingle 
Top of the Pops - Weird Dad - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit, murky Welsh Cask that really hits the mark. Malty, earthy and pleasingly bitter #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. A happy pre Christmas 🎄 visit to Weird Dad’s Taproom and Brewery and this is some superior murky. Just what Santa 🎅 ordered. 
Jingle Bell Hop - Mumbles Brewery - 4.7% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, earthy and gently bitter. Lingering earthy, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Sunny but cold. Trimmed up table in The Pen and Wig, Newport. Thinking Festive chips 🍟 next 🎄🤶🍻 
A Christmoose Carol - Elgood’s - 3.9% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, hoppy with a pleasing spiciness in the body and the finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Post Storm Darragh Festive training, starting in The Wallace Linton Newport £1.69 is a very pro Festive price 🎄 
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Merry Christmas IPA - Pheasantry Brewery - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, hoppy and fruity with a dry, earthy bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Not what I would call a Christmas 🎄 Ale but rather pleasant all the same. Cold out, Tumble Inn toasty. 
Lobster Kveik - Padstow Brewing - 4.5% ABV. B++ and a touch. So much wonderful things going on here. Malty, hoppy, murky and sharp bitter. Norwegian Yeast goodness #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. Avoiding storm Darragh. This Ale supports Fishermensmission. I like that. 
Newsome Noel - Great Newsome - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit. Malty, big body, fruity and a little spicy. Spice and bitterness in the finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Rubbish weather with rubbish weather ahead and the Tumble #Pontypridd is back to being the place for a quiet Pint 🎄 
Lemon Drizzle - Yonder - 5.0% ABV. B++ and a touch, such a lot going on here. Smells like cake, lemon, tart and sour with a vanilla bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. Cake for Christmas 🎄 This is a winner. Somerset into Caerphilly with good WiFi and and Apple Intelligence ready device. 
Slow Rotor - Overtone - 5.0% ABV. B++, malty, hoppy, fruity and peppery. Dry, bitter and peppery finish 🏴 #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Some quality Scottish Pale Ale all the way down in the Lower Rhymney Valley where Dunkelflaute is the order of the day, again. 
Proper DIPA: Stockport Edition - Cloudwater - 8.0% ABV. B++, malty, fruity, hoppy with a hint of sweetness. Dry bittersweet finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Cloudwater with Robinson’s Yeast. I’m thinking this will go down well with Beer Twitter because they are all about the Fine Ales. 
Glitch - Dark Elements - 5.6% ABV. B++, malty, juicy, fruity and slightly sweet tropical. Bitter sweet finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. High successful at avoiding the Caerphilly Christmas 🎄 Fayre. Drinking two thirds as I want to be a Craft Rebel. 
Gift Horse - Rhymney Brewery - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a touch, malty with a citrus bitter finish. Trad Valleys brew #ale #beer #bier
3.1/5. World shortage of quality pump clips in Caerphilly. Times are hard this Festive Season. Drinking LocAle. 
Evil Elf - Rudgate - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, fruity, tropical and citrusy. Much better than this time last year. Summer not Christmas #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. From the Spoons selection of Christmas Ales. Watching the pre Festive drizzle in The Malcolm Uphill #caerphilly 
Beers of The Beano - 30 November 2024 - Prelude