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I've had a couple of queries asking whether I'll be running a sequel to last year's Beer Advent Calendar. Maybe another set of 24 fine ale reviews, or could I be moving onto
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Beer Advent Calendar - Day Twenty-Four
Hertog Jan Doppio Double is the only one of my twenty-four Advent beers to come in a stone cork-stoppered bottle that weighs more than the drink contained within! At 7.3% ABV, it's
Beer Advent Calendar - Day Twenty-Three
The penultimate beer on my 2005 advent calendar was Ruby Red from the St. Peter's Brewery in Suffolk. I'd been looking forward to this 4.3% ABV red ale, which, like all of
Beer Advent Calendar - Day Twenty-Two
Fraoch is a 5% ABV Scottish beer that brings back many happy memories of late nights spent in the bar at the Clachaig Inn. "Fraoch" is the Gaelic for heather, so take a
Beer Advent Calendar - Day Twenty-One
"Jingle Knockers" isn't exactly a phrase that inspires confidence, but this 5.5% ABV from Skinner's Brewery in Cornwall is really good, definitely on a par with the stuff I've tried from Hambleton