Daily Archives: December 25, 2011

Arbor Ales Panettone (4.2%)

A golden ale with Belgian yeast? I’m not convinced about this one. There are some really decent light fruit flavours, with a little pinch of orange peel and some nice nuttiness, but the Belgian yeast thing that I previously mentioned … Continue reading

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De Ranke Père Noël (7%)

This special Christmas beer was a present from my mum and is really rather good. The 750ml bottle opens with a burst of yeasty fruit and pours into the glass a deep honeyed amber with a lacy head. Beautifully fizzed, … Continue reading

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Brasserie DuPont Saison (6.5%)

This is an old classic and with good reason as this is a seriously good Belgian beer. The cork popped with an apple and cereal mist and the beer poured a lovely light amber with a fluffy cloud of a … Continue reading

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Arbor Ales Christmas Cheer (5.2%)

Based on Arbor’s Omega recipe, this is a tremendous mild full of stewed plums and damsons, gooseberries and a lovely wash of spice. Mace and cinnamon, liquorice, peppercorns and a dose of candied peel. Thick and dark, the malting is … Continue reading

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