DayWalker V2 - Weird Dad - 6.2% ABV. B++ and a touch, very lemon and lime with a gentle pleasing sourness #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. Could this be a Welsh Saison, who knows but it is a mighty fine and different Ale.
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Neon Drift - Tiny Rebel - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a bit and a touch. Soft, fruity, hoppy and tingly on the tongue. Orangey and gentle bitter finish. #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. When you finally get round to drinking your Christmas Beers and yo wish you had started earlier, that. Flavourful into 2026.
Shangri-la - Arbor Ales - 4.2% ABV. B++, sessionable Craft on Cask. Hoppy, fruity and tropical. South West Quality #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Bristol Fine Ales on Cask in Newport 🏴 Sunny but with a chill wind. Pubbing It Saturday.
Festivale - Glastonbury - 4.6% ABV. B++, badged as a Winter Ale and is totally a Winter Ale. Big, Malty and Spicy #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Cask Festive Ale at The Pen and Wig #Newport Cricket but not that Cricket 🏏 on the TV.
West Side Glory - Thornbridge / Stone Brewing - 7.0% ABV. B++ and a touch. Spoons fridge Stunner. Just what a powerful West Coaster should be #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. A post Christmas 🎄 best of both worlds. Strong and hop forward. Grapefruit, pine, citrus and orange. Awesome.
24 Seven - Roosters - 4.7% ABV. B+ and a bit, citrus, grapefruit and piney. Dry, citrus, bitter finish. Decent pint #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. In The Rather Quiet John Wallace Linton in Newport. Christmasy without the fuss or queues. Seeing out the year.
Skedaddle - Only With Love - 5.0% ABV. B++, sharp, grapefruit, dry and hazy. Fruity, sharp finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Festive strong wind warning for Wales and the South West for Christmas 🎄 Day. May get the washing dry #jingle
Cotton Candy Cupcakes - Vault City - 4.1% ABV. B++, sweet and sour Strawberries with a hint of sharpness. Tingly on the roof of the mouth #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Sessionable and and very enjoyable. The Project is filling up nicely. I think that Santa may have left a glove?
Snow - Flowerhorn / Coach Brewing - 5.6% ABV. B++ and a touch. Hazy, soft and thick. Citrus, lemony with a dry sharpness. Lovely #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. A very Festive Welsh 🏴 Collab that really hits the spot and today’s phrase is “Wind Chill Factor”
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Wednesday 24 December 2025
Fierce Iron Brew - Fierce Beer - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit. Apparently an authentic copy of the original with alcohol. Seems rather tidy 🏴 #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. I don’t know the original Mr Manning but that’s not half bad. Seasons greetings from The Malcolm Uphill.
Black Velvet V2.0 - Vault City - 6.5% ABV. B++ and a touch. The most complex and Christmasy Scottish Sour Fine Ale. Wonderful #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. With The Slade in the background and the awesome taste of Vault City in the foreground, Christmas 🎄 Rocks!
Lagerbier Hell - Augustiner-bräu - 5.2% ABV. B+ and a bit. Clean, malty and gently bitter. Germanic and refreshing #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Christmas 🎄wouldn’t be Christmas 🎄 without a German 🇩🇪 Fine Ale. Clear and Golden.
Double Chocolate Strawberry Cream Profiteroles - Vault City - 5.0% ABV. B++, fruity, gently sour and tart and tingly on the tongue. Festive #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. The sun has just come out and this is going down a Festive treat. A 1 on the Vault City sour scale.
Salted Chocolate Pretzel Stout - New Bristol Brewery / Northern Monk - 6.0% ABV. B++, desert aroma. Malty, rich, salty with a pastry burnt finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. A Collab is not just for Christmas but is especially good for the Festive Season. Rich and strong. South and North.
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 20 December 2025
Nog - Woodforde’s - 4.6% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, slightly fruity with hints of coffee and burnt notes. Semi Festive #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Not badged as a Festive Ale but it still rocks. Great Ale for a Yellow Warning of Rain. Jingle from The Tumble.
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Sunday 14 December 2025
Pre Chiefs Festive Beano and thinking are Christmas Ales on the way out?
Stimulus - Mad Squirrel - 4.0% ABV. B+, but mostly as I think it’s on the way out. Light, malty with a floral body. Light fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3/5. Certainly over stimulated at the Hand Pump. Took a long time to clear. Still good for my Festive Untappd Stats.
Mince Pie - Vault City - 5.7% ABV. B++ and a touch, maybe not exactly a Mince Pie but wonderfully Festive. Branded ##ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. A Christmas Festive Sour, spiced to make it a Santa Special. Now pouring at The Project, Caerphilly.
