Look to be having 20-odd different guest christmas ales over the next month. They let me have one as my free drink with my beer and burger too

I do love the Winter Warmers

A couple of mentions from a visit to town on Wednesday ...

Acorn Kashmir 4.7% (in the Gatehouse) ... dark, malty and spicy but nice fruit flavours too. Will be keeping my eye out for this one.

Brewdog Tokyo 18.2% bottle (in Cask Corner) ... oak aged stout ... basically rocket fuel and not cheap either ... probably a once-in-a-lifetime venture for me.

Thorne Brewery will be bringing out Darleys Ghost again soon. Watch out for this one, it's an absolute belter.

Love it.

Darleys Ghost is now on in the Yorkshire Grey, the Salutation and soon to be on at the Masons Arms. Had a very nice pint of Coal Black Porter in the Masons yesterday too.

On Tuesday 21 December, The Salutation will have 3 Thorne Brewery beers on - Pale Ale, Coal Black Porter and a very special Darleys Ghost.

Abbot Reserve sampled (again) in the Gatehouse on Mad Friday

Been to the Half Moon Inn at Willingham by Stow ( on the B1241 between Gainsborough and Lincoln ) and sampled their rather wonderful Grafters' Wobble Gob. Liked it so much I brought the rest of the barrel home with me! The brewery is in a shed next door and the chap was adding nutmeg, cinnamon and candied peel to their Xmas brew, Greetings, as I waited for him to decant mine. Smelt divine! Never had a bad beer yet from there.

Ales sampled on Christmas Eve in Doncaster ..

Derventio Brewery Mrs Claus 4.0%
Triple F I Can't Remember 6.8%
(both in Cask Corner)

Marston Christmas Pudding 3.9%
and the version of Thorne Darleys Ghost which is doing the rounds are the moment ... sadly a little too sweet for me
(both in the Salutation)

New Year seen-in in Cask Corner and helping the festivities along were;

Toad Tadpole, Toad Mature Toad and one from the brewery which I hadn't tasted before, Leaf Kicker 3.8%.

also

Willys Original Bitter 3.9% (apparently brewed in Cleethorpes)
Tom Woods Christmas Cheers 4.5% and
Cottage Somerset & Dorset Ale 4.4%

the last named being my favourite of the evening so a second helping was required (rude not to ).

A visit to York yesterday included the following ...

A couple of pints of the ever-reliable Thornbridge Lord Marples in the Pivni WBF.

A seasonal Thornbridge brew Wild Holly 4.8% in Harkers.

Great Heck Final Judgement 4.1% in Judges Cellar Bar (reported as brewed specially for the bar).

Woods (Shropshire) Christmas Cracker 6.0% in the Maltings.

Not a bad drink all day

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As from tomorrow (04/01/2011) Cask Corner will no longer offer a 25% discount to CAMRA members.

CAMRA Wetherspoons vouchers will however be accepted.

Had a brief spell in town yesterday afternoon which yielded ...

Tom Woods Christmas Cheer 4.5%
Shardlow Five Bells 5.0%
(both in Cask Corner)

Blindmans Siberia 4.7%
(Old Angel)

all very enjoyable.

The last named brewery was one I'd not spotted before but is in Leighton (near Frome) Somerset.