The last of the Christmas themed beers from Ridgeway Brewing in Oxfordshire, England. This one was drunk at home in Katy, TX while preparing a snack of baked beans, turkey meatballs and fried eggs for dinner. The beer was bought in a special holiday 4-pack at Spec's Liquor.
The bottle says "This special holiday porter is made for winter - rich and warming, the way they like it at the North Pole. It was inspired by this famous line from a well-loved children's storybook.
"And Santa sat on his great butt, enjoying a hearty brew"
In case you find that amusing, the brewer hastens to point out that in England "butt" refers to a certain sized barrel customarily made for beer - a very large barrel, in fact, holding 108 imperial gallons. Back in the day it was quite a normal thing for a brewery to put it's beer up in a large butt for storage .Still snickering, eh? Get your mind out of the gutter, or Santa will be skipping your house entirely this year"
A very nice dark beer, nice body and nice well rounded flavor, a pleasure to drink
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