Ho ho how is it coming up to the end of the year already?! Tis the season and we have a tasty selection of beers perfect for spending a chilly evening in a cosy pub. First up is Glugg, a 4.2% Belma and Cashmere hopped pale ale from our “mythical creatures” series. This one is inspired by the Yule Lads of Iceland, but Gluggagaegir was a bit too much of a challenge to explain on the pump clip, and that’s before we’ve enjoyed a pint of it! Delicate melon flavours meet a spicy, earthy character.

Winter (4.2%) is coming, an Ekuanot single hopped pale which promises an aromatic fruitiness and flavours of citrus and berries, plus a delicate herbal note in the finish

And rounding off our festive releases is Doctor Morton’s Christmas Hamster (4.1%). Citra and Cascade hops combine with Munich malt for a tasty caramel character alongside notes of lemongrass. Sweet, spicy and smooth with a medium but fresh bitterness.
In keeping with the frosty feel of the season, we’ve got a couple of new beers coming up making use of new and exciting sub-zero, supercritical hop extraction techniques. First up, Cryo Deception (4.8%) – a special limited release of our much-loved New Zealand pale. Nelson Sauvin hops have been added in whole cone, T90 and Cryo form, for a lusciously aromatic and flavourful beer that’s bursting with notes of white grape, elderflower and gooseberry. Light and refreshing with a balanced bitterness in the finish. We’ve also got Polarnaut (4.7%), an experimental pale ale which features the cool combination of Citra and Sabro, in the vibrantly named Hyperboost and Dynaboost form. Expect a soft and refreshingly juicy beer with a blast of hop character giving notes of pith, pine and a hint of tropical coconut.

Heralding the new year, as is our tradition, we’ll have Doctor Morton’s Duck Baffler back (4.1%), a pale ale single hopped with Citra which is always incredibly popular. January also brings us an English hopped Through the Hopback special, featuring Ernest hops. This one will be 3.9% and holding flavours of ripe nectarines and apricots.
Have a good one!