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New Products

Here are some new products that will become available in the next month.

Kasteel Cru 24x33cl nrb 5.2%abv

A unique blonde larger from Alsace,brewed with Champagne Yeast for a dry sparkling finish.

Blue Moon 24x35,5cl nrb 5.4%abv

A refreshing Belgian style Wheat Beer developed in a Brewpub in Denver's Baseball Stadium in Colorado.

2008 Vintage

Black Chocolate Stout 24x35,5cl 10.0%abv

Luscious, deep, dark and divine - an ideal drink for sipping by the fire.

BeerHere Gift Vouchers

BeerHere are offering gift vouchers ranging from between £20 to £60. They would make a great Christmas present for your friends, your family or your business contacts. Ideal to reward staff, or as part of a promotion.

Round Britain Powerboat Race 2008

BeerHere / Pulsar Racing’s 300hp Suzuki powered Ribcraft RIB ‘Vampire’ skippered by Major Greg Marsden.
Earlier in 2008, ‘Vampire’ was the smallest boat to complete the Round Britain Powerboat race, winning The Moore Family Trophy.

This Month's Best Sellers.

November's favourite two beers: Victoria Bitter and Desperados.

Victoria Bitter or VB as it is more fondly known is one of Australia's favourite full strength beers.

Dating back to the 1890s it has a tradition of rewarding hard work and hard play.

Lately it has been a frequent winner of the respected Australian Liquor Industry Awards (ALIA). In 2001 it was awarded 'Best Full Strength Beer', in 2002 'Tap Beer of the Year' and in 2003 again 'Best Full Strength Beer'.

Victoria Bitter is a full flavoured brew, less malty in character and slightly darker than Carlton & United Breweries' (CUB) traditional lagers.

Desperados beer is a very refreshing pale lager with lime and tequila. People assume it is Mexican beer however it is brewed at Brasserie Fischer in France.

World Beer Awards 2008

Awarded best Ale of 2008: http://www.beers-of-the-world.com/wba08/index.php

Tripel Karmeliet, made by the small brewery Bosteels, the makers of Kwak, this is a new beer made unusually using three types of grain. It’s wonderfully smooth and aromatic. The Carmelites apparently made a three grain beer in the 1600’s and the recipe was stumbled on by accident. He three grains are barley, wheat and oats in both raw and malted forms. Styrian hops, a generous spicing and the fruity character of the house yeast make a complex beer with a light crisp and lemon dryness.

Beer of the Month

BeerHere's beer of the month:

Vedett Extra White joined the Vedett range in July 2008. In the brewing of this white beer, Duvel Moortgat used natural ingredients such as wheat, barley, hops, dried orange peel and coriander.

Beer Festivals

With Christmas drawing closer, beer festivals are becoming more frequent. With a great variety of Real Ales and Lager on offer you will be spoilt for choice.

Follow link for a schedule.

http://www.quaffale.org.uk/php/beer_festivals.php

Christmas Beers (also known as Winter Warmers)

To meet the difficulties of preservation, breweries traditionally made their beers to the rhythms of crops. In October, breweries in northern Europe used all their old barley and hops reserves to make a beer to be consumed at the end of the year (Christmas beers were originally called October Beer).

Christmas beers benefit from cooler autumn temperatures and can age quietly for several weeks. They reach full maturity around Christmas time to become an ale-type beer, strong and dense. They pair perfectly with the season's festive dishes, from the most traditional to the most sophisticated. Sometimes these beers were offered as a new year's present to employees and the best customers; Nowadays these seasonal beers are brewed specially for the Christmas market and are available to be purchased each December. 

Christmas beers are smooth, well-rounded, full-bodied beers with a deep amber colour and a creamy rich head. Blended with the finest malts (pale malts for strength, and roasted malts for flavour and colour), they are slightly more caloric and more flavorful than other beers. The alcohol content is also slightly higher than most beers (6%).

Brewers generally indulge their creativity when preparing their Christmas brews, adding individual little touches such as cinnamon, coriander, ginger or honey. The distinctive characteristics of Christmas beers are a dark colour, from amber to brown with a fine, dense foamy head and a very aromatic, fruity nose; the palate is very rich, with caramel and fruit flavours. 

See the Christmas Selection Case from BeerHere: