BEER

Our Christmas Porter 2024 recipe consists of Brown, Chocolate, Imperial, Crystal Extra Dark and Maris Otter malts, blended with Dutch-processed cocoa powder in the mash. Cacao nibs, 4.5k of roasted beetroot and vanilla pods are added towards the end of the boil. Admiral and Bramling Cross hops are then added to the boil. UNFINED (Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans).

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Availability

Now at The Four-Ale Taproom; The Queens Hotel, Gosport; The Portcullis Taphouse, Portchester and The West Street Alehouse, Fareham.

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A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS

The origins of the Christmas tree lead right up to the British Queen herself.  Germany’s Prince Albert came to England in 1840 to marry Queen Victoria, and he brought the Christmas tree tradition with him. The royal family decorated it with small gifts, toys, candles, candies and fancy cakes, giving rise to our modern Christmas decorations. In 1848, an engraving of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert around the royal tree appeared in a London newspaper, and the tree became the height of Christmas fashion in Europe and America thereafter.​

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