Harvey's Christmas Ale
| Royal Oak | Borough, Central London | 02 Oct 2024 |
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| Two Sawyers | Woolage Green, Kent | 17 Dec 2023 |
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| The Rusty Bucket | Eltham, Greater London | 24 Dec 2022 |
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| Bridge Arms (formerly The White Horse Inn) | Bridge, Kent | 23 Dec 2021 |
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| The Dorset | Lewes, East Sussex | 07 Jan 2020 |
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| The Ale House | Chelmsford, Essex | 02 Jan 2020 |
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| The Harp | Charing Cross, Central London | 22 Dec 2018 |
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| The Cat's Back | Wandsworth, Greater London | 04 Dec 2017 |
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| The Market Porter | Southwark, Central London | 14 Dec 2014 |
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| The Snowdrop Inn | Lewes, East Sussex | 28 Dec 2013 |
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| The Garland | Redhill, Surrey | 14 Dec 2013 |
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Tasting Summary
These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.
Royal Oak, Borough, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip |  | 02 Oct 2024 | 2023's ale. Very woody, a slow drinker. Full on flavour but flat |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 09 Jan 2023 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 27 Jan 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 17 Jan 2022 | Tempting, another day perhaps |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 29 Jan 2020 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 20 Jan 2020 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 27 Nov 2019 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 31 Jan 2018 | Tempting |
| Philip Pirrip |  | 25 Jan 2017 | Very innocent in taste |
| ChrisE | Not Tried | 30 Jan 2016 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 27 Jan 2016 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 28 Jan 2015 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 11 Dec 2014 | |
| Philip Pirrip |  | 29 Jan 2014 | Nicely rounded. The hit came later |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 11 Dec 2013 | Lower abv than previous years but £5.50 pp |
Two Sawyers, Woolage Green, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Jack William | | 17 Dec 2023 | I don’t usual rate strong ales this low but it was sickly sweet. Condition fine. |
The Rusty Bucket, Eltham, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | | 24 Dec 2022 | A whole pint as Santa's nightcap |
| Philip Pirrip | | 23 Dec 2022 | Pleasant surprise in a gravity served pin. Only time for a half as later commitments required some degree of sobriety |
Bridge Arms (formerly The White Horse Inn), Bridge, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Jack William | | 23 Dec 2021 | Powerful barley wine, albeit rather too sweet for my liking. |
The Dorset, Lewes, East Sussex
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| Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 07 Jan 2020 | |
The Ale House, Chelmsford, Essex
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| Magnus Greel | | 02 Jan 2020 | Another taster, too sickly sweet |
The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | | 22 Dec 2018 | In a pin on the counter top. Rather flat and warm, needed some cooling arrangement to make this more enjoyable |
The Cat's Back, Wandsworth, Greater London
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 04 Dec 2017 | |
The Market Porter, Southwark, Central London
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 14 Dec 2014 | |
The Snowdrop Inn, Lewes, East Sussex
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 28 Dec 2013 | |
The Garland, Redhill, Surrey
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | | 14 Dec 2013 | Amber/brown. A bit cloudy. Very sweet. Near to end of barrel I think, should be better than this. |
7.50% ABV.
We have tried this beer 10 times.
We have given this beer an average score of to .
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