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Five top Christmas brews

Chris Shanahan

Some good drinking for Christmas.
Some good drinking for Christmas.Supplied

For Christmas drinking, I have chosen five distinctive, five-star brews, available through specialty beer outlets.

Zierholz Pils 5-litre keg $40

Zierholz Brewery's keg delivers pure, rich, malty flavours and lovely, clean lingering bitterness (for those who like hops).

Hacker Pschorr-Munchen Gold 500ml $8

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This full-bodied, light coloured beer, from Germany, features a seductive malty, hoppy aroma, opulent palate and bitter finish.

Schneider Weisse Hefeweizen 500ml $7.50

This is a Bavarian classic: a fine example of wheat ale, with distinctive banana-like fruity esters and a gentle, bitter bite.

Fullers Golden Pride Superior Strength Ale 500ml $8.40

Fullers sumptuous ale carries its 8.5 per cent alcohol with grace and style, its plush maltiness balanced by northdown, challenger and harvest hops.

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Samuel Smith Old Brewery Tadcaster Taddy Porter 550ml $8.55

Smith's robust, smooth porter balances seductive chocolatey, roasted-grain flavours against a lingering, dry, bitter finish.

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