YOU should really never start any piece of writing with the words ‘it’s that time of year again’, but when you see bottles tops dipped in wax and abv percentages rocket up, you know that strong and comforting beers are on the way.

I’ll still go with my mantra that good beer is good beer at any time of the year, but I really do love a dark, strong ale that’s been holed up in a barrel since the spring.

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