One of the breweries to benefit from the ‘booze cruise’ phenomenon was the brewery in the town of Saint Omer, about 25 miles south east of Calais. The ‘Brasserie Saint Omer’ was founded back in 1866 and while it might have a proud tradition of brewing (I have my doubts) these days it is known as a brewer of cheap lager sold in multi-packs of 25cl bottles.

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If you’ve been following The Brew Club lately, you’ll know I’ve been on something of a Belgian Christmas Ale kick. It started with the wonderful Delirium Noel, followed by the ‘not- bad-at-all’ Corsendonk Christmas Ale, and finally, we have the Gouden Carolus Noel!

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The Brew Club just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, even if you don’t celebrate Christmas. I find that Christmas is a time to reflect on the good things in life like good friends, good family, freedom, and good beer!

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One of the Belgian Christmas beers I selected, and the focus of tonight’s beer review is the Corsendonk Christmas Ale!

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There is some hope and some time to get a few good Christmas beers under the belt for 2009, and so I thought it would be cool to check out Delirium Noel from the Brouwerij Huyghe in Belgium.

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