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I know we have a beer spotting thread, but I'm a sucker for winter specials

Any chance of a thread like last year to keep us all up to speed about new releases?

Was a great way for the "tickers" to keep us lesser mortals in the loop!

Keg/cask/bottle/can and where you've seen it-and if you've had a sample, even better!

I believe Andrew is putting a list together

Good stuff Andrew.

There's a black 7.5% biere de garde from black donkey called arigna soon to be released in bottles (ltd to 1500)

This is what I have so far:

[list:20og829u]5 Lamps: Glendalough Barrel Aged Red, Porter and Dark IPA.
9 White Deer: Cask specials only- Black Lightning and Lon Dubh.
Beoir Chorca Dhuibhne: Festive Imperial Black Ale and Winter Ale.
Black Donkey: “Arigna” Dark Biere de Garde.
Blacks of Kinsale: “Worlds End” Imperial Chocolate Vanilla Stout.
Bo Bristle: TBA.
Boundary Brewing: Chili Porter and Coconut Lemon Berlinerweisse.
Brehon: Shanco Duhb relaunch.
Brú: “Darkside” Saison and 400 Day Barrel Aged Stout (in bottles).
Carlow: “Winter Star” Spiced Rye Ale
Carrig: Barrel Aged Black IPA and Red IPA.
Donegal: Expresso Stout.
Dungarvan: Coffee and Oatmeal Stout
Eight Degrees: “Snow Eater” Red IPA, “Signal” Belgium Stout and “Mór” Barleywine.
Elbow Lane: Vienna Lager.
Farmageddon: Winter IPA.
Galway Bay: "Space Suit" Dark Saison and "Diving Bell" Salted Caramel Wee Heavy.
Hooker: 3 beers TBA.
Independent: Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine and Brandy Barrel Aged Barleywine.
Inishmacsaint: Collaboration with Pokertree- TBA.
Jack Cody's: “Curly Hole” Samhain Ale.
JW Sweetman: TBA.
Killarney Brewing: TBA.
Kinnegar: “Maddyroe” Red IPA and “Long Tongue” Winter Ale.
Manor Brewing: TBA.
Mescan: “Beoir Na Nollaig” Red Tripel.
Metalman: "Orange Is The New Black" Orange Dark Ale.
Mountain Man: Cask Specials.
Mourne Mountain: TBA.
Northbound Brewery: Smoked Wheat Ale.
O Brother: Coffee Porter.
Otter Bank: Dark Sour.
Pokertree: Collaboration With Inisgmacsaint- TBA.
Porterhouse: TBA.
Radik Ale: TBA.
Rascal: Double Red IPA.
Simon Lamberts and Sons: Pinot Noir Barrel Aged Barleywine and Chardonnay Barrel Aged Belgium Brown.
St Mel's Brewing Company: Raisin and Oatmeal Stout.
Stone Barrel: Coffee and Oatmeal Stout and Oatmeal Amber.
Third Circle: Rye Stout.
Torc Brewing: Smoked German Ale.
Trouble Brewing: “Dash Away” Cherry Stout
White Gypsy: Yule Ol.
White Hag: Christmas Ale.
Wicklow Wolf: “A Beer Called Rwanda” Coffee Stout.
Wild Bat: TBA.
Wood Key Brewery: Spiced Rye Ale and Black Treacle Ale.
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Impressive list.