England / 7.5% ABV

Keeping their brewing traditions alive since 1790, Harvey’s brings us one of our favorite holiday brews. A decadent barleywine experience, this beer is, in a word, unctuous. Velvety fruitcake and spiced bread on the palate along with mulled wine and an underscoring of charred orange peel, dried plums, currant… this beer’s finish lasts almost as long as a Hallmark Christmas movie, mercifully without being nearly so saccharin sweet.

Aside from their beer though, we love what Harvey’s is up to: brewing with exclusively locally sourced grains et al from Sussex, solar panels on all their buildings, biodegradable packaging (save for the glass bottles, which is returnable to the brewery for reuse!), amongst other environmentally friendly decisions that are sure to keep Harvey’s safely off of Krampus’s naughty list.