stir-up sunday

Christmas pudding is a British specialty that, as the name suggests, is only available at Christmas. In contrast to the German pudding, this dish is not a creamy mixture of milk, sugar, starch and egg, but has a firmer, almost cake-like shape. The dish originated in the Middle Ages: Back then, the pudding was made from suet, dried fruit, all kinds of spices, meat and onions and was not only served at Christmas time. Only later did it become a sweet recipe for Advent. Today, fat, sugar and dried fruit are the main ingredients and the Christmas pudding is the star of Christmas Day. You tie the tough dough in a cloth and steam it or use a specially designed pudding mold. The day after Christmas, the Christmas pudding is served as a dessert and flambéed with brandy.

A slightly less substantial, but even more lively version of the English Advent classic comes from Brehon, which is not a bakery but a brewery. The Irish brewers have turned the popular dessert into a delicious beer. Packed to the brim with cherries, raisins, cocoa nibs, cinnamon and nutmeg, your Christmas Pudding Stout Stir-Up tastes just like a good Christmas Pudding should.

A wonderful beer that ensures a cozy Christmas atmosphere all year round.