Bombardier - Burning Gold (Wells)

Name: Bombardier - Burning Gold
Label: "Drink of England - Inspired by William Blake's Jerusalem, this is a lively, refreshing golden ale, alive with English passion."
Brewery: Wells
ABV: 4.7%

Rating: Bombardier's great tasting relative.

Game: Changing the difficulty level on Dragon Age helps a great deal - now playing on "Casual" setting *hangs head in shame*.  It's ok though, I can enjoy the game a bit more now without having to save every three to four seconds.

Etoile D'Or

Name: Etoile D'Or
Label: "Imported Belgian Lager"
Brewery: Brewed in Belgium for Marks & Spencer
ABV: 5%

Rating: Belgian beer is ace.

Game: On the verge of selling/trading Dragon Age today. Got stuck again and can't get past a certain section. Stupid under-equipped, under-skilled team. Going after the Urn of Sacred Ashes but can't get past my teams doppelgangers.  Looking for hints on the web and one site advises "have fun -- this is one of Dragon Age's cooler fights." Er, no.  This is one of Dragon Age's suckier fights. It's over in about thirty seconds with my entire team getting wiped out. Not fun. I'm going to flee the mountain and do side missions to try and level up my characters so when I return it will still be just as difficult...

Biere d'Alsace

Name: Biere d'Alsace
Label: "Imported French Lager"
Brewery: Brewed in France for Marks & Spencer
ABV: 5%

Rating: Lager's great. Not as good as ale, but still great. And it's more difficult and time consuming to brew.

Game: Wolverine is done and dusted. No more claws-through-skulls for a while until Hard difficulty is attempted.  Now, there was some massive sprawling RPG I was trying to play through prior to Wolvie's arrival... what was it called again..?

Birra D'Oro

Name: Birra D'Oro
Label: "Imported Italian Lager - Superiore & Rinfrescante - Birra Di Qualitá"
Brewery: Brewed in Italy for Marks & Spencer
ABV: 5%

Rating: Great to drink when playing Assassin's Creed 2

Game: Wasn't playing Assassin's Creed 2, too busy slicing and dicing on Wolverine. Almost reached the end I'm sure but this game definitely warrants a second playthrough once the "Hard" mode has been unlocked.

Iceberg (Titanic)

Name: Iceberg
Label: "Shipped from the Potteries"
Brewery: Titanic
ABV: 4.1%

Rating: Goes down like a lead balloon

Game: Wolverine is so good that Dragon Age isn't getting a look in at the moment.  Wolverine is simple from a puzzle perspective but the special moves and quick kill moves never get old. 8/10.

Goliath (Wychwood)

Name: Goliath
Label: "A colossal taste"
Brewery: Wychwood
ABV: 4.2%

Rating: Used to be sold in a bigger bottle than it is now. They stopped doing that because the government wants you to drink less but pay the same price. Nanny state stuff I reckon.

Game: This years Christmas game is X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The quality of movie franchise and tie-ins seems to be getting better and better. Ghostbusters was pretty good, the Batman franchise has had a new lease of life thanks to the excellent Arkham Asylum and the Wolverine game is splendidly violent.

Maplemoon (Joseph Holt)

Name: Maplemoon
Label: "Full bodied pleasure with a twinkle of maple - Mystical Maple Ale"
Brewery: Joseph Holt
ABV: 4.8%

Rating: A glimmer of Canadian maple which makes it very pleasurable on the taste buds. One of the better things to come out of Manchester, UK.

Game: There are sooo many quests in Dragon Age: Origins I've lost track of them all. I don't know where anything is and I keep getting wasted by packs of wolves. Christmas tomorrow!

Strong Pale Ale (Marston's)

Name: Strong Pale Ale
Label: "Smooth, refreshing and remarkably easy drinking"
Brewery: Marston's
ABV: 6.2%

Rating: Exactly what it says on the bottle.

Game: As you'll know doubt remember, I've been having a bit of difficulty getting past the Sloth Demon in the Fade on Dragon Age: Origins. Well, no longer. I acquired myself an enchanted dagger and a big red dagger, and a drake scale suit of armour (drake is a male dragon apparently).  Have a bit of daggery goodness in your face Sloth bitch!

Honey Dew (Fuller's)

Name: Honey Dew
Label: "Organic - Refreshing Golden Beer"
Brewery: Fuller's
ABV: 5%

Rating: It's a pity bee sick doesn't taste like this. If it did, everyone would want to harvest bee sick.

Game: I must be doing something wrong or attempting missions too soon, but I find myself struggling in the "Fade" on Dragon Age: Origins. Use an attack against a load of enemies and run away waiting for attack to recharge, enemies are in hot pursuit and we end up circling a conveniently placed pillar or piece of furniture in what ends up looking like a crappy version of the already crap enough Benny Hill show. Incredible game though, I just suck at it... 9/10.

Tribute (St. Austell)

Name: Tribute
Label: "The Ale of Cornwall - A delightfully delicious and drinkable beer that captures the essential character of Cornwall.
Brewery: St. Austell
ABV: 4.2%

Rating/Comment: The Cornish, so far up their own arses that they have their own flag and pretend Cornwall is an independent country. Tourists are made to feel unwelcome even though they play an essential role in the local economy. Although the Cornish people I know are thoroughly decent so maybe the previous statements are a load of old bol. Nice beer!

Game: I'm going all soft-core on the gaming front at the moment. Wii is quite addictive and playing through Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure is fun fun fun. Its just a phase I'm sure, the novelty will soon wear off...