

For the winter season, James Clay and Sons are bringing you a great selection of gift packs, seasonal beers, cask and more.
Our line-up this year includes the classic Belgian strong ales plus Abbey, Trappist and fruit beers, along with a great range winter seasonal beers from Germany.
We’ve also added new festive beers from Europe and the UK, as well as bolstering our cocktail and spirits offering.
Browse at your leisure: or pick a door!
We have searched tirelessly a for new offerings to our festive range and have come up with some fantastic options.
From Belgium we’ve got new editions of a couple of classics reimagined. This year Duvel have aged some of their iconic Golden Strong ale in Kentucky Bourbon casks, lifting it a few points in ABV and rounding it off with some luscious Vanilla notes from the Bourbon. Similarly, Chimay have fermented a batch of the Blue in ex-Brandy casks amping up the Christmassy dried fruit notes in the famous Quadrupel.
Just outside of Brussels, we’ve got a new edition of Boon’s Millésime, an Oude Kriek made with the famed Schaerbeekse cherries. These local cherries are well known for their exquisitely rich sourness, more than that, they’re also now known for making the ‘World’s best Sour Beer’ at this year’s World Beer Awards.
As always, we’ve a constantly evolving German range, and have added five new seasonal Bavarian beers.
For the true German beer aficionado there’s a mixed case of 8 unique beers from Bavaria, just add your pyjamas and toothbrush to complete your Christmas trip packing.
Denmark’s To Øl have three new Christmas beers for us this year, with a Hazy IPA, a big BA Quad, and a luxurious Cognac BA Imperial Milk Stout.
This year’s festive cask range includes the latest Fairytale of Brew York, plus the new Cherry Porter Grand Reserve from Titanic, and a couple new options from Vocation, plus many more from around the UK.
If you’re looking for a festive draught lineup, we’ve almost got a full advent calendar for you, with 22 different kegs available, including Nogne Merry Jingle for the first time.
Christmastime, mistletoe and good beer, that’s how the song goes, right? either way we’ve got an enormous range of festive beers to make your customers’ season special.
It’s the season for sharing, so each year we put together a huge selection of large format bottles ideal to toast with.
Magnums, Jeroboams and even Methuselahs from some of the best breweries in the world.
Many of our partners release special beers to celebrate the festive season and this year is no different.
Celebrate the season with Warsteiner’s Winter, enjoy the traditional Christmas Ale from St Bernardus or try something a little different from To Øl.
Our gift pack range is perfect for the beer aficinados on your Christmas list, the question is, which will you choose?
We’ve put together a wide range of packs covering most of our international partners. Let your customers gift their beloved beer nerd with a well presented tasting pack with the correct glassware.
There’s something for all budgets encompassing simple stocking fillers and luxury options too.
That festive feeling now on handpull
Extend your Christmas offering to the handpulls with our selection of winter warmers. 8 seasonal beers, ideal for the Christmas run-up.
FoundeD BY: Scourmont Abbey
Origin: Hainaut, Belgium
Chimay Bottles and Chalice Glass
With a flavour that appreciates noticeably with age, any one of the Grande Reserve, Premiere or Cinq Cents would make an impressive gift.
Founded: 1862
This year we’ve also introduced Grande Reserve Calvados 2023 and Grande Reserve Whiskey 2022 a range of barrel aged strong dark ales, perfect for sharing after a winter walk.
The Grande Reserve is afforded the luxury of Jeroboam presentation – perfect for putting to one side and enjoying on a very special occasion.
Always best when enjoyed in its distinctive Trappist chalice, this is without doubt a beer of great tradition. A lovely gift to give, even better to receive! C1 1 x 33cl Chimay Red (7%)
1 x 33cl Chimay White (8%)
1 x 33cl Chimay Blue (9%) plus Chalice Glass (8 in outer)
1 x 33cl Chimay Red (7%)
1 x 33cl Chimay White (8%)
1 x 33cl Chimay Blue (9%) plus Chalice Glass (6 in outer)
1x33cl Chima y Blue 2023 (9.0%) 1x75cl Chimay Grande Reserve 2020 (9.0%) (6 in outer)
Keep your entire Christmas table topped up with a Magnum of the iconic Delirium Tremens.The classic Golden Strong Ale from Huyghe available in the bumper format is back again.
And why not add a couple of bottles of Delirium Christmas to add to the festive cheer. This delicious deep ruby red ale is the perfect addiiton to your Christmas drinks list.
BY: Leon Huyghe
Delirium Tremens is a strong, golden and complex pale ale. Delirium Noël is a deep ruby red ale, with aromas of dried fruits, caramel and spices – a lovely Christmas drink. Delirium Red is a wonderfully fruity beer, deep dark red with a few aroma hints of almond and a taste which is a balance between sweet and sour. Delirium Nocturnum is a strong, dark Belgian ale with a soft mouthfeel followed by pleasant bitterness from hop and roasted and chocolate malt. Delirium Argentum is a full-bodied complex amber ale with a touch of caramel and spicy, citrus-like bitterness.
DT1 4 x 33cl Delirium Tremens (8.5%) £18.50 plus Glass (6 in outer)
DT2 4 x 33cl Delirium Noël (10%) £19.10 plus Glass (6 in outer)
DT3 1 x 33cl Delirium Tremens (8.5%) £18.40 1 x 33cl Delirium Nocturnum (8.5%) 1 x 33cl Delirium Argentum (8%) 1 x 33cl Delirium Red (7%) plus Glass (6 in outer)
DT4 2 x 75cl Delirium Noël (10%) £20.50 plus Glass (6 in outer)
Belgium
BARREL AGED IRISH WHISKEY
This Duvel Barrel Aged has matured intensively in the very best whiskey barrels of the Irish distillery Teeling. These barrels enrich the exclusive beer with notes of vanilla and oak, with a smoky hint of peat fire.
BARREL AGED BRAZILIAN RHUM
This Duvel Barrel Aged has matured intensively on a fine selection of Cachaça barrels. Cachaça is a famous, spicy Brazilian Rum and is distilled from freshly squeezed sugarcane juice. Thanks to this maturation, the beer is enriched with lively tropical fruit notes.
BARREL AGED KENTUCKY BOURBON
Discover and enjoy one of Duvel’s most magical beers: Duvel beer matured for over 6 months in the finest Bourbon barrels from Kentucky. Discover how these barrels enriched the beer with generous hints of vanilla, caramel, and ripe red fruit. Saddle up for a great tasting moment!
DUVEL DISTILLED
Duvel Distilled was allowed to mellow for a full decade in carefully selected oak bourbon and sherry barrels, followed by a finish in Moscatel de Sétubal barrels.
D13 1 x 75cl Irish Whiskey £28.30 (11.5%) plus Glass
D14 1 x 75cl Brasil Rhum £28.30 (11%) plus Glass
D15 1 x 75cl Kentucky £28.30 Bourbon (11%)
SBNDG2 Duvel Distilled (40%) £97.20
Watou’s brewery St. Bernard have brewed beautiful dark and blond abbey ales since 1946 using their own yeast and hops from their own hopfield right next to the brewery.
1 x 33cl St Bernardus Prior 8 (8%)
1 x 33cl St Bernardus Abt 12 (10%)
1 x 33cl St Bernardus Tripel (8%) plus Chalice Glass (6 in outer)
Dark and full of wintery character; St Bernardus Christmas is brewed every year especially for the festive season. Or pick up some of the limited edition ABT 12 magnums; each edition collaborates with a new artist for the label.
The festive period is meant for sharing and these are perfect with friends. Opt for the light, aromatic fruits of Tripel or the moody richness of Dubbel. Idea #2 - put them away for a couple of years, forget where, then crack them open when you finally relocate them in that cupboard under the stairs.
The Trappist Abbey of Westmalle have been brewing their beers for 185 years. Tripel is a clear, golden yellow beer with a fruity aroma and hop scent. Dubbel is a dark, reddish-brown beer with rich and complex flavours and a fresh-bitter finish. Extra is a golden ale designed to be thirst-quenching, full of fruity aromas, and full bodied.
x 33cl Westmalle Tripel (9.5%) plus Chalice Glass (4 in outer)
Celebrating it’s centenary year, Gordon’s Xmas packs an intense flavour and body, unfolding gently and steadily from the first sip. The sweet malty base provides the counterbalance to woody notes that then develop into festive spice aromas. CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH THIS seasonal
HOGAN’S GIFT PACK
Hogan’s Cider
Origin:
Warwickshire,UK
Hogan’s are proudly independent cider makers on a mission to tell everyone about the provenance and quality of their exceptional product. The Hogan’s 3 bottle and a glass gift pack is a perfect introduction to some of their most popular cider styles – a refreshing and aromatic medium, a full bodied dry and well balanced and slightly sparkling Perry.
HO1 Hogan’s Gift Pack £13.00 1 x 50cl Dry (5.8%), 1 x 50cl Medium (5.4%) & 1 x 50cl Classic Perry (7.4%) plus Glass (4 in outer)
Founded: 2005
UKHOGAN50
£52.80
HOGAN’S CHERRY OAKEY CIDER
This tasty cider is a gorgeous year long brettanomyces fermentation of Herefordshire cherries and cider apples in oak barrels fortified with a little of their award-winning Apple Brandy.
UKHOGAN50 12 x 33cl Hogan’s Cherry Oakey Cider £52.80 (10%) nrb
HOGAN’S APPLE BRANDY
Herefordshire apple cider distilled in a small-batch copper pot still and matured for 10 years in oak casks. Notes of vanilla, pepper and cinnamon.
UKHOGAN43 1 x 70cl Hogan’s Apple Brandy (43%) £34.00
HOGAN’S MULLED CIDER
From a recipe that has been refined and enhanced over the years by many meddling mullers, Hogan’s Mulled combines their award-winning Malvern Hills cider with coriander, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, caraway, cloves, allspice and cardamom to give an irresistible warming, spicy, season flavour. It’s just like Christmas in a glass!
• 20 litre Bag in Box
• Each 20 litre Bag in Box produces 105 x 1/3 pint servings
BY:
The perfect gift for those who love the classics. Includes one can each of Pocket Negroni, Prêt à Boire Boulevardier, Classic Cosmo, Freezer Martini, Chipper’s Old Fashioned and Squeezy’s Margarita.
Get into the Christmas spirit (get it?) with this fun festive crackers with a couple of Pocket Negroni cans.
Keep the cold at bay and your fridges stocked with their range of handy 4 packs! Each pack contains 4 x 10cl cans with 6 in each outer.
UKWB22 Pocket Negroni (21.8%) £66.80
UKWB23 Squeezy’s Margarita (19.0%) £72.20
UKWB24 Classic Cosmo (16.8%) £66.80
UKWB25 Spicy Margarita (20.5%) £72.20
UKWB26 Straight Up Daiquiri (26.0%) £72.20
Create the perfect cocktail experience wherever you are with these ready to drink, single serve 10cl cans. With 7 delicious flavours available to order from us, there’s a cocktail for everyone and every occasion!
See website for full range
FoundeD
BY:
Wynter Karo and Alice Parmiter
Pimentae are on a mission to liberate the way you enjoy tequila! Their range of multi-award winning cocktails, are expertly crafted with all-natural, ethically sourced ingredients to ensure bar quality taste with every serve.
A crisp blend of tequila, zesty lime and the sweet touch of agave to round it off. This blend is a real classic and it couldn’t be easier to enjoy. Simply pour over ice and garnish.
Straight from the famous German Christmas Markets to your shelves. Wish your customers ‘Frohe Weihnachten’ with our range of 10 German seasonal beers from the best breweries in the country.
New entries to our list come from Mönchshof, Schäffler, Wieninger and Mittenwalder covering many of the niches of lager’s subcategories. Warming Bocks and Marzens to enjoy throughout the winter season.
From the Belgian Ardennes, La Chouffe is a golden ale with a spicy and light hoppy flavour. Houblon Chouffe is a three hop IPA with pronounced bitterness combined with fruity tones. Cherry Chouffe is round-bodied, soft and delicate with strong aromas of cherry.
DE BOURGOGNE GIFT PACK
Named after the Duchess Mary of Burgundywho died in a horse riding accident (one to relay at the Christmas party). Aged in oak casks and brewed to an ancient method - this is one of the 4 remaining originators of the famed ‘Flanders Sour Ale’. Includes 2 bottles and a glass.
A perfectly formed gift pack, including the complex Moinette Blonde with citrus aromas and its Brune counterpart with aromas of cocoa and chocolate.The stand out is the Saison Dupont; a world class nod to the historic farmhouse ales made in the Tourpes-Leuze region of Belgium.
LC4 1 x 33cl La Chouffe (8%) £12.80
1 x 33cl Houblon Chouffe (9%)
1 x 33cl Cherry Chouffe (8%) plus Tulip Glass (6 in outer)
V2 2 x 75cl Duchesse De Bourgogne (6.2%) £21.30 plus 1 Glass (5 in outer)
DU2 2 x 33cl Moinette Blonde (8.5%) £20.50
2 x 33cl Moinette Brune (8.5%)
2 x 33cl Saison Dupont Classic (6.5%) plus Glass (4 in outer)
KASTEEL ROUGE
Kasteel Rouge is a Belgian masterpiece renowned for its indulgent blend of dark ale and cherry essence. This pack is made to share with 2 large format bottles, and 2 glasses.
KARMELIET GIFT PACK
Tripel Karmeliet is a very refined, complex yet light three grain Belgian Tripel with a fantastic creamy head. There are four bottles of this wonderful beer to be enjoyed in the accompanying distinctive chalice.
KWAK GIFT PACK
Kwak has a most distinctive-shaped glass, resembling a stirrup cup or ‘yard of ale’, which is held upright in a wooden stand. A dark, warming beer with a slightly spicy character.
K2 4 x 33cl Tripel Karmeliet (8.4%) £18.50 plus Stirrup Glass (6 in outer)
£18.70
Brewing since 1595 and using water from a well located inside the monastery walls, Rochefort beers are named simply in reference to their gravity in the traditional Belgian degrees system. Pour into the elegant chalice and enjoy a classic Belgian strong dark ale.
R3 1 x 33cl Rochefort 6 (7.5%) £18.70
1 x 33cl Rochefort 8 (9.2%)
1 x 33cl Rochefort 10 (11.3%)
1 x 33cl Rochefort triple (8.1%)) plus 1 Chalice Glass (5 in outer)
LA TRAPPE GIFT PACK
La Trappe is ‘honestly-brewed beer’ from the Brouwerij de Koningshoeven. Unfiltered, distinctive Trappist ales brewed with glorious flavours and symbolic values.
LT1 1 x 33cl La Trappe Isid’or (7%) £13.70
1 x 33cl La Trappe Dubbel (7.5%)
1 x 33cl La Trappe Tripel (8%)
1 x 33cl La Trappe Quadrupel (10%) plus Chalice Glass (6 in outer)
Brewed by Mount Saint Bernard Abbey. This fullbodied beer layers flavours of liquorice, dark chocolate and fruit to leave a warm, dry finish.
tm1 2 x 33cl Tynt Meadow (7.4%) £10.50 plus Glass (6 in outer)
£10.50
AYINGER LAGER HELL PACK
Five bottles of crisp, mellow and perfectly balanced lager helles – popular in the Bavarian south. Includes branded Ayinger glass.
Ay1 5 x 50cl Ayinger Lager Hell £10.90 (4.9%) plus Glass (4 in outer)
ERDINGER GIFT PACK
The world’s biggest wheat beer brewery produces excellent tasting, deliciously crisp and refreshing beers. Includes two bottles of Erdinger Weiss with a branded glass.
G6 2 x 50cl Erdinger Weiss (5.3%) £9.40 plus Glass (6 in outer)
SCHNEIDER WEISSE ORIGINAL GIFT PACK
A bright, full-bodied and intense wheat beer with the distinctive Schneider Weisse aroma. There are three bottles in this gift pack plus a branded Schneider glass.
SW2 3 x 50cl Schneider Weisse Original £10.50 (5.4%) plus Glass (4 in outer)
BAVARIAN MIXED PACK
Eight seasonal winter beer specialties from four smaller Bavarian breweries. Includes Winter Festbier Lagers, Weizenbocks, Marzens and a Doppelbock
SSGBSKGP 1 x 50cl Arcobrau Winterbier (5.5%) £20.80 1 x 50cl Arcobrau Coronator (7.2%) 1 x 50cl Grunbacher Winter Weisse (5.7%) 1 x 50cl Grunbacher Prinzen-Bock Weisse (7.0%)
1 x 50cl Irlbacher Festbier (5.8%)
1 x 50cl Irlbacher Exzellent (5.6 %)
1 x 50cl Soldenauer Marzen (5.5%)
1 x 50cl Soldenauer Festbier (5.0%)
SCHÖFFERHOFER HAPPY PACK
Wanting to hold on to summer a little longer? Then this is the pack for you! Enjoy a range of delicious fruity flavours to keep that summer feeling going as the temperature dips.
GB500M-12 “Happy Pack” 12 x 50cl cans £14.95
4 x 50cl Grapefruit (2.5%)
4 x 50cl Juicy Pineapple (2.5%)
4 x 50cl Watermelon Mint (2.5%)
Brewed by the De Halve Maan brewery in the heart of the city, Brugse Zot is a great beer and one which pairs very well with food as it refreshes and cleanses the palate. A fruity dryness and conservative use of hops result in the lack of an outspoken bitterness in this golden beer.
HM1 2 x 33cl Brugse Zot Blonde (6%) £17.90 2 x 33cl Brugse Zot Brune (7.5%) plus Glass (6 in outer)
GULDEN DRAAK GIFT PACK
A dark Belgian tripel with a complex taste, there are hints of caramel, roasted malt and coffee in combination with the creamy hazel head. A unique beer, Gulden Draak can be drunk as an aperitif or with dessert, or whenever you have the time to just sit back and relax.
GD2 1 x 33cl Gulden Draak (10.5%) £11.90 1 x 33cl Quadruple 9000 (10.5%) plus Glass (6 in outer) GD2 £11.90
A blend of ‘young’ and 3-year-old lambic, all aged in oak casks (‘foeders‘) and characterised by an acidic, mellow, fruity aroma with notes of apricot and green apples. A wonderful beer which shall appreciate with age if stored in cool, dark conditions.
Or discover 4 unique, monoblend geuze in the VAT mono blend discovery box. Each different in taste, this is an ideal taster kit or gift for the big geuze fan in your life. Includes a comprehensive tasting manual, explaining the everything from the different beers and barrels to the art of pouring.
B02 Boon Gueuze L’Ancienne
2 x 37.5cl Boon Geuze (7%) plus Glass (4 in outer)
B01 Boon Discovery Box (8%)
1 x 37.5cl Boon Vat 16
1 x 37.5cl Boon Vat 93
1 x 37.5cl Boon Vat 59
1 x 37.5cl Boon Vat 122 plus Tasting Manual (3 in outer)
£12.40
£28.00
BO4 Boon Black Label Vintage Collection (7%) £32.80
1 x Boon Black Label No 5
1 x Boon Black Label No 6
1 x Boon Black Label No 7 plus 2 glasses (3 in outer)
Four wonderful Belgian beers from the independent Brasserie St Feuillien, the family-owned brewery founded in 1873. St Feuillien Blonde has a deep golden colour with a smooth, frothy head, perfumed with an unmistakable hint of fruity aromatic hops. Brune has a marked ruby brown colour and is decidedly malty with a distinctive liquoricecaramel flavour. True to the style, St Feuillien Tripel is a pale amber beer with a distinctive maltiness and rich aroma of aromatic hops, spices and the typical bouquet of fermentation.
SF3 1 x 33cl Blonde (7.5%) £15.60
1 x 33cl Brune (8.5%) 1 x 33cl Tripel (8.5%) plus Glass (8 in outer)
ST FEUILLIEN SINGLE MALT
A limited-edition single malt from the independent family-run Brasserie St-Feuillien in Le Roeulx, Belgium. Triple distillation is followed by aging in first fill bourbon ks.
SCHLENKERLA SMOKED MALT AGED SPIRIT
Distilled from the classic Schlenkerla Rauchbier, matured in Michel Couvreur casks with smoked barley malt for a bold, rich and full-flavored spirit with notes of smoke, hops, barley and spice complemented by a light, malty sweetness.
GOUDEN CAROLUS SINGLE MALT
A refined Belgian whisky distilled from the mash of Het Anker’s Gouden Carolus Tripel beer. Aged in ‘first fill’ bourbon casks followed by a further aging in Anker’s oak casks results in a refined and rich whisky with subtle fruit aromas and delightful hints of wood and vanilla.
STONE ARROGANT BASTARD WHISKEY
This brazenly bold whiskey was aged 4+ years in new charred oak barrels. With a mash bill of 100% malted barley, it is born of the essence of Arrogant Bastard Ale. A collaboration between California’s Stone Brewing and Iowa’s Foundry Distilling Co, this extremely limited offering is the ultimate embodiment of arrogance.
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Lindemans and De Moor, both high-quality Belgian brands that share the same values, join hands to create two distilled gins: a clear gin and a red gin.
Both gins are made from a distillate of the delightful LIndemans Oud Kriek Cuvee Rene and unite artisan and family traditions.
This Jenever gin by Rubbens Distillery has a recipe which originates from an English soldier during the First World War.
Aromatic, and full of flavoursome herbs, this gin comes in a beautifuly printed stone jar.
A luscious Belgian cream liqueur prepared with Gouden Carolus Single Malt whisky. Creamy and velvety, with the hints of vanilla and oak delightfully enhanced by the full cream.
GIFT PACKS
AY1 Ayinger Lager Hell Pack 5 x Ayinger Lager Hell and glass £10.90
SGBSKGP Bavarian Mixed Gift Pack 1 each of Arcobrau Winterbier, Arcobrau CoronatorGrunbacher Winter £20.80 Weisse, Grunbacher Prinzen-Bock Weisse, Irlbacher Festbier, Irlbacher Exzellent, Soldenauer Marzen, Soldenauer Festbier
BO4 Boon Black Label Vintage 1 each of Boon Black Label No5, Boon Black Label No 6, Boon Black £32.80 Collection Label No 7 and 2 glasses
BO1 Boon Discovery Box 1 each of Boon Vat 16, Boon Vat 93, Boon Vat 59, Boon Vat 122 £28.00
BO2 Boon Gueuze L’Ancienne 2 x Boon Geuze and glass £12.40
DU2 Brasserie Dupont Gift Pack 2 each of Moinette Blonde, Moinette Brune, Saison Du Pont Classic £20.50 and glass
HM1 Brugse Zot Gift Pack 2 each of Brugse Zot Blonde,Brugse Zot Brune and glass £17.90
C1 Chimay Gift Pack 1 each of Chimay Red, Chimay White, Chimay Blue and glass £11.90
C14 Chimay Sampler Gift Pack 1 each of Chimay Gold, Chimay Red, Chimay White, Chimay Blue and glass £13.80
C15 Chimay Vintage Grande 1 each of Chimay Blue 2022, Chimay
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