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On the first day of Beermas I went and bought for me
A bird dropping beads on the street
Two turtledoves
Three Belgian roosters
Four birds calling for blood
Five rolling blings
Six geese parading
Seven mermaids bird flipping

Not only is this beer have a connection to water, but there's a roundabout bird in there as well!  Hah!  The mermaid might not be so impressed, though.  There's probably a reason they call her Sour Suzy.  While you might not necessarily take a Berliner weisse as a first choice at this time of year, we can make arguments for the associations: Berlin is a Christmas city, for one; snow (that might fall) is white, for another.  And Lervig is in Norway, which must have a point close to where Santa's workshop is.

It looks a little like a very clear lemon soda, although with more head than those usually have.  There's a definite beer aroma though, something of a lager to it.  Although it is a touch sour, it's not as strong as some weisses, with a little more of a bittersweet blend.  Like some "natural" lemon sodas after all.  A more lagery taste comes through towards the end, something rounder and mellower, like a raw squash might be if we ate raw squash normally.  That goes away after about half the can, leaving the sharp and stingy lemon, which would really be quite refreshing on a more summery evening.  It's not so bad even now, with a champagne sort of essence that makes it appropriate.

Supplier: La Buena Pinta
Price: €2.50