Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Days of the Beer, November 25

The beer for today is Port Santa's Little Helper 2008.

On November 25, 1984, 36 musicians got together in a Notting Hill studio and recorded the song "Do They Know It's Christmas", to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

The group of singers became known as Band Aid. The song was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Artists began arriving at 9 a.m. Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Culture Club, George Michael, Kool and the Gang, Sting, Bono, Jody Watley, and Bananarama were some of the artists who appeared on the song.



The song became the best selling single in the UK for 13 years. It was a UK number one single for 5 weeks.

As to the beer:

Each and every year, the Jolly Old Fatman sits down and compiles a list of who's been naughty and nice. It's curious that he never knows which list to put our brewers on as this is one naughty but incredibly nice beer.

Originally brewed at the Pizza Port in Solana Beach in November of 1997. As dark as the biggest lump of coal Santa can deliver, this beer has earned a dedicated following and is code named Satan's Little Hangover by those who have indulged in a holiday like manner from time to time.

The beer comes in at 10.5% Alcohol. If you have enough of it, you won't know what the hell day it is, let alone if it's Christmas.

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