Rich, warming and a little bit spicy, Christmas beers are an affordable indulgence that can make your celebrations special . But with some offerings being far nicer than others, which are worth your salt?

I scoured the supermarket shelves and whittled it down to a top 10…

10. La Chouffe Sans Alcool

Brasserie Chouffe, £1.78, Asda

I’m not sure this is an authentic Christmas beer but it’s got a gnome with a red hat on the label and I’m going to call it an elf. Otherwise, low-alcohol festive ales are hard to come by, and we need a responsible option. From the famous Belgian beer house of La Chouffe, it pours pale gold and offers citrus along with malt on the nose, making for a refreshing brew that will come in helpful if you’re fashionably “zebra-striping” – alternating between alcohol

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