Christmas Pudding

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Any idea what I could use instead of Barley Wine? I can't imagine what it is and can't find it anywhere (well, not on Ocado, anyway! )

Thank you!

Guiness, Robinson's Old Tom, strong lager, ordinary bitter beer. Barley wine is just strong beer at 9%abv - drink of choice with vodka for getting pissed in the 70s, ditto cherry b and cider. [Showing age emoticon - even tho' drank bacardi, lime and lemonade]

Thank you! The recipe asks for stout too, so presumably I could just use that instead.

Stout can be quite sort of 'burnt sugar' bitter, whereas barley wine is just so of hoppy bitter. If the recipe contains treacle, I wouldn't be too bothered, could just use a mixture of say orange juice and beer. It all depends on the quantities.

Thanks a million, TB. I'be got the stout and will use the mix you suggest instead of barley wine.

Tbh I would taste a bit, just to make sure that the balance of taste is right - neither too bitter, nor too sweet.

It's sold in cans and looks like beer or ginger beer rather than in wine bottles - waitrose and sainsburys definitely have it.