@Joeblow,
I keep mine in the fridge. I just finished off a load of Christmas Belgian beer last night.
I got a beer advent calendar on 3rd December for half price and I've still got most of those left.
They're a real mixture, but all UK, and nothing particularly Christmassy about any of them.
I do tend to drink beer seasonally, octoberfest beers in October, Christmas beers at Christmas, a lot of small independent breweries have a summer and spring ale.