There's a beer-dispensing Christmas tree on the South Bank today

Free beer alert! Carlsberg is bringing joy to the world (well, London) today with a Christmas tree that dispenses beer. The 27ft real Christmas tree has been kitted out with a beer-dispensing pump so that lager-loving Londoners can get merry on the South Bank from noon until 7pm today. As well as dispensing actual beer, the tree will be decked out with candle-lit beer bottles and a large beer hop on the top of the tree. Hoppy Christmas, folks.

Observation Point, Riverside Walkway, South Bank, SE1 9LT. December 4, noon-7pm.

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