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Mario with cinnamon, oranges, and ginger for the Christmas Ale.

Mario with cinnamon, oranges, and ginger for the Christmas Ale.

Brewer Alex Francis inspects one of the cooking kettles inside the brewery at Uptown Deli and Brew where the first beers brewed in the facility are complete and waiting for opening day.

Francis’s inspection for the day included ingredients for what will be the brewery’s Christmas Ale with cinnamon, ginger, and oranges among other ingredients.