question: What is a good beer pairing for Simnel Cake?
answer: A great choice for Simnel Cake is Homicidal Puppet Help Desk (Barrel-Aged Rye Barley Wine.). Here's the recipe:
  This Barrel-Aged Rye Barley Wine. features a complex malt bill including Pale Ale (8.16 kilograms), Rye (1.44 kilograms), and Brown (0.12 kilograms). The hopping schedule uses Magnum (40grams @ 70), and Galena (20grams @ 15) for balanced bitterness and aroma. Be careful with brown malt. If you put too much in, it can very easily turn a fantastic tasting beer into a beer that tastes like someone has poured a pint into an ash tray, swirled it around and put it back into your pint.