20111210:
I wrote: "A delicious coffee or chocolate taste. Anchor Brewing Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2011. Love it." 12:02 PM
Given its limited release, I might decide to drink two or three bottles from the six-pack.
[20120111]
20120114:
I wrote: "A lovely roasted smell. Maybe chocolate. Great taste. Some creamy texture. Yeah wonderful mouthfeel." 7:21 PM
[20120120]
20120507:
Why is this beer so good? There's certainly a rich dark taste. Is there caramel? Roasted goodness? Overall, it's just amazing. This is the third bottle out of six, and while summer approaches, the weather right now is a bit cold, cloudy, and windy.
2011 Anchor Christmas Ale
Relevant Links:
Christmas Ale (Anchor Brewing Website)
Our Special Ale 2011 (Anchor Christmas Ale) (BeerAdvocate.com)
Website Information:
I wrote: "A delicious coffee or chocolate taste. Anchor Brewing Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2011. Love it." 12:02 PM
Given its limited release, I might decide to drink two or three bottles from the six-pack.
[20120111]
20120114:
I wrote: "A lovely roasted smell. Maybe chocolate. Great taste. Some creamy texture. Yeah wonderful mouthfeel." 7:21 PM
[20120120]
20120507:
Why is this beer so good? There's certainly a rich dark taste. Is there caramel? Roasted goodness? Overall, it's just amazing. This is the third bottle out of six, and while summer approaches, the weather right now is a bit cold, cloudy, and windy.
2011 Anchor Christmas Ale
Relevant Links:
Christmas Ale (Anchor Brewing Website)
Our Special Ale 2011 (Anchor Christmas Ale) (BeerAdvocate.com)
Website Information:
CHRISTMAS ALE
2011 Anchor Christmas Ale. New tree. New recipe. Same traditions.
Each year since 1975, Anchor Brewing creates a distinctive Christmas Ale, available from early November to mid-January. A rich, dark spiced ale, our secret recipe is different every year—as is the tree on the label—but the intent remains the same: joy and celebration of the newness of life.
Since ancient times, trees have symbolized the winter solstice when the earth, with its seasons, appears born anew. Our tree for 2011 is the bristlecone pine. Found high atop California's White Mountains, bristlecones are among the oldest living things on the planet. Some date back nearly 5,000 years, to the dawn of the ancient art of brewing.
Each year our Christmas Ale gets a unique label and a unique recipe. Although our recipes must remain a secret, many save a few bottles from year to year. Properly refrigerated, the beer remains intriguing and drinkable for years. Different nuances emerge as the flavor mellows slightly, much like the memories of great holiday seasons past. Celebrate the holidays with Anchor Christmas Ale, an Anchor tradition since 1975.
FIRST BREW: 1975
FIRST BOTTLING: 1975
ALC. BY VOLUME: VARIES
AVAILABILITY: NOV.-FEB.
MALT: TOP SECRET
HOPS: TOP SECRET
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