Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (Our Special Ale) (2013)
(Batch of Our Special Ale)
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular|
Score
6.83
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
2013. Very dark brown with small beige head. Lots of spices, some pine, liquorice, coffee, cocoa beans, ginger. Taste is lightly sweet but mostly bitter. Medium bodied with slightly watery mouthfeel. Quite dry and bitter finish, like the mentioned cocoa beans.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2014
at 15:06
8/10
Tried
on 29 Dec 2013
at 19:50
7/10
Bottle. Deep brown, spices on nose, liquorice and aniseed, sweet toffee malt, spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2013
at 17:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 10/24/2013. Pours crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a 2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big caramel, toast, toffee, brown sugar, raisin, ginger, nutmeg, juniper, spruce, brown bread, licorice, floral, and herbal earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malt and spice notes; with good strength. Taste of caramel, toast, toffee, brown sugar, raisin, ginger, juniper, nutmeg, herbal, floral, brown bread, and herbal earthiness. Lingering notes of caramel, toast, toffee, raisin, brown sugar, juniper, ginger, nutmeg, brown bread, and herbal earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance and complexity of malt and spice flavors; with solid robustness and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a moderately creamy and smooth mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good winter warmer style. Good balance and complexity of malt and spice flavors; and very smooth to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2013
at 20:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
How: Bottle, 2013 edition..
Where: NK Bar, Stockholm.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Chocolate, spices, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Spices, fruit, hops.
Where: NK Bar, Stockholm.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Chocolate, spices, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Spices, fruit, hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2013
at 22:35
8/10
Tried
on 07 Dec 2013
at 10:26
7/10
Tried
on 26 Nov 2013
at 19:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Drought, 2013 edition. Reddish brown with beige spongy head, very little caramel aroma, fizzy with caramel and berries flavor, slightly weak long finish. This could be great beer with a stronger finish, still good though. Feels like a brown ale.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2013
at 11:19