Our Special Ale
(has 21 batches)
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.06
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This is our special ale from the brewers at Anchor. It is sold only from early November to mid-January. The Ale’s recipe is different every year, but the intent with which we offer it 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.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
2015 vintage. Pours mahogany from the bottle. The crown is thick and frothy. Aroma is toffee, red berry, port wine. Taste is a bit tart, mildly bitter, spicy, oddly void of sweetness given the aroma, weird. Body approaches being medium, but also oddly thin at times. Interesting, but it failed to grow on me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2017
at 23:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2009 vintage. Intense plums and dry cake. Bready grainy body with dry dried fruits - cherries and plums, Round with no bitterness and a moderate sweetish malty aroma in the and. Very round, but probably too long matured.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2017
at 05:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
2016 bottle, 12C. Very dark brown with a light tan head that fades to a coat. Aroma of strong bread, brown sugar, dried banana, spices - mace, nutmeg etc. Spices are by no means domineering. A bit lighter bodied than expected. Only a little sweet with bread, dried fruit and spices before a modestly bitter finish. Very nice with subtle depth, but hoped for a little bit more grunt for 6.5%
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2017
at 08:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Il gusto al naso ritrova liquirizia, orzo tostato e speziato. L'intensità olfattiva è elevata e la persistenza olfattiva è apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma abbondante ha una lunga persistenza e finisce con pizzo lungo il bordo del bicchiere. La grandezza delle bollicine è media. Il colore è scuro impenetrabile. Il corpo è strutturato non pesante. Il dolce è medio e l'amaro è medio: non si surclassano. L'intensità gustativa è elevata e la persistenza gustativa è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Il finale è pulito. Il retrogusto è di media intensità. Sul palato si depositano impressioni di caramello, miele, agrumi, frutta secca e pino.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2017
at 14:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Tap) clear, bright dark reddish amber colour with a small brown head; aroma of milk chocolate, hint of jam, then roast and chocolate liqueur; smooth palate; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2017
at 16:41