Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (Our Special Ale) (2012)
(Batch of Our Special Ale)
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.09
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7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:49
6/10
Tried
on 12 Sep 2018
at 09:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
355ml bottle v2012. Dark brown color with light beige head. Malty aroma, spicy, nutmeg, some cinnamon, dark dried fruits, light chocolate and licorice, caramel. Sweet and light bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2015
at 08:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 33 cl. Year 2012. Deep red, With a ok offwhite head. Dark fruit aroma, anis, spices and light chocolate sence. Lighbittersweet With a soft dark fruit end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2014
at 11:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
OK, maybe THIS is my final beer rating of 2012. Bottle courtesy of Ken, thank you sir! Very dark brown color, small tan head. Aroma of pleasant Christmas spice. Taste is nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2014
at 08:15
7/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2014
at 08:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
2012 version. Pours brown with medium beige creamy head. Substantial head that lasts. A gingerbread cookie of a beer, aroma of nutmeg gingerbread. Taste is mildly brown sugar sweet with a hint of dark chocolate bitterness. This is a near perfect Christmas beer.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2013
at 18:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2012 version, 355ml bottle - a nice dark brew, tan head that laces and lasts. Aroma of cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, toffee, pine and very wintery. Tthe first taste is quite intense, lots of dark fruit, cloves, a bit peppery, orange rind, there’s loads going on. A little spicy finish, a nice beer all in all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2013
at 15:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Brown, small lasting tan head. Nose of spice & dark fruit. Palate of spiced dates, malt & spruce. Big bodied
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 02:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
355ml bottle of the 2012 vintage, from Bitter Virtue, Southampton. A deep magohany pour with a thin cream head and a cherry red glow; the aroma is vinous and earthy; but the taste is rather dominated by some rather bitter Christmas spices that clash with the soft fruity body; and leave a thin dry finish. A great start, but a disappointing finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2013
at 13:41