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Our Special Ale 2009 (Anchor Christmas Ale)
Anchor Brewing Company
- From:
- Anchor Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 10.45%
- Reviews:
- 341
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 28, 2019
- Added:
- Nov 02, 2009
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 30
No description / notes.
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Ratings by rhoadsrage:
Reviewed by rhoadsrage from Illinois
4/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
(Served in a snifter)
A- This beer has a dark dense body with a creamy full tan head and a sea of microbubbles that glide up the sides of the glass. S- The sweet sassafras aroma has notes of natural bubblegum and a unique quality to it. There is a mellow clove flavor to follow with a fresh sneaker note growing as the beer warms. T- This beer has a perfumed roasted dark malt note with a note of perfumed bubblegum and a green hop pellet finish. As the beer warms there is a dark roasted malt flavor with a soft woody hint and a fresh pine flavor and bitterness in the finish. M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with no alcohol heat noted.
D- This beer has very full flavor and taste but it is very mysterious and hard to pin down. Nice blend of spices and roasted malts but still remains a smooth easy drinking beer.
Jan 06, 2010A- This beer has a dark dense body with a creamy full tan head and a sea of microbubbles that glide up the sides of the glass. S- The sweet sassafras aroma has notes of natural bubblegum and a unique quality to it. There is a mellow clove flavor to follow with a fresh sneaker note growing as the beer warms. T- This beer has a perfumed roasted dark malt note with a note of perfumed bubblegum and a green hop pellet finish. As the beer warms there is a dark roasted malt flavor with a soft woody hint and a fresh pine flavor and bitterness in the finish. M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with no alcohol heat noted.
D- This beer has very full flavor and taste but it is very mysterious and hard to pin down. Nice blend of spices and roasted malts but still remains a smooth easy drinking beer.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.34/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
If one thing is consistent about this xmas releases from Anchor, they always seem to have that brown in the middle and red at the edge appearance. Off white head 1/2". Aroma smelled like a forest with damp dirt around it. Lots of spice rack in the earth.
A little bit woody, a little bit brown malt, alt like malt feels to it. Some what bitter, but apparently not from any large degree of hopping.
Neat to check out, but not a repeat thing. Didn't really change much with age either.
May 12, 2016A little bit woody, a little bit brown malt, alt like malt feels to it. Some what bitter, but apparently not from any large degree of hopping.
Neat to check out, but not a repeat thing. Didn't really change much with age either.
Our Special Ale 2009 (Anchor Christmas Ale) from Anchor Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
420 ratings
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