Our Special Ale 1988 (Anchor Christmas Ale)
Anchor Brewing Company
- From:
- Anchor Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 2.69%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 04, 2015
- Added:
- Mar 20, 2008
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by largadeer from California
3.35/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.35/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
1988 vintage opened in 2008 - nearly twenty years old.
Appearance - Pours the color of chestnuts, a bit watery around the edges. No head forms, though there's still a bit of carbonation present.
Smell - Caramel, molasses, tree bark and a bit of old leather. Spices are still noticeable though a bit ambiguous at this point.
Taste & mouthfeel - Caramel again, truly the dominant characteristic, with a mild fruitiness beneath it. The flavor is similar to that of a tawny port, but significantly lighter in body and sweetness. Surprisingly little oxidation for a bottle this old. A bit of peppery spice appears in the otherwise clean finish. The mouthfeel is quite thin, even a bit watery; a far cry from fresh bottles of this brew.
Mar 20, 2008Appearance - Pours the color of chestnuts, a bit watery around the edges. No head forms, though there's still a bit of carbonation present.
Smell - Caramel, molasses, tree bark and a bit of old leather. Spices are still noticeable though a bit ambiguous at this point.
Taste & mouthfeel - Caramel again, truly the dominant characteristic, with a mild fruitiness beneath it. The flavor is similar to that of a tawny port, but significantly lighter in body and sweetness. Surprisingly little oxidation for a bottle this old. A bit of peppery spice appears in the otherwise clean finish. The mouthfeel is quite thin, even a bit watery; a far cry from fresh bottles of this brew.
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