Anchor Christmas Ale release date?

In every grocery store and bottle shop in the Fredericksburg area. The Wegmann's in Central Park has six packs as well as magnums (guessing those are the jumbo bottles). I would try anywhere around VA if you come back across the 'border'

 

Anchor OSA defines holiday beers for me. Between the beer always being different year to year and the label artwork it is a MUST HAVE !!!

 

I do the same as of a handful of yrs ago..the bttls are just Too sweet!
- was disappointed though last year. My bttl shop is one of the only ones around that get these, but it was the 2011 (again) the demand wasn't enough to get new ones of 2012. Which I thought was BS, regardless of how you look at it. That was the "distributor" excuse Not the bttl shop. What do you do there? I hope that doesn't happen again this yr.

 

They usually run around $15 in past years.

 

I have an '08 and '09 with $16.99 tags on them, but the past few years it has been $19.99 her in Ohio.

 

Saw the magnums at the SF 4th st WF today, $17.
Then again, it is about a mile from the brewery.
Wish Celebration came in large format like that. That'd be a fun night!

 

I've only had one '13 so far. Need at least another before making a full judgement but my initial thoughts are similar to yours. IMO I do think '13 is better than what I thought was a dreadful '12 but not as good as '11 which itself was not quite as good as '10 (yeah, yeah the 'ol not as good as previous year thing). What is painful is the price seems to be creeping up each year. Was able to get a sixer for 11.99 here but I see it at 14.99 at Binny's around here. I would not purchase this @ $15.