It's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas..... la la la la. With December only a day away, Black Friday and Cyber Monday behind us the Christmas season is officially upon us and tonight presented the perfect excuse to break out a magnum of Anchor's Christmas Ale. With notes of nutmeg and gingerbread this exceptional ale rounds up our 30th day of great beers. Although Anchor has been brewing this delicious holiday treat since 1975(click here for some history), 2010 is the first time that I have had the pleasure of sampling it. Anchor Brewing has played a significant role in California brewing history. For the past 36 years the Christmas Ale has been brewed using a top secret and anually adjusted recipe.
Even after sampling 29 beers I still had a plethora of options when it came to filling the final post of the 30 Beers of November Blog. Somehow Anchor's Christmas Ale just seemed to be the best choice. You can find the Magnum of Christmas Ale at BevMo and Nugget Markets. The magnum makes for a great gift to bring to a holiday dinner and you can purchase six packs to keep in the fridge. If you happen to find it on tap please let me know where.
I would like to send out a huge thank you to all of those that followed the blog. I had a lot of fun creating it and I hope that you enjoyed reading it. My lovely wife suggested that I continue the tradition once a season so keep an eye out for future posts. Also look for auxilary posts with beers that were great but didn't quite make the cut.
Cheers,
John
I happen to have a anchor brewing Christmas ale from 1992 that has been well kept. Would you be interested in purchasing it? If so, contact me at harley_gal@sbcglobal.net. So we can talk. Cyndi
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