ABV: 5.5%
Anchor Brewing’s Christmas ale is the same every year, but different every year. Each year they brew the same recipe but put in different spices and have been doing so for 41 years now.
Dark with a cream coloured head this beer has a slightly sweet spicy character with some notes of pine needles to it, even a slight hint of basil. In the flavour the pine comes through much more strongly and is a pleasant compliment to the strong malt character in the beer. The body is medium-full and the carbonation is medium-high.
Rating: 4 / 5 – An excellent blend of spices this year, really enjoying the pine.
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