http://www.beerwrangler.com Beer reviews, styles, food pairings and more Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:20:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.beerwrangler.com/anchor-brewing-our-special-ale-2009-christmas-ale/ http://www.beerwrangler.com/anchor-brewing-our-special-ale-2009-christmas-ale/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:03:50 +0000 The Beer Wrangler http://www.beerwrangler.com/?p=1229 Anchor Brewing famously change the recipe for their Special Ale every year, as well choose a different tree, a symbol of the Winter Solstice, to adorn the label. This version (2009), when held up to the light, has a gorgeously dense ruby colour and an almost creamy pale tan head. The aroma is full of malty molasses with a definite hoppy highlight. The flavours that follow fill the mouth, but don’t overwhelm it; the main taste that starts off is a strong malty one, that develops into a black molasses backbone to the beer. There are some laid-back spicy notes . . . → Read More: Anchor Brewing ‘Our Special Ale’ 2009 (Christmas Ale)]]> http://www.beerwrangler.com/anchor-brewing-our-special-ale-2009-christmas-ale/feed/ 0