All the way across the country, in San Francisco, one of the first microbreweries, Anchor Brewing Co., bottles the most legendary craft beers. Anyone who has spent any time drinking with me knows of Old Foghorn, a seasonally brewed barleywine that demolishes old taste-buds and leaves the tongue thankful and wanting more. It’s tough to get Old Foghorn around these parts, and tougher still to find Anchor’s winter seasonal, Christmas Ale.
**Anchor Brewing Co.**’s *Christmas Ale*. Image courtesy of **Anchor Brewing**
The beer is a celebration and thanks from
Anchor to it’s customers. They’ve been making it for 36 years, and it’s brewed differently each time. I found it once, years ago, and couldn’t describe what it tasted like anymore, but this year I found it again at what is fast becoming
my favorite beer distributor. The
2010 has a distinct flavor of nobel hops and what I would guess to be cinnamon and allspice. (I’m not huge on cinnamon, but the
Christmas Ale doesn’t overdo it.) It’s not a light ale, it pours and tastes like a porter, excellent for the season that it’s offered. Their website shows that the offer it in
magnums and on tap. I ask my readers, if you know of a place that serves any
Anchor on tap, anywhere, please leave it in the comments. Information like that is meant to be shared.
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Never seen it on tap but you can get the bottles and possibly keg from specks. Not sure if you have them (specks) where you are from, but the easiest way I can describe it is a Lowe’s for alcohol. Hope this helps. Love the Christmas Ale!
Thanks for the tip, Jason!
There’s no Spec’s around here, unfortunately. New York’s laws prevent beer and liquor from being sold in the same store, and wine and liquor cannot be sold in places that sell anything else. It’s seriously ridiculous. A Lowe’s for alcohol sounds amazing, though!
I found Christmas Ale on tap at the Public House in Patchogue (Long Island, NY). It was much toastier and less spicy than in the bottle.