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Anchor Our Special Ale (2003)

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Anchor Our Special Ale (2003) - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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94
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Formerly brewed at Anchor Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

San Francisco, California USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3203.69/5.03.67/5.0Winter5.5%98.3Lager glass, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Our Special Ale, a dark, rich, heavily spiced ale with a recipe that changes with each passing year.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 leitrim65 (398), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/102/512/20
Dec 31, 2003  
Dark brown color. The aroma is a nice mix of nutmeg, cinnamon, and a mucho amounts of other spices. Somehow it works along with tones of dark chocolate and coffee. Not as complex when tasted. Mostly coffee like flavors, some dark chocolate, and minor tones of spice. Found the finish to have a metallic, coffee bitterness that wasn't particularly enjoyable.


 Sassy (217), Mullet Capital of the World, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Dec 31, 2003  
Very dark and tastes like some stong gingerbread -- minus the sugar -- with bitter coffee taste at end.


 scoobyluv (486), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/512/20
Dec 31, 2003  
strong smell of nutmeg and cinnamon. very dark color. aftertaste of coffee which i don't particularly enjoy


 JK (2946), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/56/102/514/20
Dec 30, 2003  
good aroma of cinnamon and spices. Dark brown with a dark brown head. Flavors of spice, bitter coffee, and malt. A little thin. good


 ztrvz (218), st paul, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Dec 30, 2003  
tasty and pleasant. seems to be a good sipper. rich and malty with plenty of spices. this would probably go well with sugar cookies.


 Silphium (2114), Haslett, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 30, 2003  
Ahhh, anise! Poured dark red-brown, with a thin light tan head. Strong spice (anise) aroma deterred my tastebuds. Some malt complexity in the flavor, including hints of chocolate and coffee, but the anise is too strong.


 mribm (419), Hurley, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 28, 2003  
Bottle. This was a little better than past years, due to the fact that it was thinner and not as overpowering with the spices. This was one of the better OSA's that I have tried.


 Yankovitch333 (612), Chesapeake City, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 28, 2003  
Pours a deep brown, with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet and spicey. Clove and cinnamon. Orange, caramel, and chocolate are also noticable. This was a nice seasonal brew.



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