 1FastSTi (2560), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 2005: Pours to a deep brown body with a tall dark tan head that lasts pretty decently. The aroma is more spicy than previous vintages with ginger and nutmeg or mace. Less twiggy earthiness in this too. The taste is tangy but not sour with some chocolate and lightly hops. Earthy light twigs. Seems moderately different than the 2004. Medium palate that seems lightly dry.
jlruthven (137), Milledgeville, Georgia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 Fresh 2009 bottle. Pours into a pint glass a dark, dull reddish-brown, one-inch frothy light-brown head that dissipates about halfway and remains. Nose is heavy on the brown sugar; also a bit of an old (not bad) roasty note and cinnamon. Somewhat thin mouthfeel, tastes heavily of cloves, candied fruits (pears and plums), plus heavy British pudding. Finishes bitter, with a touch of brandy. This seems significantly thinner than last year’s breadier variety, but is still a great sessioner. No complaints here.
wingman333 (242), San Antonio, Texas, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 2009...I remember liking previous years much more. This one is thin in flavor primarily, mainly a brown ale, with some burnt roast added with a hint of pear juice or maybe pineapple. Weak this year. Would not recommend unless you like brown ales.
lowgun1212 (79), Montclair, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 2009 - dark brown with large tan head. malty caramel licorice head - nice. flavor is roasted malt, coffee, slight tang from spearmint & nutmeg. nice flavor but the body is a little light for it.
Nisse666 (429), Göteborg, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottle at Christmas test 2009-11-27
AR: wiskey, a bit flat
AP: brownish body, fluffy head
F: vanilla fudge, clove, a bit brewed coffe and ginger
Earlier Rating: 10/31/2009 Total Score: 2.8
Anchor Christmas Ale 2008, 2008-12-24 AP: dark x-mas must with must head AR: weak hops F: watery this year!, dry, juniper berries! Rating 2,8
Anchor Christmas Ale 2006, 2006-12-13
More x-mas flavours and swetness this year rating 3,5!
TheHulk (124), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 2007 bottle, exp 1 - 1/2 months ago ... Smells just like the Brooklyn winter ale I had yesterday, nice and winter ale spicy but not too asaulting on the nose like I expect of winter ale. Very dark, you need a bright light behind it to see the red. Nice head on pour. The full malt flavour takes a moment or two to really set in the flavour and then the spices become more noticable. Quite mellow, I suspect due the to age of this bottle. A bit too easy on the smooth side of the palate, I had expected a bit more bubbles but again I suspect the age to be the culprit. I’d expect at least 0.3 more point for a proper bottle.
joeneugs (324), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Pours dark amber/orange with an orangy head. Vegetal aroma with spices. Nutmeg, cinnamon, citrus, clove. Flavor is the same with a lot of cooked vegetable notes. Finishes dry and spicy. Solid beer, but i’d go for other seasonals.
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