I’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Christmas season beers, especially the Anchor Christmas. Since I have yet to see it in stores here in Columbia, I decided to pop open a Summit Brewing Winter Ale from last year that I had been storing.
This beer pours a very dark brown/carmel color with a thick tan head. The beer has a sweet nose, and tastes a bit like a porter. It is tart, and there is a definite burnt characteristic to it. On first taste I wasn’t sure what to think, but the more I drink of it, the better I like it.
I’m not sure that this beer was intented to be aged, but it aged pretty well in my opinion.
Fechtel Bev. said that they weren’t getting any Anchor Christmas this year, so we will have to drive, probably to K.C. or St. L. bummer, lame, pathetic, and stupid.
cheers, Sanford
You have got to be freaking kidding me! Well, my wife in in K.C. today. I think I’ll call Lukas and see if they have any in stock yet.
Does Fechtel distribute to Jefferson City? I had heard that Jefferson City usually got a better supply of Anchor beers than Columbia. Not really sure why…