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  　　            　=藝術品般的聖誕啤酒＝
 

 
 

品名：ANCHOR OUR SPECIAL ALE 2011 (Christmas Ale) |
風格：Winter Warmer  | 
產地：California, United States
酒廠：Anchor Brewing Company (http://www.anchorbrewing.com/)
容量：355ml
酒精濃度：5.5% Vol.
適飲溫度：12°C~15°C
適飲杯型：Pint Glass
建議餐搭：南瓜派、烤雞
How to get：台南 - 啤酒超市、花蓮 - 9803咖啡館
  




 
 

特色：甘醇的麥芽香氣與舒服的草本香料氣息

外觀：深棕紅色酒液、淺咖啡色泡沫、淺咖啡色泡沫，泡沫非常綿密細緻！
香氣：肉桂、香草
味道：烘焙麥芽香(似咖啡&巧克力)、整體帶有淡淡的葡萄甜味、前段肉桂香、中後段花草香氣
口感：很滑順，些微氣泡感
餘韻：微苦、香草味
適飲度：極佳，但建議慢慢品飲感覺風味變化

泡沫很棒！非常的綿密，續航力也很夠。
風味結構十分精采，隨著溫度的變化帶出不同的香味，
喝到最後有股羊肉爐湯底般的中藥香氣 XD
搭燒烤類應該也不錯！

苦 3
酸 2
甜 2

喜好 3.5



至於為何說這是藝術品呢？
ANCHER官網上有這麼一段介紹：
 
New tree. New recipe. Same traditions.

Each year since 1975, Anchor Brewing creates a distinctive Christmas Ale, available from early November to mid-January. A rich, dark spiced ale, our secret recipe is different every year—as is the tree on the label—but the intent remains the same: joy and celebration of the newness of life.

Since ancient times, trees have symbolized the winter solstice when the earth, with its seasons, appears born anew. Our tree for 2011 is the bristlecone pine. Found high atop California's White Mountains, bristlecones are among the oldest living things on the planet. Some date back nearly 5,000 years, to the dawn of the ancient art of brewing.

Each year our Christmas Ale gets a unique label and a unique recipe. Although our recipes must remain a secret, many save a few bottles from year to year. Properly refrigerated, the beer remains intriguing and drinkable for years. Different nuances emerge as the flavor mellows slightly, much like the memories of great holiday seasons past. Celebrate the holidays with Anchor Christmas Ale, an Anchor tradition since 1975.



每年更換一次配方，以及酒標，如此的費心在一款季節限定啤酒上，說是藝術品也不為過呢！
 
酒標上的樹更是每年重新手繪過的，
而樹，自古以來即象徵著冬至時，地球與季節出現重生，這也是這款啤酒想表達的：新生命的喜悅和慶祝。

  


                                                                      圖片出處：http://natureali.org/bristlecone.htm

 
2011年使用的樹是"Bristlecone pine" (針毬松)
這棵將近5000歲的松樹位於美國加州白山 (White Mountains) ，曾是金氏世界紀錄中地球上最古老的樹 
(2008年已被瑞典一棵9550歲的雲杉樹"Mountain spruce"所打敗)
衝著這點似乎也很值得收藏呢！

每年的11月到隔年的1月中旬，別忘了來瓶ANCHOR OUR SPECIAL ALE for next year!!!


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