{"id":4424,"date":"2014-12-17T19:30:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T01:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/?p=4424"},"modified":"2014-12-17T19:30:09","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T01:30:09","slug":"fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-5-anchor-christmas-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-5-anchor-christmas-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourteen Days of Anchor Christmas: Day 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Anchor Christmas 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to day five of\u00c2\u00a0fourteen days of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anchorbrewing.com\/beer\/christmas_ale\">Anchor Christmas<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0spanning 14 years of the beer. You can view <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-1-anchor-christmas-2001\/\">the back story and the tasting for 2001<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-2-anchor-christmas-2002\/\">2002<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-3-anchor-christmas-2003\/\">2003<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/fourteen-days-of-anchor-christmas-day-4-anchor-christmas-2004\/\">2004<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 5: Anchor Christmas 2005<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/thechunk\/16039145995\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8620\/16039145995_09135369f8_d.jpg?resize=375%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anchor Christmas 2005\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anchor Christmas 2005<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tree: California Live Oak, <em>Quercus agrifolia<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anchorbrewing.com\/beer\/christmas_ale\/labels#2005\"><strong>Anchor Label<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neck Label Text:\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>This is the thirty-first Our Special Ale from the brewers at Anchor. It is sold only from early November to mid-January. The Ale&#8217;s recipe is different every year, but the intent with which we offer it remains the same: joy and celebration of the newness of life. In ancient times trees symbolized the winter solstice when the earth with its seasons appears born anew.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tasting Notes:\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>Tulip glass once again. The same glass. Because. Anyway, I have one word for the thirty-first incarnation after sitting for nine years: raisins. It tastes like raisins. The carbonation continues to improve as we get to the more recent years. There&#8217;s not much on the nose this time either.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to day five of\u00c2\u00a0fourteen days of Anchor Christmas\u00c2\u00a0spanning 14 years of the beer. You can view the back story and the tasting for 2001,\u00c2\u00a02002,\u00c2\u00a02003, and 2004. Day 5: Anchor Christmas 2005 Tree: California Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia Anchor Label Neck Label Text:\u00c2\u00a0This is the thirty-first Our Special Ale from the brewers at Anchor. 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